Lords of Limited

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489: Draft Showdowns Return! New Guest Interviews and Our Failed Limited New Year's Resolutions! (Q&A Chronicles Episode) Jul 27, 2026

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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week is the final episode from the Wedding Paternity Chronicles! We asked our subscribers to send us some questions and we hope you enjoy the episode!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

Ben’s Music Theory Theme Draft Set
LR Showdowns where did they go and when are they coming back?
Our Biggest Milestones on the Podcast and in our Limited Careers

And more!

488: Madness in the Top 8 of the Marvel Pro Tour Jul 20, 2026

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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 back LIVE as we backseat draft the pros after the Pro Tour this weekend in Amsterdam. We’ve got not one, not two, but three incredible drafts to review this week with the first TOP 8 DRAFT returning to the Pro Tour in over 10 years!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Father and Honeymoon Updates
Pro Tour Draft Reviews
Special In-Person Appearances Announcements
And more!

This episode is #sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit:betterhelp.com/lords

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Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware
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487: Golgari in the Play Booster Era | Archetype Series: Part 2 Jul 13, 2026

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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 part three of the Wedding Paternity Chronicles. Today is another episode from the Archetype Architecture series featuring Golgari. 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 these trends can teach us about predicting this archetype’s strength in future sets.

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Limited Magic Hot Takes
Ben Trying to Outsmart the Draft
Future Collabs?!
And more!

Timestamps
0:00 Intros & Housekeeping
03:02 An Overview of the Color Pair
10:42 The Graveyard
13:55 Counters On Creatures
16:39 When is the Archetype Good?
18:10 When is the Archetype Bad?
21:13 The Differences Between the Colors
25:56 Formats with Strong Golgari Synergies
32:24 Formats with Weak Golgari Synergies
40:42 Archetype Trends
46:55 Removal
50:19 Splashing for Power
52:50 Archetype Takeaways
56:26 What Happened in to Witherbloom?!

This episode is sponsored by Square. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/lol

486: The Draft of Drafts ft. Limited Level Ups, NicolaiBolas & Rough Drafts Jul 06, 2026

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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 part two of the Wedding Paternity Chronicles. Today we have gathered some of our favorite Limited Podcasters to draft the top Limited Sets on Arena!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

Limited Magic Hot Takes
Ben Trying to Outsmart the Draft
Future Collabs?!

485: The Jim Davis Interview: Pro Tour Veteran transforms into a Content Creation Machine! Jun 30, 2026

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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 part one of the Wedding Paternity Chronicles. While we are away we have lined up some truly amazing episodes for you all, starting off with a banger of an interview with one of the hardest working creators in Magic, Jim Davis!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Arena vs Pro Tour Drafting
Behind the Scenes of his Pro Tour Testing
Creating Content vs Playing to Win
And more!

Check out the links below if you want to see any more of Jim Davis!

🏆 Behind The Pro Tour: An Inside Look From Testing House To The Trophy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3crdirj9quM&t=125s
🎮 Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/JimDavisMTG
📺 Jim Davis - https://www.youtube.com/@JimDavisMTG
📺 Bronze To Mythic - https://www.youtube.com/@BronzeToMythic
📺 Arcane Adademy - https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAcademyRB
🐤 Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/JimDavisMTG
🦋 BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/jimdavismtg.bsky.social
📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jimdavismtg/

484: The BEST Limited Set of the Year - Episode 484 Jun 23, 2026

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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 the Marvel Super Heroes Early Access Update! We’ve got some big picture revisions after looking at how draft and gameplay unfolds in MSH. Ben's predictions for the colors and the archetypes end up being more accurate than excepted, stay tuned for more insightful tips!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
MSH Revised Format Truths
Color and Archetype Rankings
Cards that Overperformed and Underperformed during Early Access
And more!

This episode is sponsored by Square. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/lol! #squarepod

483: MSH Crash Course - Episode 483 Jun 15, 2026

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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 the Marvel Super Heroes Crash Course to get you everything you need to know for your first limited event of the format! We’ve got big picture format truths, color and archetype identities, top commons and uncommons, as well as sleeper commons, and a live discovery that turns Red from our least favorite color to something we’re actively interested in!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

MSH Format Truths
Color and Archetype Identities
Top Commons and Uncommons

And More!
Grading Spreadsheet

This episode is #sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit: https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&transaction_id=10289b6a181dfa6a81051dccc964e6&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=1378&utm_medium=Desktop&utm_content=&utm_term=lords&not_found=1&gor=start

482: Marvel Previews ASSEMBLE! - Episode 482 Jun 08, 2026

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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 assembling the Avengers and diving into Marvel Superheroes Previews! We give an overview of the new mechanics, the archetype signposts, some higher powered commons and uncommons, and a slew of cards to review in our returning segment: Great or Garbage? Plus, we try to debunk the claim that this format looks low powered. All this and more!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

Marvel Superheroes Mechanics Explained
Archetype Themes and Signposts
Great or Garbage MSH Edition!

And more!
Mike Stein Tourney Report: https://mikesteinmtg.blogspot.com/2026/06/40-cards-at-age-40-ptq-limited.html
To support this content directly and receive exclusive rewards, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/lordsoflimited
Twitter: https://x.com/lordsoflimited
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Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware
Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

481: 50 SOS Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 481 Jun 01, 2026

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50 SOS Takes in 50 Minutes | Episode 481

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re sending off Secrets of Strixhaven with 50 takes in 50 minutes. We’ve got our wrap-up thoughts on what worked (and what didn’t) in this Back to School set, the dominating macro-archetypes, tons of power rankings, Golden Egg and Imperial Oath Awards, and More!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Big Picture Summary
Soup is on the Menu!
Golden Egg & Imperial Oath Awards

And more!

This episode is sponsored by Raycon. Visit: https://rayconglobal.com/pages/lolopen?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=lolopen&nb_platform=partner-lp&nb_ppid=podcast&nb_cpid=lolopen

Timestamps
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
10:15 Takes 1-10
26:23 Takes 11-20
36:16 Takes 21-30
46:27 Takes 31-40
52:21 Takes 41-50

480: Sending Out an SOS - Episode 480 May 25, 2026

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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 tackling the difficult choices players are facing in the draft - what to do if you aren’t aggro or soup? Ben takes us through two different drafts where for the first several picks we are being asked what non rare cards will set us up for the best deck?

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

Contender Drafts: Hot or Not
Secrets of Strixhaven Check-in
Sideboarding
What to do in Low Powered Drafts

And more!

This episode is #sponsored by Raycon. Visit: https://rayconglobal.com/pages/lolopen?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=lolopen&nb_platform=partner-lp&nb_ppid=podcast&nb_cpid=lolopen

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