Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?ve got the Secrets of Strixhaven Crash Course! That means we?re coming to the episode with a review of the new mechanics and all 5 colleges, then dive into our 5 format truths! Afterwards we?re looking at the top uncommons for each color, notable commons, and sleeper cards to look out for. This is everything you need to get caught up to speed on this fun-looking new format!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-5 Format Truths from Ben & Ethan
-Color and College Identities
-Top Uncommons and Commons to Draft
And more!

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Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro/Housekeeping
4:22 Mechanic Overview
10:37 Format Truths
25:21 College + Color Analysis
1:04:17 Sleeper Commons
1:13:54 Format Predictions

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re taking a first look at Secrets of Stryxhaven previews! There?s lot of new mechanics to speculate on, 5 colleges to get familiar with (and maybe a secret sixth?!), and tons of cards to evaluate, debate, and get excited for!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:

SOS New Mechanics College Signposts ?Great or Garbage?? SOS Edition

And more!

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?ve got our first ever March Madness Bracket: MTG Edition! We?re looking at 4 distinct categories and taking a trip down memory lane as we reflect on the voting results and crown a winner from each region!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:

Build Around Region Bomb Rare Region Synergy Common Region Mythic Uncommon Region

And more!

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we are revisiting Lorwyn Eclipsed to close out the set with our classic 50 Takes in 50 Minutes, while some of our predictions came true?stay tuned to see where we made some egregious mistakes!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-March Madness Bracket Update
-50 Takes in 50 Minutes
-Special Secrets of Strixhaven Announcement
And more!

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Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro
02:50 March of the Machine Drafts
07:31 1-10
17:46 11-20
26:06 21-30
36:57 31-40
45:20 41-50

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, Ethan is recording live from his hotel room at the first ever Shoebox Tournament to give a rundown on his prep for and experience with Lorwyn Eclipsed Team Sealed. His two teammates Sam Pratt (samp) and Charlie Schaefer (StryxFamiliar) join him to discuss what to expect from a Team Sealed event, what makes it different than draft and sealed, what ECL Team Sealed is like in particular, and a full tournament report on how the weekend went!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Team Sealed Overview
-The Domino Effect of Sealed
-Shoebox Tournament Report
And more!

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Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro
14:05 Team Sealed Prep
25:56 Deck #1
31:43 Deck #2
36:03  Deck #3
41:22 Match Highlights
01:06:30 Final Rounds

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re taking a trip down memory lane with the viral ?9 Cards That Made Me? project. Then after a quick recap on our TMT pick-1 draft thoughts, we dive into a new episode series on Archetype Architecture and kick things off with Izzet. We look at what the archetype does historically, and why it?s been more or less successful in certain sets in the play booster era. Then we explore what the scaffolding of those sets can teach us about predicting this archetype?s strength in future sets.

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-9 Cards That Made Us!
-Check-In on TMT Pick 1 Drafts
-Izzet in the Play Booster Era Deep Dive
And more!

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Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro
04:30 TMNT Format Update
12:33 Shoebox Tournament Prep
15:06 Nine Cards That Made Me
33:20 Izzet Archetype Breakdown
01:01:51 What to Look For in the Future

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re giving our first (and last) impressions of the new TMNT set. We recap our experience with the cards from Early Access and Ben?s at-home prerelease to give any updated context on our thoughts from the Crash Course. And after a couple draft log reviews, we look ahead to how we?ll be filling our time on the podcast until Strixhaven comes out.

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Early Access and Prerelease Updates
-Individual Card Evaluation Changes for TMT
-Pick 2 Draft Reviews
And more!

