The MOST Underrated Premodern Sideboard Cards

About this episode

Zac and Phil discuss the most underrated sideboard cards in Premodern Magic: The Gathering.

What are the MOST underrated sideboard cards in Premodern right now? In this episode, Zac and Phil break down 20 forgotten, overlooked, and criminally underplayed sideboard cards that deserve way more respect in the current metagame.We cover:• Why Gilded Drake is secretly busted• The return of prison cards like Peacekeeper and Ensnaring Bridge• Free enchantment hate with Reverent Silence• Why Misdirection should see more play• The power of weird hate cards like Spiritual Focus and Compost• Old-school all-stars like Winter Orb, Back to Basics, and Wasteland• Why some of these cards could completely swing popular matchups todayThis episode is full of deep-cut Premodern tech, old-school Magic stories, and the kind of spicy sideboard ideas that can steal matches at your next event.What are YOUR favorite underrated sideboard cards in Premodern right now? Let us know in the comments.

People in this episode

Hosts: Zac, Phil

Topics covered

• underrated sideboard cards
• Premodern metagame
• Magic: The Gathering
• sideboard strategies
• old-school Magic

Keywords

• underrated cards
• Premodern
• sideboard
• Magic: The Gathering
• metagame

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Gilded Drake, Peacekeeper, Ensnaring Bridge, Reverent Silence, Misdirection, Spiritual Focus, Compost, Winter Orb, Back to Basics, Wasteland

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