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!

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 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp  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

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 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp  Your new wardrobe awaits! Get 20% off @chubbies with the code lol at https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/lol #chubbiespod 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

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! 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

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! Find All Things Lucky Paper Radio at https://luckypaper.co/ 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 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

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  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

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  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! Shoebox.gg Event Information https://shoebox.gg/  Vintage vs Type 1 Event Information https://www.mtgo.com/news/vintage-vs-type-10-2025  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp 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

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 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

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 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

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! 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

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