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
12:20 Format Impressions
21:08 Archetype: Artifacts
23:11 Archetype: Disappear
24:11 Archetype: Sneak
26:10 Archetype: Mutants + Mutagen Tokens
27:58 Archetype: Alliance
30:24 Overperformers
40:53 Underperformers
44:32: Draft Logs
01:02:09 Closing Thoughts

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, holy smokes TMNT is already upon us! We are doing a shorter version of our classic Crash Course, since this is another Pick 2 Format, today is going to be more of an overview of the set so you know what to look out for during your prerelease. Look for our preferred archetypes and limited strategies!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-TMNT Crash Course
-Mechanics and Archetypes Review
-Arena Champs + Limited Qualifier Recaps
-And more!

Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro
00:27 Arena Champs Recap
10:14 Limited Qualifier Recap
23:04 TMNT Crash Course
26:59 Set Mechanics
33:21 Draft Archetypes
47:31 Crucial Commons
58:40 Sleeper Cards
01:01:22 Useable Uncommons
01:11:02 Overall Impressions

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week we are lucky enough to do another Draft Review episode! This time it's the Spotlight Series in Toronto, Canada that look place last week. We follow Christian Calcano on his Day 2 drafts as he hopefully makes his way into the Top 8!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Standard Strategy Discussion
-Spotlight Series Draft Review
And More!

Timestamps: 
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Constructed Corner
12:54 - Patreon Shoutout
13:24 - Spotlight Series Review
15:10 - Pod 1 Draft
41:05 - Pod 2 Draft
52:58 - Top 8 Draft Review
1:08:24 - Closing Thoughts

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week we?re doing a mid-to-late stage format check-in. Ethan kicks things off by reflecting on some pieces of content and how they relate to his experience of ECL. Then he outlines a newfound respect for ?half-and-half? decks in the format before he and Ben dive into three tricky draft logs where they each want to do different things, and wrestle with they pros and cons of those varying paths.

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Content Reflections around ECL
-Half-and-Half Kindred Decks
-Draft Log Review Deep Dive
And more!

Timestamps: 
07:25 Half-and-Half Kindred Decks
16:43 Content Reflections
21:46 Draft #1
35:30 Draft #2
44:14 Draft #1

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. It?s armchair draft time! This week, we?re reviewing the Lorwyn Eclipsed drafts from Magic?s toughest stage: the Pro Tour! We dive into both the day 1 and day 2 feature drafts, and discuss our thoughts on these player?s decisions and the different paths available to them. Plus, Ben gives a detailed outline of the Vivid deck and how to draft it (and how it?s different from 5 color good stuff!)

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Format Updates for ECL in BO1 and BO3
-PT Draft Reviews
-How to draft the Vivid Deck
And more!

Timestamps: 
00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping
07:02 - Thoughts on Typal Decks
17:42 - Seth Manfield Draft Breakdown
27:14 - Marco Belacca Draft Breakdown
37:47 - Vivid Deep Dive

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?ve got our week 1 info dump after jamming tons of drafts of Lorwyn Eclipsed. The limited community is all over the map on this format. Is it blisteringly fast or glacially slow? Is it full of unbeatable bombs, or does it reward great gameplay? Is at all elves and merfolk or are there plenty of viable strategies? We?re here to outline exactly how we want to approach this format and believe that there?s much more than meets the eye to the first set of 2026! Plus, how to draft RB Goblins!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-ECL Format Truths (for real this time!)
-The HAIL Approach to Drafting ECL
-How to draft and win with RB Goblins
And more!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping
08:02 - Updated Format Truths
30:28 - HAIL Drafting
43:54 - Sleeper Commons & Uncommons
49:40 - Goblin Archetype Deep Dive
57:48 - Draft Time!

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re updating our format thoughts after getting our hands on Lorwyn Eclipsed via the Early Access Event and pre-release weekend. We go over what stood out from a draft and gameplay perspective, how the archetypes and mechanics played out initially, and a whole host of movers up and movers down to get you prepped for ECL going live this week!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
Gameplay Surprises in ECL
Archetype and Mechanics Initial Impressions
HUGE list of Movers Up and Movers Down
And more!

