Lords of Limited

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450: Power Cube Comes to Arena - Episode 450 Oct 27, 2025

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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
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449: Great Day for a Q&A - Episode 449 Oct 20, 2025

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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!
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448: Winning at New Cubes with Lucky Paper Radio - Episode 448 Oct 13, 2025

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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
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447: PT EOE Draft Review - Episode 447 Oct 06, 2025

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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!
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446: Your Friendly Neighborhood Omenpath - Episode 446 Sep 29, 2025

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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
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445: Bring Me Big Picture Updates of Spiderman - Episode 445 Sep 22, 2025

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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
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Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware
Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne

444: SPM Crash Course - Episode 444 Sep 15, 2025

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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
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443: Spidey Sense is Tingling - Episode 443 Sep 08, 2025

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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!
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442: 50 EOE Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 442 Sep 01, 2025

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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
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441: Hot or Cold: Introducing Blackjack Theory - Episode 441 Aug 25, 2025

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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
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