{"podcast":{"title":"Eternal Durdles","slug":"eternal-durdles-412881","podcast_index_feed_id":412881,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7785f4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.eternaldurdles.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2327141/2327141-1758113870304-1b5771210f5c7.jpg","author":"EternalDurdles","episode_count":954,"summary":"Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternaldurdles/subscribe Eternal Durdles is a weekly Magic: the Gathering podcast focusing on the Legacy format. Hosted by long-time MTG veterans Zac Clark and Phil Blechman.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:18:31.471697+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881"},"episode":{"title":"The Creator of Moneyball Black Explains Everything","slug":"the-creator-of-moneyball-black-explains-everything-2","published_at":"2026-07-16T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881/the-creator-of-moneyball-black-explains-everything-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternaldurdles/episodes/The-Creator-of-Moneyball-Black-Explains-Everything-e3m6gqp","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1257832121.mp3","summary":"How did Moneyball Black go from an experimental mono-black brew to one of Premodern's defining archetypes? In this Masterclass, David Gleicher , the creator of Moneyball Black, sits down with Zac to explain the philosophy behind the deck, its evolution over time, why every card earned its place, and how to approach both deckbuilding and sideboarding. Whether you're sleeving up the deck for your next tournament or simply want to understand why it's become a format staple, this is the definitive guide. We cover: The origin of Moneyball Black Why mono-black works in Premodern The "Moneyball" philosophy Ravenous Rats vs. Black Knight Urza's Bauble technology Why Dark Ritual is still essential Cursed Scroll's role in the deck Graveborn Muse vs. Phyrexian Arena Mishra's Factory and Spawning Pool Plague Bearer and other key card choices Sideboarding philosophy Matchup guides against the format's top decks Whether you're new to the archetype or have been playing it for years, there's something here for every Moneyball Black pilot. #Premodern #MagicTheGathering #MoneyballBlack #MTG #Masterclass 00:00 Introducing Moneyball Black 00:22 Why David Built the Deck 01:58 Early Suicide Black Lists 04:40 The Birth of Moneyball Black 07:15 Why Play Moneyball Black? 07:53 The "Moneyball" Philosophy 09:32 Ravenous Rats Explained 12:55 The Evolution of the Deck 14:14 Black Knight vs. Ravenous Rats 16:47 Urza's Bauble Technology 19:07 Why Cursed Scroll Matters 23:22 Dark Ritual's Role 28:06 Mishra's Factory & Spawning Pool 30:05 Plague Bearer Tech 31:35 Graveborn Muse vs. Phyrexian Arena 34:25 Sideboarding Philosophy Timestamps","meta_description":"How did Moneyball Black go from an experimental mono-black brew to one of Premodern's defining archetypes? In this Masterclass, David Gleicher , the creat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2135,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eternal-durdles-412881/episodes/the-creator-of-moneyball-black-explains-everything-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881/the-creator-of-moneyball-black-explains-everything-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}