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro/Housekeeping
9:18 - The Lack of Two Drops
22:46 - The Real Power of Vivid
27:20 - Blight Pros vs Cons
31:40 - Typal Deck Breakdowns
39:28 - Movers Up and Movers Down

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ECL Crash Course | Episode 461

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?ve got our Crash Course episode for Lorwyn Eclipsed, designed to get you everything you need to know for your first limited events of this exciting new set! We?re kicking things off with an overview of the mechanics and archetypes before getting to our big, bold format truths, color identities, top commons and uncommons, and sleeper cards and big picture takeaways!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
Mechanics and Archetype Overview
Big Bold Format Predictions
Top Commons and Uncommons
And more!

Grading Spreadsheet

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Housekeeping
5:34 - Draft Mechanics & Archetypes
13:43 - Format Predictions
25:42 - Top Commons and Uncommons

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Limited Resolutions & ECL Mechanics | Episode 460

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re looking at the handful of cards spoiled before the holidays for the much anticipated first set of the year, Lorwyn Eclipsed. Then Ethan and Ben run down their list of Limited Resolutions for both themselves and their listeners for 2026!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Mechanics Overview
- Constructed Mumblings from Ethan
- Actionable Resolutions for 2026

Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
3:35 Standard Metagame
9:41 Lorwyn Spoliers
26:16 Limited Resolutions

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Best (& Worst) of Limited 2025 | Episode 459

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re wrapping up 2025 by reviewing all 5 sets (that?s right, we?re just gonna pretend like Spiderman didn?t happen?) and awarding cards, archetypes and formats as the best and worst of the year!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Individual Card Highlights from the Entire Year
-Extremely Fun Trip Down Memory Lane
-Our Favorite Set of 2025
And more!

Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro
3:54 Housekeeping
5:46 Best/Worst Rankings

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50 TLA Takes in 50 Minutes | Episode 458

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re sending off the last set of 2025 in Lords of Limited style with our patented 50 takes in 50 minutes. We go over big picture wrap-ups for the format, what each mechanic and color brought to the table, what our biggest takeaways from the set were, and our awards for Golden Egg, Imperial Oath and more!!!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Avatar Wrap-Up
-Official Lords of Limited Rankings
-Set Superlatives
And more!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro/Housekeeping
9:11 Takes 1-10
23:03 Takes 11-20
35:06 Takes 21-30
47:32 Takes 31-40
56:33 Takes 41-50

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The 12 Ways of Fix-Mas | Episode 457

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re doing a grab-bag of sorts as Ethan is fresh off of his day 1 run from the Arena Qualifier and poised for a great run on day 2 based on his pool. He and Ben talk about some key moments from day 1 before diving into a draft log review. Then it?s time to discuss the myriad of ways to fix your mana in this format for the soup-y decks that exist and finally a list of cards you?re overrating and underrating at this late stage of the format!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Qualifier Weekend War Stories
-Mana Fixing in Avatar
-Over/Underrated Cards in TLA
And more!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Day 1 Qualifier
13:53 Draft Log Review
35:22 Mana Fixing
55:12 Over/Underrated Cards

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World Championship 31 Draft Recap | Episode 456

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re looking at the featured drafts from this weekend?s broadcast the 31st MTG World Championship featuring Javier Dominguez on Day 1 and Derrick Davis on Day 2! Join us as we dissect the decisions these pros made on magic?s biggest stage, what it looks like to draft TLA in an absolutely stacked pod, and the p1p1 heard around the world!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Two Draft Review Deep Dives
-The Power of Speculating in TLA
-Navigating Weak Packs in Pod Drafts
And more!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
6:04 Updates
13:48 Javier's Draft
36:46 Draft 1 Conclusions
40:20 Derrick's Draft
1:05:42 Draft 2 Conclusions

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(Tolls of) War, What Is It Good For? | Episode 455

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re kicking things off by talking about Tolls of War and BW: has Ethan done a full 180 on this card and archetype? Then we?re recapping our week of drafts and what we?ve learned from winning (and losing) in this format. Finally, we grab a couple draft logs, both of which we?d have navigated differently in hindsight!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Tolls of War Deep Dive
-Week of Mythic Drafts Recap
-Draft Log Reviews
And more!

