Lords of Limited

3d ago

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 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

Dec 8

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 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

Dec 1

(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 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

Nov 24

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 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

Nov 17

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 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

Nov 10

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 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

Nov 5

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!

Nov 3

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