Lords of Limited is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering strategy. It is primarily focused on playing Limited, including both draft and sealed. The podcast is d...
Q&A Whaddya Say? | Starting Off 2025 with a Mailbag Episode!
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. We’ve got a bit of a lull with limited releases this week now that the Arena Open is behind us, so we’re turning to our listeners for a mailbag episode and they delivered! We’ve got a ton of questions to get through with a variety of magic and non-magic related topics
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Our thoughts on the State of MTG in 2025
-Where Your Biggest Edges Can Be gained in draft
-How approaching MTG translates to real life
This is a fun opportunity for us to peel back the curtain a little bit and touch on some topics we don’t normally get to. Thanks so much to everyone who submitted questions and we hope you all enjoy!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and Housekeeping
7:35 Questions from Discord
41:37 Questions from Twitter
59:31 Questions from Bluesky
This episode is #sponsored by MintMobile and Raycon
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408: Mastering the Arena Open Day 1 - Episode 408
Mastering the Arena Open Day 1 | Sealed Tips and Strategies for Pioneer Masters
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we’re looking at a really interesting draft log from Pioneer Masters before diving into strategies for Sealed! The Arena Open is coming up, and this tricky sealed format is one you’ll want to be prepared for!
Plus, we’re looking at the Bonus Sheet changeover from Spells to Devotion! What are the cards coming in to be on the lookout for and what color and archetypes will be the biggest winners and losers? We’ll discuss all of this here!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Sealed Tips For the Arena Open
-The Devotion Bonus Sheet Cards that Matter
-In-Depth Draft Log Analysis
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and Housekeeping
5:28 Ethan's Evolving Wilds Leak
9:39 Draft Review
29:08 Sealed Prep
41:06 Sealed Movers Up
52:15 Devotion Bonus Sheet
This episode is #sponsored by BetterHelp and Acorns
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Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware
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407: The Best & Worst of Limited 2024 - Episode 407
The Best & Worst of Limited 2024 | Awarding the Biggest Winners and Losers from the Past Year
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we’re looking back on 2024 and all of the cards, archetypes, hot takes, and more that we loved and loathed! We’ll award cards from six different sets in a whopping 16 categories with this fun and reflective way to wrap up the year!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-A Trip Down Memory Lane of 2024
-The Most Impactful Cards for Draft This Year
-Reflections On Our Best And Worst Predictions
2024 was the first year of the play booster, a masters set in Modern Horizons 3, a return to simpler sets with Bloomburrow and Foundations, and a TON to discuss. Say goodbye to 2024 with us as we look forward to what the next year has to offer!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and Patreon
4:13 Categories 1-4
13:39 Categories 5-8
24:41 Categories 9-12
39:38 Categories 13-16
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
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406: Learning to Spell - Episode 406
Learning to Spell | Approaching Drafts in PIO and Preparing for the Bonus Sheet Rotation
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we’re checking out the draft log review to end all draft log reviews. These first few picks foster a TON of discussion between Ben and Ethan and get them talking about a variety of cards and archetypes in Pioneer Masters!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-An In-Depth Draft Log Review
-How to off-ramp to Tier 2 Strategies
-Winners and Losers from the Bonus Sheet Rotation
With the bonus sheet changing over for the next two weeks, what can you expect from Pioneer Masters draft? We’re here to break down all the changes as well as our current approaches to the format!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and Housekeeping
4:20 P1p1
28:16 P1p2 and beyond
50:11 Spells Bonus Sheet
This episode is sponsored by MintMobile
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
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405: Pack Your Briefcase - Episode 405
Pack Your Briefcase | Winning with 5-Color Gates in Pioneer Masters
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. In today’s episode, we’re talking all about our week 1 impressions of Pioneer Masters! Green is great (to no one’s surprise except for maybe ours) and the Gates deck is in the lead as our pick for best way to win in PIO. But there’s more to the format than just soup, and we’ve got a ton of thoughts about what works and what doesn’t!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Week 1 Impressions
-Colors and Archetypes Re-Ranked
-Card Spotlights and Top Commons
Get ahead of the competition on MTG Arena with our in-depth discussion on the cards and strategies to steer into and steer clear of in Pioneer Masters!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and Housekeeping
5:11 Week 1 Impressions
24:25 Approaching Drafts in PIO
48:18 Colors and Archetypes Re-Ranked
53:07 Card Spotlights
104:38 Top Commons
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
Lords of Limited is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering strategy. It is primarily focused on playing Limited, including both draft and sealed. The podcast is designed to help listeners get an edge in their next draft or sealed event, especially on MTG Arena