Timestamps:
0:00 Tolls War
9:43 Housekeeping
12:25 Learning from Losing
25:25 Card Updates
41:25 Draft 1 Review
55:40 Draft 2 Review

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TLA Lessons Learned | Episode 454

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?ve got our limited info dump after a week full of jamming Avatar Drafts. What are the rules of engagement of this extremely tempo oriented set, why is 2/1 such an abysmal statline for creatures, what makes this a Jeskai format, how to not let weak packs define your draft, and much, much more!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Format Rules of Engagement
-Creature Sizing Deep-Dive
-Weak Packs Will Not Define Us!
And more!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
7:48 Game Defining Rares
21:30 2-Drop P/T
27:36 Get on Board
43:41 Navigating Drafts
53:37 Pillars of the Format
1:05:24 Stock Up/Stock Down

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Bending Over Backwards | Episode 453

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re back from the Early Access trenches with our updated takes on Avatar before the set goes live tomorrow! This means updated ?bending power rankings, in-depth discussion on how drafts and games played out, and tons of individual cards to discuss now that we?ve had a chance to see them in action!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Bending Power Rankings
-Updated Format Truths
-Movers Up and Movers Down
And more!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
6:12 Draft Approach
13:57 Gameplay
18:56 Bending Rankings
36:57 Archetype Impressions
50:38 Movers Up
1:08:55 Movers Down

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TLA Crash Course | Episode 452

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?ve got our crash course episode packed to the brim with all the info you need for your pre-release event. We?re giving our biggest, boldest predictions on what the Avatar set will be about, how the colors will interact, what cards to be on the lookout for overperforming, and much more!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-5 Format Truths
-Color Identities
-Top Commons, Uncommons, Sleepers
And more!

Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
3:51 Format Truths
21:26 White
30:39 Blue & Black
44:35 Red & Green
58:25 Notable Omissions & Gold Uncommons
1:09:45 Sleeper Commons & Final Thoughts

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Ethan's flying solo today with a bonus podcast to help those out there who are cube curious get a little more acquainted with Power Cube on MTG Arena. If you've been struggling or downright intimidated, this bonus podcast will run through tons of cards, combos, and archetypes to clarify how you should be approaching the draft and gameplay in these high powered limited environments!

Yip Yip! Avatar Preview Time | Episode 451

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re back to new set season with a first look at the previews for Avatar the Last Airbender! We go over the new and returning mechanics as well as the 10 archetypes and their signposts.  Then it?s time to cover as many commons and uncommons as we can before everyone?s favorite preview segment: Great or Garbage?

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Avatar the Last Airbender Mechanics
-10 Archetypes and their Signposts
-Top Commons Watch
And more!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
6:23 New & Returning Mechanics
24:56 Draft Archetypes
49:25 Notable Cards
1:02:40 Great or Garbage

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Power Cube Comes to Arena | Episode 450

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we got not one but TWO incredible announcements for the limited world. The first is about the 2027 Limited Championship and all the ways to qualify for it in 2026. The second and more immediate: we?re getting Vintage Cube on Arena tomorrow! We break down everything you need to know about both of these huge upgrades to our limited lives!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
Limited Championship Announcement Info
Power Cube vs Vintage Cube
Archetype and Power Level Introduction
And more!

Limited Championship Announcement: https://magic.gg/news/announcing-the-2027-magic-limited-championship
NRG MTGO Tournament: https://www.nerdragegaming.com/catalog/nrg_series_preregistration/1192025__nrg_series_mtgo_showdown/903461

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
3:55 Limited Championship
13:17 Power Cube Intro
23:22 Cube Structure
49:02 Cube Archetypes
1:06:42 P1p1 Discussion

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Great Day for a Q&A | Episode 449

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re gathering up a ton of listener questions and going deep on lots of magic (and some non-magic) related topics!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-What are the characteristics of good limited formats?
-If we were legendary creatures, what would we be?
-What does ?going deep on a format? mean?
And more!

