Lords of Limited

Episode 125 is here with your hosts diving deep on one of the most difficult processes for a limited player: how to decide on the last cards to include or cut from a draft deck. Looking at six categories, they give best practices for making sure your 40 cards are a well oiled machine! Roundtable - https://magic.flooey.org/draft/show?id=g6g9XVISzWkCkLlRFQw3FeYL4SI Deck Review - https://imgur.com/a/vPMSylm

What a weekend! Magic Con Vegas featured a limited $100K event as well as six rounds of draft at the World Championship! Ethan and Ben are here to review all the happenings, congratulate their peers' accomplishments, and zoom in on some key decision points from the two featured drafters at Worlds! Sponsored by Factor Meals Use Code "LOL" at CoolStuffInc for 5% off!

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 This episode is sponsored by Fusion Gaming Online. For any and all MTG Product needs, head to https://fusiongamingonline.com/pages/lords and let them know we sent you! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by Fusion Gaming Online. For any and all MTG Product needs, head to https://fusiongamingonline.com/pages/lords and let them know we sent you! To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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.  Instant Speed Flash Card Tool HAMTV Clip To listen to this bonus podcast every week, join the Soldier of Limited tier on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by Fusion Gaming Online. For any and all MTG Product needs, head to https://fusiongamingonline.com/pages/lords and let them know we sent you! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by Fusion Gaming Online. For any and all MTG Product needs, head to https://fusiongamingonline.com/pages/lords and let them know we sent you! To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by Fusion Gaming Online. For any and all MTG Product needs, head to https://fusiongamingonline.com/pages/lords and let them know we sent you! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by Fusion Gaming Online This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp 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 To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by Fusion Gaming Online. For any and all MTG Product needs, head to fusiongamingonline.com/lords and let them know we sent you! To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 Draft with us in Vegas!  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 To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by Chubbies and BetterHelp Your summer wardrobe awaits! Get 20% off @chubbies with the code “lol” at https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/lol #chubbiespod  Visit betterhelp.com/lords To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 Want to Draft with us in Las Vegas? Sign Up Here 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 To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

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 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp and Raycon To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

50 TDM Takes in 50 Minutes | Tarkir Dragonstorm Spreads Its Wings Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re saying goodbye to Tarkir Dragonstorm with our usual rundown of biggest hits, hottest takes, power rankings, awards winners and more! So, set the timer for 50 minutes, sit back, and relax as we take you through another limited format send off! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -TDM Big Picture Summaries -Lords of Limited Power Rankings -Golden Egg & Imperial Oath Award Winners -Rare Wombo Combos -And more! Timestamps:  0:00 Intro & Housekeeping 7:09 Takes 1-10 18:49 Takes 11-20 30:45 Takes 21-30 42:46 Takes 31-40 54:33 Takes 41-50 To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordsoflimited Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lordsoflimited/ Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne