Co designed with Didier and Bruno. # Introduction This cube is designed to recreate the nostalgic gameplay of magic's era between the 4th edition and the Scrouge. The pool of cards is taken from the old frame cards printed between 1995 and 2003. Supported archetypes are picked both from [the premodern format](https://premodernmagic.com/rules#rules) and standard decks of that period. # Summary - {W}{U} Landstill / replenish - {U}{B} Psychatog / reanimator - {B}{R} Machine Head - {R}{G} Ponza / pandemonium burst - {G}{W} Terrageddon / enchantress / Oath of druids - {W}{B} Deadguy Ale - {U}{R} Artifacts / control - {B}{G} The rock / survival - {W}{R} Cycling - {G}{U} Madness - {W}{R}{G}{U} Domain control # Archetypes >>>## Mono Color<<< - {W} White weenie {W} - {U} Draw go control {U} - {B} Mono black control {B} - {R} Red deck win {R} - {G} The ramp deck {G} >>>## {U}{W} Blue White {W}{U}<<< ### Landstill Landstill is a blue-white control deck that leverages the powerful card [[Standstill]] alongside manlands like [[Mishra's Factory]] to put opponents in a difficult position. The deck's core strategy revolves around forcing a villainous choice—either your opponent plays spells and gives you extra draws through Standstill, or they hold back and let you chip away at their life total with your creature lands. Built for resilience and inevitability, Landstill thrives on countermagic, board wipes, and card advantage. Its game plan is simple yet effective: control the board, out-resource the opponent, and close out the game with efficient threats that dodge traditional removal. ### Replenish Replenish is a powerful enchantment-based deck built around the eponymous card, [[Replenish]]. This strategy focuses on filling the graveyard with impactful enchantments and then bringing them back all at once, creating overwhelming board states. A key interaction in the deck is between the Parallax enchantments ([[Parallax Wave]], [[Parallax Tide]]) and [[Opalescence]]. By stacking their fading triggers properly, the deck can permanently exile creatures or lands, locking opponents out of the game while turning its enchantments into aggressive threats. With a mix of card filtering, graveyard recursion, and disruptive enchantments, Replenish is a deck that rewards careful sequencing and provides explosive turns that can swiftly close out games. [Here's an sample deck of this archetype.](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/73779785-ebcd-4b21-aa21-e6c2b41beb93) >>>## {B}{U} Blue Black {U}{B}<<< ### Psychatog [[Psychatog]] was a dominant control deck in 2002–2003 Standard, using Psychatog as its sole win condition and leveraging graveyard synergy with cards like [[Deep Analysis]] and [[Fact or Fiction]]. The deck controlled the game with counterspells and card draw, then used [[Upheaval]] to reset the board and win with a massive ‘Tog. Carlos Romão famously piloted the deck to victory at the 2002 World Championship in Sydney. You can view his decklist [here](https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=9241&d=253051&f=ST). You can view a sample decklist from this cube [here](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/6babc1fa-3a03-4855-803c-de593da75e3d). ### Reanimator In Premodern, the Reanimator deck brings back classic creatures using powerful spells like [[Reanimate]] and [[Animate Dead]], much like its Legacy and Modern counterparts—but with a nostalgic twist. Instead of game-breaking bombs like Griselbrand, it reanimates creatures like [[Phantom Nishoba]] or [[Spirit of the Night]], which were once terrifying threats in their era. The deck still leverages fast discard and mana acceleration to cheat these creatures into play early, but with a more balanced, old-school flavor. You can find an example list [here](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/43b9545f-c94d-4439-9ce6-71ed89e2d60e). >>>## {R}{B} Black Red {B}{R}<<< ### Machine Head If you combine [[Lavaborn Muse]] and [[The Rack]] with discard spells, suddenly you have a gameplan ! Machine head is a premodern red black deck that aims at digging a hole for their opponent and bury them in there. It's very hard to comeback if you're in topdeck mode. Here's an example of a [decklist](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/04af496c-1d7f-49f5-8470-b5dba38241bd). >>>## {G}{R} Red Green {R}{G}<<< ### Ponza [Sample list](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/97c0216c-942c-4e78-8e7b-ac4d5425a98e) ### Pandemonium burst >>>## {W}{G} Green White {G}{W}<<< ### Terrageddon / enchantress / Oath of druids >>>## {B}{W} White Black {W}{B}<<< ### Deadguy Ale >>>## {R}{U} Blue Red {U}{R}<<< ### Artifacts Make a good use of [[goblin welder]] and [[tinker]]. ### Control [Sample decklist](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/7ae84b36-3273-44de-8d94-b8a3940aacd5) >>>## {G}{B} Black Green {B}{G}<<< ### The rock / survival >>>## {R}{W} White Red {W}{R}<<< ### Cycling >>>## {G}{U} Blue Green {U}{G}<<< ### Madness >>>## {W}{R}{G}{U} 4 colors {W}{R}{G}{U}<<< ### Domain control # Combos A handful of game winning combos are supported, you can find the list below. ## Based on phyrexian altar <<[[!corpse dance]][[!phyrexian altar]][[!symbiotic wurm]]>> ## Based on palinchron <<[[!corpse dance]][[!altar of dementia]][[!palinchron]]>> <<[[!palinchron]][[!recurring nightmare]]>> <<[[!palinchron]][[!sneak attack]]>> ## Based on saproling burst <<[[!pandemonium]][[!saproling burst]]>> ## Based on triskelion <<[[!Volrath's Shapeshifter]][[!Triskelion]][[!Phyrexian Devourer]]>> [Here's a detailed explanation on how the premodern deck works and how to play the lines.](https://www.patreon.com/posts/premodern-hfeb-110703523) ## Based on enchantments <<[[!Parallax Wave]][[!Parallax Tide]][[!Opalescence]]>>