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DFroster is here to mad dog you

DFroster, twitch streamer and youtuber, is up in your grill with 1/1's. Although he's been known to play GAT, his notable achievements recently have been reassessing comm

Cultivate your OWN damn play experience! (ft. The Edgewalkers)

The Edgewalkers Premodern Brewhouse are a scattered, secretive crew who choose a Premodern play experience which emphasizes aesthetic process and creative integrity over

THE FINAL PUSH!

ONWARDS! This off-cycle bonus mini episode is a pile of mail from our listener voice mailbox. In it you will hear the tales from former NAPM Champions, prominent communit

Andy Voellmer, NEPM Summer Regional Winner (+bonus DuressFest prologue)

HE'S NOT SORRY! Andy Voellmer led a pack of rabid New Yorkers up to Massachusetts to take our lunch money and got away with it. Piloting his fearsome Landstill deck, Andy

DuressFest: the new home of the NA Premodern Champs (and how we're gonna pay for it)

Jay and Brad offer an inside peek on the unique challenges of expanding a beloved in-community event, Lobstercon, into it's evolved, larger form - DuressFest. It takes gr

$19,000 Raised: a Lobstercon 2026 Organizer's Recap

Hooray! A bonus episode for you. The gang sits down together to give the organizer's perspective on Premodern Lobstercon 2026: the event, the stream, and the vibes. Adop

Season 2 Finale: 2026 North American Premodern Champion Brian Siu

You've been waiting for it folks. Here we are. 317 wizards entered the arena at the world's largest Premodern event to date, and among them Brian Siu emerged victorious,

A post-LC note and bonus Aiden EsperTog Carcast, T32

Well - thanks to y'all - Lobstercon fucking ripped. We're all fucking beat so we weren't gonna publish on-cycle this week. BUT THEN, Aiden Johnson revealed that he record

Lobstercon 2026 Hype

HARK! The lobster molts! Lobstercon is the largest Premodern event in the Americas and is the coronation of the North American Premodern Champion. The whole gang piles in

Phil Villain and the Zoo Crew

Billy sits down for a MASSIVE shoot-the-shit with Phil Lorrain of the Zoo Crew, DxC's most unworthy rivals. They chat about PM, Phil winning his own event, AAA, and sprin

Lore Whores Chapter II: The Eternal Ice

Having tasted forbidden knowledge, Lore Whores Ben and Matty drink deeper from the chalice that is the histories of Dominaria. Their second tome is The Eternal Ice, by Je

Postban Replenish with Sara Schaefer (DxC Winter 1st)

SILENCE, FOOL! A champion is speaking! Sara Schaefer managed to slay 120-sumfin lesser wizards at the Duress Crew Winter regional. Billy has an enlightening chat with her

MTGO and Michigan PM with NeonMushroom

Billy had the good fortune to visit Adrian aka NeonMushroom during a work trip to Michigan. We chat MTGO cold takes, building a scene from scratch, and what PM looks like

Rochester Winter Ballers

After yet another stunning performance, Duress Crew has decided to celebrate with none other than a carcast. Join T8 finisher Brad, T4 finisher Sac, T8 finisher Brendan,

2025 Year in Review

2025 was a hell of a year for Premodern and Duress Crew. Jay, Brad, and Nick go over the gang's achievements for the year preceding. Check out our shit at duresscrew.com

The Federalization of Premodern (Hodge, TQ, Phil N)

Not only is the PM playerbase getting wider, it's also getting taller. Recently, several PM scenes have developed a second-tier of tournament, or meta-tournaments linking

The Fittest and its Survival (Sac, Justin P, Billy)

Justin "Pro-ven-sall," Sac, and Billy have a nice chat about recent developments in Suvival decks. We each bring a perspective on different subspecies of the archetype. N

Growing Pains

So, uh, Lobstercon just sold out in 90 seconds. Brad and Jay speak for the gang on this one. While we're definitely not going to apologize for being the baddest game in t

What's a crab rangoon to a crab rangoblin? (Jonathan Phillips, #1 NEPM Fall)

Billy interviews Jonathan Phillips, who had slain 113 other, lesser wizards at the NEPM Fall Regional. Wielding a mildly spicy version of RG Goblins, he goes through his

Lore Whores Chapter I: The Gathering Dark

Duress Crew ventures deep into Dominaria's forbidden archives in their newest project: Lore Whores. Hosts Matty and Ben light a candle, brush the cobwebs, and crack open