Lords of Limited

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re going DEEP on Secrets of Strixhaven limited after a week chock full of drafts. We reveal our updated Format Truths (for real this time), our overarching draft strategies unique to SOS, and then talk all about Soup in this format: what defines a deck as being Soup, how to draft it properly and what the biggest reasons to do so are. Finally, Ethan gives an outline of UR control and the key cards to make the deck shine. 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: Updated Format TruthsWhy Staying Open is So Important in SOSSoup Decks and How to Draft Them And more! 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got our updated thoughts on Secrets of Strixhaven after getting our hands on the cards through the Early Access Event on Arena! We share everything we learned about the drafts and gameplay of this new format, how the colleges and mechanics stacked up against each other, individual card movers up and down, and much, much more! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: Early Access Updates on SOSColleges and Mechanics Re-RankedIndividual Movers Up and Down 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 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got the Secrets of Strixhaven Crash Course! That means we’re coming to the episode with a review of the new mechanics and all 5 colleges, then dive into our 5 format truths! Afterwards we’re looking at the top uncommons for each color, notable commons, and sleeper cards to look out for. This is everything you need to get caught up to speed on this fun-looking new format! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -5 Format Truths from Ben & Ethan -Color and College Identities -Top Uncommons and Commons to Draft And more! Grading Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSLWJbOEtG1Mk5vHy_E7a6hTvnGVQPKBgGqdMUOzMd3Kv7gXzzC1HUupy4hzs4kDYZxlU-yButuXLea/pubhtml 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 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 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro/Housekeeping 4:22 Mechanic Overview 10:37 Format Truths 25:21 College + Color Analysis 1:04:17 Sleeper Commons 1:13:54 Format Predictions

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re taking a first look at Secrets of Stryxhaven previews! There’s lot of new mechanics to speculate on, 5 colleges to get familiar with (and maybe a secret sixth?!), and tons of cards to evaluate, debate, and get excited for! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: SOS New MechanicsCollege Signposts“Great or Garbage?” SOS Edition And more! This episode is sponsored by Raycon. Go to buyraycon.com/lolopen for 15% off 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got our first ever March Madness Bracket: MTG Edition! We’re looking at 4 distinct categories and taking a trip down memory lane as we reflect on the voting results and crown a winner from each region! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: Build Around RegionBomb Rare RegionSynergy Common RegionMythic Uncommon Region And more! 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 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we are revisiting Lorwyn Eclipsed to close out the set with our classic 50 Takes in 50 Minutes, while some of our predictions came true…stay tuned to see where we made some egregious mistakes! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -March Madness Bracket Update -50 Takes in 50 Minutes -Special Secrets of Strixhaven Announcement And more! This episode is sponsored by Raycon. Visit: buyraycon.com/lolopen Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:50 March of the Machine Drafts 07:31 1-10 17:46 11-20 26:06 21-30 36:57 31-40 45:20 41-50 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, Ethan is recording live from his hotel room at the first ever Shoebox Tournament to give a rundown on his prep for and experience with Lorwyn Eclipsed Team Sealed. His two teammates Sam Pratt (samp) and Charlie Schaefer (StryxFamiliar) join him to discuss what to expect from a Team Sealed event, what makes it different than draft and sealed, what ECL Team Sealed is like in particular, and a full tournament report on how the weekend went! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -Team Sealed Overview -The Domino Effect of Sealed -Shoebox Tournament Report And more! 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 Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 14:05 Team Sealed Prep 25:56 Deck #1 31:43 Deck #2 36:03 Deck #3 41:22 Match Highlights 01:06:30 Final Rounds

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with the viral “9 Cards That Made Me” project. Then after a quick recap on our TMT pick-1 draft thoughts, we dive into a new episode series on Archetype Architecture and kick things off with Izzet. 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 the scaffolding of those sets can teach us about predicting this archetype’s strength in future sets. 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -9 Cards That Made Us! -Check-In on TMT Pick 1 Drafts -Izzet in the Play Booster Era Deep Dive And more! 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 Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:30 TMNT Format Update 12:33 Shoebox Tournament Prep 15:06 Nine Cards That Made Me 33:20 Izzet Archetype Breakdown 01:01:51 What to Look For in the Future

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re giving our first (and last) impressions of the new TMNT set. We recap our experience with the cards from Early Access and Ben’s at-home prerelease to give any updated context on our thoughts from the Crash Course. And after a couple draft log reviews, we look ahead to how we’ll be filling our time on the podcast until Strixhaven comes out. 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -Early Access and Prerelease Updates -Individual Card Evaluation Changes for TMT -Pick 2 Draft Reviews And more! This episode is sponsored by Raycon. Visit buyraycon.com/lolopen Visit: https://rayconglobal.com/pages/lolope... Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 12:20 Format Impressions 21:08 Archetype: Artifacts 23:11 Archetype: Disappear 24:11 Archetype: Sneak 26:10 Archetype: Mutants + Mutagen Tokens 27:58 Archetype: Alliance 30:24 Overperformers 40:53 Underperformers 44:32: Draft Logs 01:02:09 Closing Thoughts