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Winning at New Cubes with Lucky Paper Radio | Episode 448

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Cubecon is this week and we?re joined by two of the very best in the cube-content business, the hosts of Lucky Paper Radio Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. We dive deep on how to approach new cubes, what to look for in the card list on Cube Cobra, and how to wrap your head around radical rules-shifted cubes!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-The Spiky Side of Cube
-Power Outliers and Mana Fixing
-Context Shifted Cubes
And more!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
9:01 Setting the Interview Stage
26:50 Defining Cube
34:37 Power Outliers
50:11 Mana Fixing
1:12:31 Context Shifted Cubes
1:24:26 Tournament Mindset

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PT EOE Draft Review | Episode 447

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re heading back to Edge of Eternities to review the two featured drafts from coverage of PT EOE: Ken Yukuhiro on day 1 and Shuhei Nakamura on day 2. Join us as we get in the armchair captain's seat and ENGAGE with the picks that we liked (and really didn?t like) from each of these pros!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-State of MTG for the podcast
-EOE PT Draft Reviews
-Different Draft Paths Explored
And more!

Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
8:33 Ken Yukuhiro Draft Review
33:28 Shuhei Nakamura Draft Review

PT EOE Round 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMTmZSDQV8I 

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Omenpath | Episode 446

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, Ben?s in Atlanta at the Magic Con, so Ethan is joined by Sam Pratt from the ?Rough Drafts? podcast to talk about their week 1 impression of Through the Omenpaths/Spiderman. ?Are you enjoying this set?? kicks off the conversation as we dive into Pick 2 and one of the most divisive magic sets ever made. We review a couple draft logs and talk about something that we think will come up a lot more often than anticipated: enemy color pair decks!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
Draft Log Reviews
What?s NOT to like about Red
Enemy Color Pair Decks
And more!

Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
09:45 2026 Announcements
19:48 Draft 1
37:22 Draft 2
45:07 Format Updates
01:05:22 Enemy Color Pair Decks

Check out Sam?s podcast Rough Drafts: https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/rough-drafts-a-limited-magic-podcast/id1806134595 

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Vintage vs Type 1 Event Information https://www.mtgo.com/news/vintage-vs-type-10-2025 

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Bring Me Big Picture Updates Of Spiderman! | Episode 445

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?ve got a LOT to say about Pick 2 Draft after getting our hands on the set during Early Access and Pre-Release. We thought this draft format would teach people how to force, and we were dead wrong. Reading signals is KEY to Pick-2 Draft and we get into it on this episode as well as a draft log review, a discussion of top commons, and some individual movers up and down!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Pick 2 Draft Strategy Outlined
-Draft Log Review
-Commons Re-Ranked
And more!

Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
8:01 Pick 2 Draft
25:02 Draft Review
44:21 Big Picture Updates
56:30 Top Commons
1:08:16 Card Eval Updates

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SPM Crash Course | Episode 444

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re giving you our big picture overview of the upcoming Marvel: Spiderman Set! We?ve got our format truth predictions, color identities, top uncommons, notable commons, sleeper cards, and big picture takeaways!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Predictions on the Rules of Engagement for SPM
-Color Identities and Top Cards
Sleeper Commons and Big Picture Takeaways
And more!

Grading Spreadsheet

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
8:57 Format Truths
18:53 White & Blue
29:32 Black & Red
40:52 Green
51:05 Sleeper Commons and Wrap-Up

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Spidey Sense is Tingling | Episode 443

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re looking at the previews for the upcoming Spiderman Universes Beyond Crossover. We give you our thoughts on this smaller set, what our initial takes on 4-Person-Pick-2 drafts are, and then dive into the new and returning mechanics as well as a bunch of preview cards. And, of course, everyone?s favorite preview segment: ?Great or Garbage??

