428: FINALly Preview Season - Episode 428
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...
1hr 31m May 26, 2025
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427: 50 TDM Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 427
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 t...
1hr 5m May 19, 2025
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426: The Eye of the Storm - Episode 426
The Eye of the Storm | The Off-Script Decks of TDM Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re looking at how to get the MOST out of your Tarkir Dragonstorm drafts. When Boros or Temur are open, it’s smooth sailing ahead, but what happens when you’re at a table where the best decks are contested? We’re here toda...
1hr 10m May 12, 2025
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425: Weitz Cooking in Tarkir - Episode 425
Weitz Cooking in Tarkir | A Conversation with TDM Limited Design Lead Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re joined by the limited design lead for Tarkir Dragonstorm, Ben Weitz. Ben takes us through the evolution of the format from Vision Design all the way through the card file final submission. Hear what ...
1hr 22m May 05, 2025
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424: Hopelessly Devoteed To You - Episode 424
Hopelessly Devoteed To You | A Deeper Mid-Format Look at TDM Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re getting granular with our views on Tarkir Dragonstorm. The landscape of decks in this draft environment is vast and there are so many different niche corners you can explore. We take a deep dive on the devote...
1hr 18m Apr 28, 2025
1hr 18m
423: That's What I'm Tarkin' About - Episode 423
That’s What I’m Tarkin’ About | Maximizing Your Preferences in TDM Draft Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re diving deeper into Tarkir Dragonstorm and what makes this format so hard to talk about! Unlike a prescribed paint-by-numbers archetype system, this format truly is a blank canvas and leaves a lot ...
1hr 25m Apr 21, 2025
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422: Camp Temur vs Camp Mardu - Episode 422
Camp Temur vs Camp Mardu | Exploring the Week 1 Winning Strategies! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. We’ve got a full week of drafting under our belt and are here to share what our winning (and losing) has taught us! The community seems split between two distinct factions in the world of Tarkir Dragonstorm and we look...
1hr 24m Apr 14, 2025
1hr 24m
421: Waiting to Exhale - Episode 421
Waiting to Exhale | Tarkir Dragonstorm Early Access Event Info Dump Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve get our Early Access info dump in preparation for the format going live tomorrow online! We have a lot of updated thoughts after getting our hands on Tarkir Dragonstorm for 24 hours and this looks like...
1hr 16m Apr 07, 2025
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420: TDM Crash Course - Episode 420
TDM Crash Course | Everything You Need To Know on Day 1 Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got the ALL NEW, fully revamped Crash Course for Tarkir Dragonstorm! We’re leaving the stats in the dust and coming in with our personal predictions based on what we think the full spoiler has in store for us. We’...
1hr 38m Mar 31, 2025
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419: Dragonstorm's a-Comin' - Episode 419
Dragonstorm’s a-Comin’ | Returning to a Beloved Three-Color Set Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re looking ahead as Tarkir Dragonstorm is on the horizon with lots of previews. We go over the new mechanics and then dive in to some early takes and assessments of cards and archetypes as we wait for the ent...
1hr 32m Mar 24, 2025
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418: 50 DFT Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 418
50 DFT Takes in 50 Minutes | Aetherdrift’s Last Spin Around the Block Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re sending off Aetherdrift in classic Lords of Limited fashion with our 50 takes in 50 minutes. We’re staying above the speed limit as we review the set’s mechanics, rules of engagement, various card an...
1hr 4m Mar 17, 2025
1hr 4m
417: The Road Less Traveled - Episode 417
The Road Less Traveled | Late Stage Tips and Strats for Aetherdrift Draft Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re filling the tank with a lot of different topics for Aetherdrift Draft. We’ve got a few more thoughts on Push the Limit, some late-stage card check-ins, a love letter to White in DFT, mana fixing ...
1hr 9m Mar 10, 2025
1hr 9m
416: Crash and Burn The Open Day 2 - Episode 416
Crash and Burn the Open Day 2 | Reviewing The Arena Open and Going Deep On DFT Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. It’s Arena Open Weekend but sadly there are no second drafts in our hosts’ future. We take a look at Ethan’s Draft to see if he could have done something different and then check in on a bunch of individual ...
1hr 11m Mar 03, 2025
1hr 11m
415: Backseat Drafting the PT - Episode 415
Backseat Drafting the PT | Recapping MC Chicago and the Pro Tour Drafts Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Ben’s back from Magic Con Chicago and has a ton to debrief us on including his amazing 5-0 start in the Saturday Sealed PTQ. Then it’s time to backseat draft none other than reigning world champion Javier Dominguez...
1hr 17m Feb 25, 2025
1hr 17m
414: On The Open Road - Episode 414
On The Open Road | The Archetypes, Strategies, and Cards We Love in DFT! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. We’ve got one week of Aetherdrift under our belts and it’s time to get into EVERYTHING! Is green really the best color? What are folks missing about Start Your Engines? How can you win with Grixis? And is there an...