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, holy smokes TMNT is already upon us! We are doing a shorter version of our classic Crash Course, since this is another Pick 2 Format, today is going to be more of an overview of the set so you know what to look out for during your prerelease. Look for our preferred archetypes and limited strategies! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -TMNT Crash Course -Mechanics and Archetypes Review -Arena Champs + Limited Qualifier Recaps -And more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:27 Arena Champs Recap 10:14 Limited Qualifier Recap 23:04 TMNT Crash Course 26:59 Set Mechanics 33:21 Draft Archetypes 47:31 Crucial Commons 58:40 Sleeper Cards 01:01:22 Useable Uncommons 01:11:02 Overall Impressions 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week we are lucky enough to do another Draft Review episode! This time it's the Spotlight Series in Toronto, Canada that look place last week. We follow Christian Calcano on his Day 2 drafts as he hopefully makes his way into the Top 8! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -Standard Strategy Discussion -Spotlight Series Draft Review And More! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Constructed Corner 12:54 - Patreon Shoutout 13:24 - Spotlight Series Review 15:10 - Pod 1 Draft 41:05 - Pod 2 Draft 52:58 - Top 8 Draft Review 1:08:24 - Closing Thoughts 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week we’re doing a mid-to-late stage format check-in. Ethan kicks things off by reflecting on some pieces of content and how they relate to his experience of ECL. Then he outlines a newfound respect for “half-and-half” decks in the format before he and Ben dive into three tricky draft logs where they each want to do different things, and wrestle with they pros and cons of those varying paths. 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -Content Reflections around ECL -Half-and-Half Kindred Decks -Draft Log Review Deep Dive And more! Timestamps: 07:25 Half-and-Half Kindred Decks 16:43 Content Reflections 21:46 Draft #1 35:30 Draft #2 44:14 Draft #1 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 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. It’s armchair draft time! This week, we’re reviewing the Lorwyn Eclipsed drafts from Magic’s toughest stage: the Pro Tour! We dive into both the day 1 and day 2 feature drafts, and discuss our thoughts on these player’s decisions and the different paths available to them. Plus, Ben gives a detailed outline of the Vivid deck and how to draft it (and how it’s different from 5 color good stuff!) 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -Format Updates for ECL in BO1 and BO3 -PT Draft Reviews -How to draft the Vivid Deck And more! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping 07:02 - Thoughts on Typal Decks 17:42 - Seth Manfield Draft Breakdown 27:14 - Marco Belacca Draft Breakdown 37:47 - Vivid Deep Dive 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 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got our week 1 info dump after jamming tons of drafts of Lorwyn Eclipsed. The limited community is all over the map on this format. Is it blisteringly fast or glacially slow? Is it full of unbeatable bombs, or does it reward great gameplay? Is at all elves and merfolk or are there plenty of viable strategies? We’re here to outline exactly how we want to approach this format and believe that there’s much more than meets the eye to the first set of 2026! Plus, how to draft RB Goblins! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -ECL Format Truths (for real this time!) -The HAIL Approach to Drafting ECL -How to draft and win with RB Goblins And more! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping 08:02 - Updated Format Truths 30:28 - HAIL Drafting 43:54 - Sleeper Commons & Uncommons 49:40 - Goblin Archetype Deep Dive 57:48 - Draft Time! 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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re updating our format thoughts after getting our hands on Lorwyn Eclipsed via the Early Access Event and pre-release weekend. We go over what stood out from a draft and gameplay perspective, how the archetypes and mechanics played out initially, and a whole host of movers up and movers down to get you prepped for ECL going live this week! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: Gameplay Surprises in ECL Archetype and Mechanics Initial Impressions HUGE list of Movers Up and Movers Down And more! Timestamps 0:00 - Intro/Housekeeping 9:18 - The Lack of Two Drops 22:46 - The Real Power of Vivid 27:20 - Blight Pros vs Cons 31:40 - Typal Deck Breakdowns 39:28 - Movers Up and Movers 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

ECL Crash Course | Episode 461 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 for Lorwyn Eclipsed, designed to get you everything you need to know for your first limited events of this exciting new set! We’re kicking things off with an overview of the mechanics and archetypes before getting to our big, bold format truths, color identities, top commons and uncommons, and sleeper cards and big picture takeaways! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: Mechanics and Archetype Overview Big Bold Format Predictions Top Commons and Uncommons And more! Grading Spreadsheet Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & Housekeeping 5:34 - Draft Mechanics & Archetypes 13:43 - Format Predictions 25:42 - Top Commons and Uncommons 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

Limited Resolutions & ECL Mechanics | Episode 460 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 handful of cards spoiled before the holidays for the much anticipated first set of the year, Lorwyn Eclipsed. Then Ethan and Ben run down their list of Limited Resolutions for both themselves and their listeners for 2026! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: - Lorwyn Eclipsed Mechanics Overview - Constructed Mumblings from Ethan - Actionable Resolutions for 2026 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro & Housekeeping 3:35 Standard Metagame 9:41 Lorwyn Spoliers 26:16 Limited Resolutions This episode is sponsered by Betterhelp and Raycon Visit betterhelp.com/lords Visit buyraycon.com/lolopen 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

Best (& Worst) of Limited 2025 | Episode 459 Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re wrapping up 2025 by reviewing all 5 sets (that’s right, we’re just gonna pretend like Spiderman didn’t happen…) and awarding cards, archetypes and formats as the best and worst of the year! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -Individual Card Highlights from the Entire Year -Extremely Fun Trip Down Memory Lane -Our Favorite Set of 2025 And more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 3:54 Housekeeping 5:46 Best/Worst Rankings 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

50 TLA Takes in 50 Minutes | Episode 458 Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re sending off the last set of 2025 in Lords of Limited style with our patented 50 takes in 50 minutes. We go over big picture wrap-ups for the format, what each mechanic and color brought to the table, what our biggest takeaways from the set were, and our awards for Golden Egg, Imperial Oath and more!!! 🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -Avatar Wrap-Up -Official Lords of Limited Rankings -Set Superlatives And more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro/Housekeeping 9:11 Takes 1-10 23:03 Takes 11-20 35:06 Takes 21-30 47:32 Takes 31-40 56:33 Takes 41-50 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

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