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Pick 2 Draft Overview
-Archetype Signposts and Power Evals
-New and Returning Mechanics Explained
And more!

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50 EOE Takes in 50 Minutes | Episode 442

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re putting Edge of Eternities into a capsule and sending it off to space with 50 takes in 50 minutes! We?re not sure why this format got a bad rap in the community at large because for us there?s still a ton to like. Join us as we review what worked and didn?t, give tons of power rankings, and dole out awards for ?The Golden Egg,? ?Imperial Oath,? and much more!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Edge of Eternities Farewell
-Archetype, color, and common power rankings
-Golden Egg and Imperial Oath Award Winners
And more!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
8:41 Takes 1-10
22:45 Takes 11-20
34:40 Takes 21-30
45:41 Takes 31-40
55:04 Takes 41-50

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Hot or Cold: Introducing Blackjack Theory | Episode 441

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we begin by outlining the Big Red decks in EOE, what makes them so strong and the package of commons that lets you ramp out a Nebula Dragon on turn 5! Then, we get into the main topic of a new way to evaluate deck strength that we?re calling Blackjack Theory. We outline this process and put it into practice for a few different decks. We also discuss some broader thoughts about staying open in this format and drafting high quality cards inspired by a conversation from the jointexploration twitch stream and members of Team Sanctum of All.

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-How to Draft Big Red in EOE
-Blackjack Theory Introduced
-Just Draft the Good Cards inspired by Team Sanctum
-And more!

Jointexploration Twitch Vod
Ryan?s Day 2 Draft Log
Ethan's Draft Log

Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
4:19 Big Red
15:26 Blackjack Introduced
34:47 Sanctum Discussion
1:00:23 Draft Log

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Welcome to an episode of our weekly bonus podcast of Lords Unlimited! This week we're joined by recent PTQ Winner and High Stakes Limited sicko Jared Mazzant aka JMazz. Jared is fresh off of his win at Magic Con Vegas, but he's no stranger to deep runs in big paper limited events. He's here to give us the low down on the structure of these events, how to make it to day 2, and what he does to prepare specifically for marathon paper tournaments. 

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Arena Set Tier List | Ranking all the Draft Formats on MTGA!!!

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re ranking every single arena draft format in a MASSIVE Tier List! From Ixalan (one of our first podcast sets) all the way to Final Fantasy, we?ve got 6 years of draft sets to get through and place in categories from ?GOATed? to ?Fun but Flawed? and ?No thanks!?

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Draft Set Tier List
-Many Nostalgia Trips Down Memory Lane
-Official LOL GOATed Sets

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
9:20 XLN - WAR
27:48 ELD - AFR
51:36 MID - DMU
1:06:40 BRO - WOE
1:23:26 LCI - DSK
1:35:23 FDN - FIN

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Feeling Intrin-Sick | Deep Dive on Maximizing Power in Draft

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re talking about the big 3: Galactic Wayfarer, Virus Beetle, and Cryogen Relic. These cards are prime examples of intrinsic power vs synergistic power and we go deep on these concepts and how they relate to grading, pick order, drafting philosophy, and Edge of Eternities specifically.

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Deep Dive on Power in MtG
-Intrinsic Power vs Synergistic Power
-Individual Card Stock Up/Stock Down
And more!

Draft Log Review

Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
7:53 Intrinsic Power
49:30 Draft Log
1:08:49 Stock up/Stock Down
1:18:32 Spacecraft Addendum

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Holy Ship! | First Week Info Dump for EOE

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re looking at all things Edge of Eternities after 1 week of drafting in the books! We talk about what we?ve been winning with in EOE (hint: it?s not green), what the data tells us (both genpop and top players), what the lack of fixing means for the drafts, and the importance of proper card evaluation to your success in the format!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-The Spectrum of Edge of Eternities? Colors
-17lands vs Our Own Experience
-Ode to Black in EOE

And more!