1hr 23m Feb 17, 2025
1hr 23m
15: BONUS Lords Unlimited 15 - Crash Course & Grading Scale Debrief
Welcome to our weekly bonus episode of Lords Unlimited! This week, we're sitting down to have a frank discussion of the Crash Course and the Grading Scale and how it's working (or not working) for us and our listeners and how we can best improve upon it. And stick around until the end for some basketball-meets-MtG analysis! To listen to this bonus podcast every week, join the Soldier of Limite...
42m Feb 13, 2025
42m
413: Putting the DFT in DRAFT - Episode 413
Putting the DFT in DRAFT | What We Learned From Early Access Drafts! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, it’s Early Access Debrief time! Between us both, we got about a dozen drafts under our belt in the Early Access Event on MTGA and have lots of updates from our initial thoughts on Aetherdrift including some...
1hr 12m Feb 10, 2025
1hr 12m
412: Aetherdrift Crash Course - Episode 412
Aetherdrift Crash Course | Buckle-Up and Get Ready for Pre-Release! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, it’s Crash Course time for Aetherdrift and this format is TOUGH to evaluate! We’ve got a ton to discuss with lots of good big picture takeaways, format rankings, and more card disagreements than we’ve ever h...
1hr 56m Feb 03, 2025
1hr 56m
411: Start Your Engines, Aetherdrift's Here! - Episode 411
Start Your Engines, Aetherdrift’s Here! | Taking a Peek Under the Hood of the Newest Set! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re diving into the previews for the first set of 2025, Aetherdrift! There’s lots of vehicles and mounts, engines to start, and tricky cards to evaluate with this fast-paced format! ...
1hr 15m Jan 27, 2025
1hr 15m
410: Innistrad Remastered Crash Course - Episode 410
Innistrad Remastered Crash Course | Returning to the Land of Limited All-Stars Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re getting folks ready for a return to one of our favorite draft environments with Innistrad Remastered. This format pulls from a ton of different sets, and while it’s only coming to paper and ...
1hr 5m Jan 20, 2025
1hr 5m
409: Q&A Whaddya Say? - Episode 409
Q&A Whaddya Say? | Starting Off 2025 with a Mailbag Episode! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. We’ve got a bit of a lull with limited releases this week now that the Arena Open is behind us, so we’re turning to our listeners for a mailbag episode and they delivered! We’ve got a ton of questions to get through with a va...
1hr 16m Jan 13, 2025
1hr 16m
408: Mastering the Arena Open Day 1 - Episode 408
Mastering the Arena Open Day 1 | Sealed Tips and Strategies for Pioneer Masters Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we’re looking at a really interesting draft log from Pioneer Masters before diving into strategies for Sealed! The Arena Open is coming up, and this tricky sealed format is one you’ll wa...
1hr 10m Jan 06, 2025
1hr 10m
407: The Best & Worst of Limited 2024 - Episode 407
The Best & Worst of Limited 2024 | Awarding the Biggest Winners and Losers from the Past Year Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we’re looking back on 2024 and all of the cards, archetypes, hot takes, and more that we loved and loathed! We’ll award cards from six different sets in a whopping 16 categ...
1hr 2m Dec 30, 2024
1hr 2m
406: Learning to Spell - Episode 406
Learning to Spell | Approaching Drafts in PIO and Preparing for the Bonus Sheet Rotation Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we’re checking out the draft log review (https://www.17lands.com/draft/c742634628ee4b84930b06864cd3ed94) to end all draft log reviews. These first few picks foster a TON of disc...
1hr 10m Dec 23, 2024
1hr 10m
405: Pack Your Briefcase - Episode 405
Pack Your Briefcase | Winning with 5-Color Gates in Pioneer Masters Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we’re talking all about our week 1 impressions of Pioneer Masters! Green is great (to no one’s surprise except for maybe ours) and the Gates deck is in the lead as our pick for best way to win in PI...
1hr 19m Dec 16, 2024
1hr 19m
404: Pioneer Masters Crash Course - Episode 404
Pioneer Masters Crash Course | High Powered Reprint Set Comes to Arena! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In Today’s episode, we’re getting you ready for your first drafts of Pioneer Masters coming to Arena! We had a chance to play with these cards thanks to the Early Access event last week and are excited to share our...
1hr 23m Dec 09, 2024
1hr 23m
403: Lost and Foundations Mini Takes - Episode 403
Lost and Foundations Mini Takes | Saying Goodbye to Foundations Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In Today’s episode, we’re saying Goodbye to Foundations draft! It may be around in Standard for 5 years, but we only got to draft it for a few weeks before getting ready for Pioneer Masters. Join us for a couple of tricky ...
