Lords of Limited

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432: Live From MC Las Vegas - Episode 432 Jun 23, 2025

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Live from MC Las Vegas | PT Draft Review and Team Testing Behind-the-Scenes
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re coming to you LIVE from Magic Con Las Vegas and Pro Tour Final Fantasy. Ethan and Ben recap their weekend full of events and exciting people from the MtG community. Then we get some insider info about how some of the top teams approached limited for the Pro Tour and do our best armchair quarterbacking as we review Matt Nass’ day 1 draft!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Magic Con Recap
-Inside Limited Scoop from Top Testing Teams
-Interview with Eduardo Sajgalik
-PT Draft Day 1 Review
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Magic Con Recap
16:46 Start Live Show
21:12 Pro Team Insider Notes
29:30 Eduardo Sajgalik
52:21 Matt Nass Draft
1:11:23 PTQ Considerations
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431: Saha-WIN or Choco/LOSE - Episode 431 Jun 16, 2025

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Saha-Win or Choco/Lose | Week 1 Info Dump for Final Fantasy
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got TONS to discuss after a full week of draft and sealed prep for MC Vegas! Is this format as synergy-driven as we thought? Is Blue the best color? What can we learn from the early data returns? And why is Sahagin so busted? All this and more in this info-PACKED episode!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Synergy in the Context of Final Fantasy Draft
-Color Identities and Archetype Tiers
-Big Questions Still Left to Answer
Draft Log Roundtable
Draft with us in Vegas!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:23 FIN Format Questions
26:46 Color and Archetype Check-In
46:37 Individual Card Updates
1:04:48 Draft Log Review
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430: Synergy EndorFINs - Episode 430 Jun 09, 2025

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Synergy EndorFINs | Early Access and Prerelease Updates!
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re updating our big picture format thoughts after getting our hands on the cards briefly during Early Access and Prerelease weekend! We still think a lot of what we laid out in the Crash Course last week holds true but we’ve still got lots to discuss as far as how things played out vs. our expectations. Plus we take a look at not one but two draft logs from Early Access to get ready for the set going live tomorrow!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Our First Hand Experience with MTG:Final Fantasy
-Big Picture and Individual Card Updates
-Two Draft Log Reviews
Draft 1: https://www.17lands.com/draft/9d3a3cf5fbb0458aaf8995e23a47caed
Draft 2: https://www.17lands.com/draft/a2c7c96dd47541b7917d3da04a600f4b
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:09 Broad Format Thoughts
21:53 Prerelease
44:11 Color Power Rankings
51:32 Archetypes
55:25 Draft 1
1:10:14 Draft 2
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429: FIN Crash Course - Episode 429 Jun 02, 2025

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FIN Crash Course | Everything You Need For Prerelease!
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re diving into our new-and-improved Crash Course for Final Fantasy! We kick things off with each host bringing five format truth predictions to the table. Then we go deep on color identities, top commons and uncommons, and big picture takeaways to get your prepped and ready for your pre-release and first drafts of this new format!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Format Truth Predictions
-Top Commons and Uncommons
-Color Identities and Big Picture Takeaways
Full Grading Spreadsheet
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
4:43 Format Truths
17:05 White
35:13 Blue & Black
53:56 Red & Green
1:14:02 Top Signposts & Sleeper Commons
1:27:17 Key Takeaways
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428: FINALly Preview Season - Episode 428 May 26, 2025

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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, the return of our favorite preview segment: “Great or Garbage?”
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-FIN Mechanics Overview
-Archetype Signposts and Identities
-Key Common/Uncommon Predictions
New Set Season is always a great time of year, and this crossover event looks like it will absolutely live up to the hype. Join us as we try to piece together the puzzle of this new format before getting the full spoiler later this week!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:28 FF Mechanics
20:24 Color Pairs
39:40 Removal & More
1:06:05 Great or Garbage
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp and Raycon
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427: 50 TDM Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 427 May 19, 2025

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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 through another limited format send off!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-TDM Big Picture Summaries
-Lords of Limited Power Rankings
-Golden Egg & Imperial Oath Award Winners
-Rare Wombo Combos
-And more!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
7:09 Takes 1-10
18:49 Takes 11-20
30:45 Takes 21-30
42:46 Takes 31-40
54:33 Takes 41-50
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426: The Eye of the Storm - Episode 426 May 12, 2025

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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 today to go deep on the keys to success when Plan A (or even Plan B) just isn’t a viable option!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Winning with Outside-the-Box Strategies
-Alchemy Redesign Thought Exercise
-One Final TDM Draft Log Review
The format is coming to a close and the Arena Open is next weekend. That means that the tables are getting tougher and tougher, which is why you’ll want to make sure you have the tools outlined in this episode in your toolkit when you sit down at your next draft of TDM!
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
7:27 Alchemizing
26:34 Draft review
37:29 Going Off-Script
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425: Weitz Cooking in Tarkir - Episode 425 May 05, 2025

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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 he’s most proud of, what’s surprised him the most since the set’s release, and if there are any gems yet to be discovered by the limited community!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Behind the Scenes Look at Set Design
-The Goals of Tarkir Dragonstorm Limited
-Card Design Evolution Stories
This interview is an amazing look at what goes into designing the game we love and how design intention matches up with the results once a format is released to the general public. You won’t want to miss this peek behind the curtain!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:12 Interview with Ben Weitz
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424: Hopelessly Devoteed To You - Episode 424 Apr 28, 2025

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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 devotees and how they fit in to the broader context of the format. Plus, we discuss a different way to read signals by looking at what ISN’T in the pack as opposed to what is.
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Is Tarkir Dragonstorm a 20 Deck Format?
-A Deep Dive on the 5 Devotees
-High Level Draft Strategy Overview
As time goes on, there seem to be more and more layers to peel back to understand Tarkir Dragonstorm. We’ve got no shortage of things to discuss this week and uncover a phenomenal takeaway for navigating drafts correctly and making sure you end up in the right lane for your seat!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
8:19 The 20 Decks of TDM
24:08 Devotees
36:24 Monuments
48:29 Card Eval Updates
1:03:54 Draft Log Review
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp
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423: That's What I'm Tarkin' About - Episode 423 Apr 21, 2025

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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 up to the player to figure out. But we’re here to help!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Mana Base Tips and Traps
-Drafting Styles of Decks vs. Clans or Color Pairs
-Understanding Your Preferences
If you’re approaching the drafts of this format like any other, you’re going to get into trouble. Knowing the styles of decks instead of the color pair archetypes, knowing how to off-ramp from one style to another, and feeling confident to enact your own preferences are the keys to success. Join us as we break it all down in this episode!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro housekeeping
8:27 Mana base discussions
20:31 TDM Draft Styles
37:08 Draft considerations
51:09 Draft Log Discussions
1:17:37 Wrap-Up
This episode is sponsored by MintMobile
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