Draft Log Review

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
7:06 Big Picture Updates
35:10 Draft Log Review
48:23 Defending Black
58:54 Ben Loves Blue

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Getting an EDGE | Early Access Updates on EOE

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re taking what we learned during Early Access and Pre-release to update our thoughts on the good, the bad, and the spacecrafts of EOE. We dive deep on the new card type and how Station played out, plus some archetype and color power rankings, and tons of individual card updates!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Spacecraft Deep Dive
-Archetype Tiers and What Impressed during EA
-Huge Card Evaluation Update

Article on Big Game/Small Game by Sam Black

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Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
7:25 Big Picture pt 1
11:17 Spacecrafts
34:36 Big Picture pt 2
47:41 Archetype Rankings
58:43 Card Eval Updates

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EOE Crash Course | Boldly Going Where No Content Has Gone Before!

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re boldly going where no content has gone before and getting ready for Edge of Eternities! We?ve got our revamped Crash Course for you complete with Format Truths, Color Identities, Top Uncommons, Notable and Sleeper Commons, and summarized takeaways! Everything you need to crush your first drafts/sealed of this exciting new format!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Big, Bold Format Truths
-Color Identities and In-depth Discussions
-Top Commons and Uncommons to Keep an Eye On

Grading Spreadsheet

0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
7:55 Format Truths
25:12 Color Identities and Top Cards
58:50 Sleeper Cards
1:21:28 Final Takeaways

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This week, we're dropping our Bonus episode of Lords Unlimited on the main feed to make sure we don't miss out on the opportunity to send Final Fantasy off with its very own 50 Takes in 50 Minutes! Join us as we say goodbye to this massive Universes Beyond set that took the summer by storm with a rapid-fire array of takeaways, key cards, superlatives, awards, and power rankings. Let's get 50 minutes on the clock!

0:00 Intro
4:09 Takes 1-10
20:04 Takes 11-20
32:38 Takes 21-30
44:23 Takes 31-40
57:27 Takes 41-50

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On The Edge of a New Format | Edge of Eternities Previews are Here!

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. 3-2-1 Blast Off, we?re going to space with the newest set Edge of Eternities. We?re going over the extremely hard-to-evaluate new mechanics, the signposts we?ve seen so far, and as many commons and uncommons as we can get through before everyone?s favorite preview segment, ?Great or Garbage??

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-EOE Mechanics Deep Dive
-Card Evaluation Predictions
-?Great or Garbage?? and a GIHWR Wager!

0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:07 Edge of Eternities Mechanics
30:10 Color Pair Signposts
36:56 Removal
41:26 Synergies
56:54 Great or Garbage

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Rakdos Intolerant | Decision Trees in Tricky Drafts!!

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re talking about our love for Rakdos in FIN limited, why it?s underrated, and outline the steal?n?sac synergies that the color pair provides. Then we?re looking at three tricky drafts, the decision trees they present, and what your selections mean for how you want to navigate your seat in this format!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-More love for Rakdos in FIN
-Three complex draft reviews
-Multiple paths explored in each draft

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Housekeeping
8:06 Love for Rakdos
18:14 Draft 1 Review
32:33 Draft 2 Review
47:41 Draft 3 Review

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Our Final Fantasies | Archetype Guides For Our Favorite Decks to Draft

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re digesting all we learned at MC Las Vegas and coming to you with our updated takes on individual cards and our approach to the format as a whole. Then we get into the really fun stuff: archetype guides for our pet decks in Final Fantasy Limited. Learn how to draft Triple Triad Control, BW Artifacts, GW Legends, and UG Towns along with over/underperformers and general mindsets for playing these underrated strategies!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Card Eval and Draft Approach Updates
-Underrated Archetypes Outlined
-Over/Underperformers For Niche Strategies

Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:27 Format Approach Updates
10:28 Card Evaluation Updates
38:26 Favorite Archetype Deep Dives

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Live from MC Las Vegas | PT Draft Review and Team Testing Behind-the-Scenes

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re coming to you LIVE from Magic Con Las Vegas and Pro Tour Final Fantasy. Ethan and Ben recap their weekend full of events and exciting people from the MtG community. Then we get some insider info about how some of the top teams approached limited for the Pro Tour and do our best armchair quarterbacking as we review Matt Nass? day 1 draft!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Magic Con Recap
-Inside Limited Scoop from Top Testing Teams
-Interview with Eduardo Sajgalik
-PT Draft Day 1 Review

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Magic Con Recap
16:46 Start Live Show
21:12 Pro Team Insider Notes
29:30 Eduardo Sajgalik
52:21 Matt Nass Draft
1:11:23 PTQ Considerations

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Saha-Win or Choco/Lose | Week 1 Info Dump for Final Fantasy

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?ve got TONS to discuss after a full week of draft and sealed prep for MC Vegas! Is this format as synergy-driven as we thought? Is Blue the best color? What can we learn from the early data returns? And why is Sahagin so busted? All this and more in this info-PACKED episode!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Synergy in the Context of Final Fantasy Draft
-Color Identities and Archetype Tiers
-Big Questions Still Left to Answer

Draft Log Roundtable

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Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:23 FIN Format Questions
26:46 Color and Archetype Check-In
46:37 Individual Card Updates
1:04:48 Draft Log Review

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Synergy EndorFINs | Early Access and Prerelease Updates!

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re updating our big picture format thoughts after getting our hands on the cards briefly during Early Access and Prerelease weekend! We still think a lot of what we laid out in the Crash Course last week holds true but we?ve still got lots to discuss as far as how things played out vs. our expectations. Plus we take a look at not one but two draft logs from Early Access to get ready for the set going live tomorrow!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Our First Hand Experience with MTG:Final Fantasy
-Big Picture and Individual Card Updates
-Two Draft Log Reviews

Draft 1: https://www.17lands.com/draft/9d3a3cf5fbb0458aaf8995e23a47caed  
Draft 2: https://www.17lands.com/draft/a2c7c96dd47541b7917d3da04a600f4b 

Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:09 Broad Format Thoughts
21:53 Prerelease
44:11 Color Power Rankings
51:32 Archetypes
55:25 Draft 1
1:10:14 Draft 2

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FIN Crash Course | Everything You Need For Prerelease!

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re diving into our new-and-improved Crash Course for Final Fantasy! We kick things off with each host bringing five format truth predictions to the table. Then we go deep on color identities, top commons and uncommons, and big picture takeaways to get your prepped and ready for your pre-release and first drafts of this new format!

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-Format Truth Predictions
-Top Commons and Uncommons
-Color Identities and Big Picture Takeaways

Full Grading Spreadsheet

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Timestamps: 
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
4:43 Format Truths
17:05 White
35:13 Blue & Black
53:56 Red & Green
1:14:02 Top Signposts & Sleeper Commons
1:27:17 Key Takeaways

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FINALly Preview Season | First Look At Drafting Universes Beyond

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we?re taking our first look at the Final Fantasy Universes Beyond set! We?re discussing the new mechanics, the signpost uncommons and color pair identities, removal, top commons to watch out for, and more! Plus, the return of our favorite preview segment: ?Great or Garbage??

?? What You?ll Get in This Episode:
-FIN Mechanics Overview
-Archetype Signposts and Identities
-Key Common/Uncommon Predictions

New Set Season is always a great time of year, and this crossover event looks like it will absolutely live up to the hype. Join us as we try to piece together the puzzle of this new format before getting the full spoiler later this week!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:28 FF Mechanics
20:24 Color Pairs
39:40 Removal & More
1:06:05 Great or Garbage

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