Wizards Can’t Touch Pre-Modern (And Here’s Why)

“Pre-Modern Horizons”… It sounds like a joke—but it reveals a deeper misunderstanding about what Pre-Modern actually is. In this episode, we break down: • Why adding new cards to Pre-Modern fundamentally doesn’t work • How the format survives because it’s closed • Why Wizards of the Coast has zero incentive to support it the “right” way • The real (and dangerous) ways WotC could try to monetize Pre-Modern • Why proxies, community formats, and grassroots growth are the REAL future We also get into: • The proxy debate (and why it matters more than ever) • Whether “Pre-Modern Masters” could actually happen • The booming growth of the format (30+ player locals 👀) • LobsterCon prep, deck choices, and what we’d bring Pre-Modern isn’t broken. It’s one of the only formats that works . And that’s exactly why this conversation matters.