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Everyday Eternal Podcast

Everyday Eternal Podcast

Written by: Julian Patrick Knab
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 We are Magic: the Gathering’s oldest podcast focused on the Legacy format, bringing you event results, new technologies & community news. Our hosts break down complex strategies in cosy atmosphere and analyze the competitive spirit it takes to succeed in the long run. Everyday Eternal is both your cutthroat Legacy grinder podcast, as well as the relaxed hangout of three format veterans who don’t take themselves too seriously.© 2013 - 2023 Julian Knab & Everyday Eternal Podcast Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Premodern-Addict Starter Kit- with Lanny Huang | EP.204

    Premodern-Addict Starter Kit- with Lanny Huang | EP.204
    Jan 10 2026
    Julian and Lanny attempt to keep things casual and end up delivering a long, unsolicited defense of Premodern as a thinking person’s mistake. What follows is a surprisingly coherent case for a format that rewards preparation, curiosity, and learning things the hard way. Premodern comes off as punishing, deep, and endlessly discussable—in other words, exactly the kind of Magic that keeps pulling people back in. Resistance is possible, but not recommended. 00:00:00 – Cold open & why this is barely a podcastNo intro, no structure, just vibes and accidental philosophy. 00:02:00 – Falling into Premodern by not paying attentionPsychatog nostalgia, leaving Magic, coming back late, and realizing everyone else already figured it out. 00:04:50 – Lanny, Spike Colony, and New York Magic loreWho Lanny is, Mike Flores stories, and unnecessary geographic detail. 00:12:30 – Winning Premodern events while playing terriblyGrow-a-Tog, mismatched Mox Diamonds, sloppy paper play, and still somehow taking trophies. 00:19:20 – Dreadnought, knowledge gaps, and unlearning MagicWhy Premodern rewards weird wisdom, bad-looking decisions, and ignoring old heuristics. 00:30:10 – Why Premodern suddenly feels inevitableMagic Online, big names showing up, and years of unpaid community labor finally paying off. 00:37:00 – Hamburger vs fine-dining MagicWhy Premodern hurts, why that’s the point, and why “fun” is overrated. 00:42:30 – Miserable cards, bad decks, and loving it anywayDreadnought, Oath, Stasis, Burn discourse, and being confidently wrong. http://premodern.guide https://spikecolony.com/tierlist/ https://www.duresscrew.com/ https://x.com/Lannynyny Thank you for tuning in, Until next time! Julian
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Behind the Scenes @ EW Europe & The Revolution | EP.203

    Behind the Scenes @ EW Europe & The Revolution | EP.203
    Dec 24 2025
    Julian and Kai sit down to finally hit record after fifty minutes of warm-up nonsense and immediately do what they do best: talk about Magic by talking around Magic. From Eternal Weekend in Lucca to commentary stories, format hot takes, and the kind of background info you only get from hanging around judges and grinders long enough, this episode wanders comfortably through Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and the strange joy of watching busted decks do busted things. Somewhere along the way, Premodern turns into the main character, old formats get lovingly roasted, Blue-Green Madness is once again declared a mistake, and at least one format is called trash. Tune in to watch us at our best: opinionated, nostalgic without being sentimental, and exactly as structured as you’d expect from two people who have been doing this for over a decade and still refuse to pretend they’re a serious podcast. 00:00:00 – Welcome to Everyday Eternal #203Fainting at concerts, missing Callum (because someone has to be responsible), busy lives, and our realistic promises of actually being organized this time. 00:02:30 – Casting Eternal Weekend & Raising ExpectationsInsane production quality, banned Legacy decks in Vintage, and the fear that Four Seasons may have ruined future events for everyone else (sorry, not sorry). 00:09:30 – When in Lucca..Food trucks, vouchers, poker chips, skipping lines, travel quirks, venue access, and Eternal players just making it work - because someone had to adult for a change. 00:14:00 – Paupergeddon & Italy’s Eternal EcosystemWhy Italy is the Pauper capital, massive turnout, vendor density, American inspiration, and Pauper quietly holding events together while the rest of us are just faking competence. 00:16:30 – Old GPs, Tournament Lore Classic GP nostalgia, marathon finals, sideboarding philosophy, combo mirrors, Leylines, and winning games the wrong way (as is tradition). 00:31:50 – Degenerate Micro Cube15-card decks, Black Lotus crimes, Channel kills, drafting between rounds, and cube as a social activity for degenerates - we embrace our inner chaos, unapologetically. 00:36:30 – Premodern: The Player-Led EscapeWhy Premodern keeps growing: clean design, nostalgia, proxies, strong deck identities, and zero Wizards interference - basically organized anarchy. https://web.archive.org/web/20220526123506/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/event-coverage/finals-kai-budde-vs-patrick-mello-2000-01-01 https://luckypaper.co/articles/an-introduction-to-the-degenerate-micro-cube/ Thank you for tuning in, Until next time! Julian
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Vintage Bootcamp with Justin ‘IAmActuallyLvL1’ Gennari – Get Ready For Eternal Weekend | EP.202

