I played in an MTG Premodern tournament and get why it’s Magic’s hottest new format

Once per month, Magic: The Gathering players gather in the quirky Bar Olimpia in the northern district of Barcelona to play the hottest new format of the moment: Premodern. In truth, Premodern is anything but “new.” It was created in 2012 by Martin Berlin, and it comprises all cards from Standard legal sets printed from 1995-2003 (4th Edition to Scourge). Its recent introduction to Magic Online created a surge in popularity, and with a few pro players trying their hand at it, Premodern became the talk of the MTG online community.