{"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 Premodern Meta Before LobsterCon","slug":"the-premodern-meta-before-lobstercon-2","published_at":"2026-04-29T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881/the-premodern-meta-before-lobstercon-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eternal-durdles-412881","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternaldurdles/episodes/The-Premodern-Meta-Before-LobsterCon-e3igop8","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4532832376.mp3","summary":"LobsterCon is next weekend, and the Premodern meta continues to evolve. In this episode, we help isolate what you need to prepare for going into one of the biggest Premodern events of the year! We cover: • The most played decks (Goblins, StifleNought, Landstill, etc.) • Why “meta buckets” matter more than specific matchups • The rise of Moneyball Black and how it’s evolving • Why Replenish might actually be the biggest sleeper deck • Building a smarter, more flexible sideboard • Identifying what your deck loses to • Why proactive strategies are favored in large events • Tournament endurance, pacing, and avoiding draws • Matchup defining cards (Withered Wretch, Engineered Plague, etc.) • How small deckbuilding tweaks change matchups • Deck performance of paper vs online • LobsterCon Top 8 predictions Huge thanks to Cyrus for insights and data work (Check his links below)","meta_description":"LobsterCon is next weekend, and the Premodern meta continues to evolve. In this episode, we help isolate what you need to prepare for going into one of th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2179,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eternal-durdles-412881/episodes/the-premodern-meta-before-lobstercon-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-premodern-meta-before-lobstercon-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}