    Vintage Bootcamp with Justin ‘IAmActuallyLvL1’ Gennari – Get Ready For Eternal Weekend | EP.202
    Nov 24 2025
    Julian is joined by the Vintage Ambassador himself, Justin Gennari, for a full guided tour of the current Vintage metagame. Justin breaks down why Vintage might be secretly the healthiest format in Magic, what really separates Esper and UB Lurrus, why Max Gilmore’s BUG Lurrus is both sweet and clunky, and how weird accidents like Kitesail Larcenist actually happen in Vintage.We dig through everything: Lurrus tempo, PO and Breach combo, Mono Black’s breakout performance, the three major Workshop variants, the sad state of Bazaar decks, Mono White Initiative, the Doomsday renaissance (or lack thereof), and Oath in 2024+. Justin also shares what he’s sleeving up for Eternal Weekend Europe and gives 10-second thoughts on the post-ban Legacy landscape.A must-listen if you’re heading to Bologna - or just want to know what the Vintage sickos are up to these days.00:00:00 – Cold OpenJulian introduces Justin “Vintage Ambassador” Gennari and sets up the two-part Eternal Weekend special.00:03:30 – Justin’s MTG World TourTravel plans, EW Europe, EW Japan, and why he’s skipping Legacy in Tokyo.00:06:00 – Is Vintage the healthiest format in Magic?Why Vintage is currently wide, balanced, and surprisingly “normal.”00:08:50 – What does “Lurrus” even mean in Vintage?Esper vs. UB Lurrus: matchup data, removal differences, and why blue decks have always ruled Vintage.00:14:20 – Max Gilmore’s BUG Lurrus Top 8Is it real? Is it clunky? Why Justin isn’t surprised it didn’t catch on.00:18:30 – Beautiful Weird Vintage CardsKitesail Larcenist, synergy discovery, and why Vintage rewards deep card-pool exploration.00:21:10 – Combo Lurrus: PO and BreachHow PO works in 2024, Thundertrap Trainer shenanigans, Gifts Ungiven Breach piles, and why Stock Up is secretly busted.00:28:10 – The Return of Paradoxical OutcomeMentor/PO vs. Lurrus/PO vs. Jewel Shops: styles, power level, and Justin’s preferences.00:31:00 – Mono-Black Aggro’s Big EW NA PerformanceWhy the “Legacy deck in Vintage” works, its swingy matchup spread, and how discard + Null Rod hits Vintage’s weak points.00:36:20 – How Stompy decks shape EW sideboardingWhy Justin always budgets for unpowered Stompy: Mono-Black, Mono-White, Eldrazi.00:39:30 – Workshop OverviewThree competitive variants right now:• Sphere Shops (soft-lock + clock)• Jewel Shops (turn-1/2 storm combo)• Raker Shops (Fleshraker + double-Top infinite)And how to actually attack each one.00:48:30 – Graveyard SectorDredge’s falloff, why Vine disappeared, and the death of Survival/Hogaak-style lists.00:54:30 – Mono-White InitiativeStill top tier. Mulligan-intensive, fast, volatile, and extremely annoying. Why it thrives online and in paper.00:59:00 – “Getting Vintaged”Accepting the format’s variance and why you need mental detachment skills to survive.01:00:50 – Goblin Combo?Why Snoop isn’t really a deck anymore1:03:00 – Oath of DruidsWhy Atraxa pushes Oath toward Show & Tell combo, when it’s a good metagame call, and why Justin wants to like the deck but can’t.1:09:50 – Doomsday in 2024Lurrus Doomsday, traditional piles, and the role of specialists like Tsubasa_Cat in shaping the metagame.1:14:30 – Legacy in 10 SecondsJustin’s very quick take on post-ban Legacy and his plan for EW Europe.https://x.com/IamActuallyLvL1/https://www.youtube.com/c/IamActuallyLvL1https://www.twitch.tv/iamactuallylvl1Thank you for tuning in,Until next time!Julian
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    55 mins
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