1hr 10m Dec 02, 2024
1hr 10m
402: It's Not Easy Being Green - Episode 402
It’s Not Easy Being Green | How To Win With The “Worst” Color in Foundations Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In Today’s Episode we’re talking all about the worst color in Foundations: Green! It may be the worst, but you can still win with it, and we’re going through what this color does best and how to take advantage...
1hr 10m Nov 25, 2024
1hr 10m
401: Taking a Stab at Foundations - Episode 401
Taking a Stab at Foundations | Our Week 1 Impressions of This New Set! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In Today’s Episode we’re giving you our first impressions of the newest draft format Foundations! We’re back to basics with this core-set style format, which is a great opportunity to practice good draft fundamental...
1hr 11m Nov 18, 2024
1hr 11m
400: 50 DSK Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 400
50 DSK Takes in 50 Minutes | Sending Off A Great Format In Style! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Today’s episode has us saying goodbye to one of our favorite sets in recent memory, Duskmourn! Get 50 minutes on the clock and join us as we summarize, theorize, and (rarely) criticize the highlights of this draft format...
1hr 9m Nov 13, 2024
1hr 9m
BONUS - Lords Unlimited: Rares in Foundations
Our second bonus episode is here! As a companion to this week's Crash Course, we're each coming to this episode with a list of 10 rares to look out for in your first drafts (or sealed events) of Foundations! Don't miss a second of this bonus content! Head on over to patreon.com/lordsoflimited for more information! YouTube: youtube.com/@lordsoflimited Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited TikT...
41m Nov 06, 2024
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399: Foundations Crash Course - Episode 399
Foundations Crash Course | Getting You Ready For Your First Drafts Description: Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Today’s episode is all about the brand new draft format, Foundations, and what cards and strategies we expect to be the best going into pre-release weekend and your first drafts online. 🎙️ What You’ll Lea...
1hr 34m Nov 04, 2024
1hr 34m
BONUS - Lords Unlimited Premiere
We're launching a brand new spin off podcast exclusively over on our patreon page and want to give our audience a chance to hear it! Tune in to find out what it's all about and then dive in with us as we continue the conversation from earlier this week by taking a look at the entirety of Jean-Emmanuel Depraz's Day 2 Draft from the World Championship! To support this content directly and receiv...
40m Nov 01, 2024
40m
398: World's Draft Debrief - Episode 398
World’s Draft Debrief | Getting Inside the Mind of the Best Players in the World! Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Today’s episode is all about drafting Duskmourn at the World Championship! Play along with us as we come up with pick orders of commons and uncommons for World’s and then see how we’d navigate Simon’s dif...
1hr 10m Oct 28, 2024
1hr 10m
397: Duskmourn Draft Drop-Ins - Episode 397
Duskmourn Draft Drop-Ins | Critical Decisions at Different Points in a Draft Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Today’s episode is all about Decision Points in Duskmourn Draft, going BEYOND just your first pick of a draft and seeing what ripple effects can happen based on the cards you choose! 🎙️ What You’ll Learn in T...
1hr 9m Oct 21, 2024
1hr 9m
396: Unlocking a Card's Potential - Episode 396
Unlocking a Card’s Potential | How to Win With Underrated Cards Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we dive deep into underrated strategies and cards in the current Duskmourn metagame, covering everything you need to know about winning in draft when everyone already knows the "best" decks. 🎙️ What You’l...
1hr 19m Oct 14, 2024
1hr 19m
395: DSKing the Right Questions - Episode 395
Another week in the books and Duskmourn is still delivering! This week, we focus on maximizing synergy and staying open in the draft portion, with a draft log roundtable to help illustrate our points. Then we go over some individual cards and combos that have impressed us this week, and Ethan breaks down exactly how to draft and win with one of the more underrated archetypes in the set: Rakdos!...
1hr 13m Oct 07, 2024
1hr 13m
394: Drafting from Dawn 'til Duskmourn - Episode 394
Week 1 of Duskmourn is in the books and we are extremely excited about this set! And we've got all the bases covered with Ethan's success coming from the aggro space in the format and Ben's coming from the controlling side of things. There's just so much to do and we get into all of it in this episode! Including: - a deep dive on what Ethan's missing about Manifest Dread - how we're approachin...
1hr 14m Sep 30, 2024
1hr 14m
393: The Property Brothers - Episode 393
We're making ROOM for Duskmourn this week as we get ready for the format to drop on Tuesday and reflect on our experiences in Early Access and Pre-Release Weekend. The Teeter-Totter is flipped with us walking back a lot of takes from last week, getting lower on Manifest Destiny...errr...Dread and much higher on Rooms and Eerie. Plus, lots of over and underperformers to discuss and the return of...
