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Samuel Leng
@librarianofleng.bsky.social
Premodern and other old-border formats
ALT text always contains full decklist

https://www.moxfield.com/users/Hammybone
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Repost of the finals of the 2024 Lobstercon side event that I typed up from play-by-play coverage posted in the premodern discord. I havent written coverage in forever this was a blast to do!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Duress Crew's Lobstercon Premodern Side Event 2024
docs.google.com
Reposted by Samuel Leng
Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question:

Spellbook. I designed it as a cleaned up Library of Leng.

#WotCStaff
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Made the T8 of the 2nd Big Apple Highlander event with Trusty Sligh. Went 3-1 in the swiss, could have possibly gone 4-0 with a few different decisions. Lost in the quarterfinals again but had a blast as usual! So many cool cards getting play and nothing feels overpowered! Just needs to add Portal 😁
May 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Week 1 "Oversold Ghouls"
Last time I tried this it was 4 Oath and 2 Cemetery and I wanted to see how well I could fuel Oversold Cemetery with cyclers and sacrifice effects. Bringing back Ravenous Rats is always fun!
January 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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A new issue of BANDING, my Premodern newsletter, has appeared! I chat with Andy C. about brewing and documenting Magic's history. Also:

· How Martin could "push black in 2025"
· Brewer's Challenge with Gabe F.
· Mono White Life Combo
· Community content

🔗 mtgbanding.substack.com/p/banding-wi...
Banding with Andy
PLUS: What would pushing black in Premodern look like, Brewer’s Challenge with Gabe Farkas, and Premodern trophies deserve a trophy
mtgbanding.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Spice Paradise 2 Fast 2 Furious starts on Monday so watch this space for spicy decklist pics!! #🌶
January 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Out in the T8 in the Big Apple Highlander event vs Angel Stax. Opp played more lands that I did and had more removal but it happens! An awesome format and hope to play it again! Reposting my decklist cause it rules 😄
December 16, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Crossposting from twitter to save the coolest thing I've ever done
"My oldest friend turns 30 this week and I decided to give him the coolest thing I could think of #mtgunderground
-12:10 PM · Jul 8, 2018"
November 23, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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BAH Humbug 2024 Deck Photo Vote! Following our Big Apple Highlander charity event in NYC, we wanted to do a community vote for favorite deck photo: forms.gle/C3bsf7QcwEfs...

Deck photos below 👇
BAH Humbug 2024 Deck Photo Vote
We held our inaugural BAH Humbug charity tournament on Sunday, November 17, raising $3,200 benefitting The Chick Mission and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. We had 14 players compete in the Bi...
forms.gle
November 21, 2024 at 6:26 PM
A format I've had fun with every now and then is throwback type two. Format is defined below plus my prize cards I got for doing well the first season! Below find every deck I played in a fun and great brewing space!
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Jealous of all the people who are going to Eternal Weekend. BS that there isn't a painting anymore but here's to (hopefully) P9 on camera!
November 19, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Middle School is an offshoot of Premodern with a different banned list so whenever I play in a Romancing the Stones online event (stonesmtg.com) I always try to play a card banned in Premodern. First tournament I played in I lived my Jon Finkle dreams and played U Tinker with 4x Grim Monolith
November 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM
I don't play much Classic Legacy but I keep meaning to play more of it! This was the first time I played and I could have easily gone 3-0 and won the event but I managed to misplay the same Ponder twice in R2 and ended 2-1.
November 15, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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I love Balatro!! Here are some recent alters I’ve done based on the game 🙂
November 14, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Well, I guess I collect manga again
November 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Big thanks again to @mtgbanding.bsky.social for the interview! I had a blast with Spice Paradise I and below find all 12 decklist pictures plus a blurb for every deck
mtgbanding.substack.com/p/brewing-wi...
Brewing with Samuel Leng
PLUS: BAH Humbug charity raffle, Tin Fins takes down the Duress Crew Fall Regional, and an off-site Premodern event at NA Eternal Weekend
mtgbanding.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Thread of my Big Apple Highlander decks as they come together! (www.mtgnyc.com/bah)

My first idea Yawgmoth's Bargain focused combo, the Combo Pile
November 14, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Repost of the finals of the 2024 Lobstercon side event that I typed up from play-by-play coverage posted in the premodern discord. I havent written coverage in forever this was a blast to do!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Duress Crew's Lobstercon Premodern Side Event 2024
docs.google.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Reposted by Samuel Leng
Hey Bluesky. Newest piece.
November 13, 2024 at 4:06 AM
First of many decklists; Playing in a Middle School event trying to use as many cards banned in Premodern as I can 😄
November 13, 2024 at 11:21 PM