If you are reading this, you are likely tired. Tired of seven set releases a year. Tired of opening a booster pack and not recognizing half the mechanics. Tired of.
The landscape of Premodern changed permanently on January 18, 2026. Martin Berlin, the format’s founder, made the announcement: Parallax Tide banned Premodern, citing metagame dominance, restrictive deckbuilding pressures, and repetitive.