1hr 18m Sep 23, 2024
1hr 18m
392: Duskmourn Crash Course - Episode 392
Welcome to the Duskmourn Crash Course! We're here to give you everything you need to know about the cards and strategies that matter in Duskmourn limited for your pre-release weekend! We're changing things up for this episode: looking at which pairs of signposts are pointing towards powerful draft archetypes, what crossover synergies might exist, card disagreements under the lens of our new gra...
1hr 51m Sep 16, 2024
1hr 51m
391: Early In The Duskmourning - Episode 391
Another preview season is upon us and we're scared...of how fun this new format looks! We take a look at the new mechanics for Duskmourn as well as all the signpost uncommons that have been previewed so far to give us a sense of what to expect from this limited environment. Plus, we try to peg top commons, shout out some busted looking uncommons, and have our longest "Great or Garbage?" segment...
1hr 22m Sep 09, 2024
1hr 22m
390: 50 BLB Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 390
Bloomburrow is getting ready to hibernate for the long winter ahead and so it's time to wrap-up the format with 50 Takes! Let's get 50 minutes on the clock as we review the winners and losers of the set's mechanics and archetypes, big talented hits, and some otter misses. Plus, the return of secret reach, the Golden Egg and Imperial Oath Award winners, and much more! Sponsored by BetterHelp (h...
1hr 3m Sep 02, 2024
1hr 3m
389: Card Eval Redux - Episode 389
As Bloomburrow winds down, your hosts take the opportunity to look at card evaluation in the era of Play Boosters. How do the new packs change how we evaluate cards and what leaks can we shore up in the ways we personally are looking at cards before a set comes out? PLUS, Ben drops a hot take and cooks up a proposal for a new way to grade cards moving forward and Ethan is ALL IN! Sponsored by ...
1hr 16m Aug 26, 2024
1hr 16m
388: Talented Buildarounds - Episode 388
We've got some late-stage draft format action for you this week on the podcast! Ben is fresh off a week of prep for the Arena Open and Ethan has been going DEEP on some niche buildarounds and cooking with various strategies in BLB and they're both here to let you know what they've found success with! Draft Log 1 (https://www.17lands.com/draft/ccad537567b94dbebdc0fcefbb1cab95) Draft Log 2 (http...
1hr 10m Aug 19, 2024
1hr 10m
387: Sealed Makes Us Squirrelly - Episode 387
Whether you're getting ready for the Arena Open, an RCQ, or a Super Qualifier on MTGO, you're gonna need to know this sealed format and we've got you covered! This week, we look at big picture strategies for BLB Sealed, how to get an edge against your opponent, and what cards to be on the lookout for that improve from draft. Draft Log (https://www.17lands.com/draft/cf5e293d6a794f3f998275a94c41...
1hr 4m Aug 12, 2024
1hr 4m
386: Let Them Eat Carrot Cake - Episode 386
The animals of Bloomburrow have been with us for a week which means we've got lots to go over including Green being top of the food chain AGAIN, how our experiences match up against the stats on 17lands, a spotlight on Dimir, and the two kinds of drafts you're likely to face. Draft Log 1 (https://www.17lands.com/draft/8f95459fd72a4715839890ef7f8149d4) Draft Log 2 (https://www.17lands.com/draft...
1hr 11m Aug 05, 2024
1hr 11m
385: Hopping In To BLB Drafts - Episode 385
With Early Access events and pre-releases under our belts, your hosts are here to give their updated takes on Bloomburrow before the set goes live online tomorrow! We've got new and improved power rankings of colors, archetypes, and a whole host of individual cards to re-evaluate! Sponsored by Mint Mobile (https://mintmobile.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=mint_podcast&ut...
1hr 19m Jul 29, 2024
1hr 19m
384: BLB Crash Course - Episode 384
We're back with our longest Crash Course episode ever! It's time to dive into the world of rabbits and mice and lizards with some big picture information on the limited landscape, a healthy dose of card-grade disagreements, and a new format for ranking our top cards going into pre-release weekend! Grading Spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSB-gNfv45KY2Qf3L6cl5D8OEHjk...
1hr 48m Jul 22, 2024
1hr 48m
383: Previews are Blooming - Episode 383
It's time to enter the world of tiny, magical creatures with Bloomburrow! We're here smack in the middle of preview season to talk about as many commons and uncommons as we can and try to piece together this limited puzzle in preparation for the full set dropping in just a week!
1hr 20m Jul 15, 2024
1hr 20m
382: 50 MH3 Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 382
It's been a whirlwind of a summer set with Modern Horizons 3, and even though it feels like we just welcomed it to Arena, it's time to say goodbye. So, let's get 50 minutes on the clock and rattle off as much info as we can about the format including power rankings, how to cook with the synergies in the set, and our Golden Egg and Imperial Oath Award winners! Sponsored by BetterHelp (https://w...
1hr 8m Jul 08, 2024
1hr 8m