Episodes

  • 434: Rakdos Intolerant - Episode 434

    434: Rakdos Intolerant - Episode 434
    Jul 7 2025
    Rakdos Intolerant | Decision Trees in Tricky Drafts!!

    Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re talking about our love for Rakdos in FIN limited, why it’s underrated, and outline the steal’n’sac synergies that the color pair provides. Then we’re looking at three tricky drafts, the decision trees they present, and what your selections mean for how you want to navigate your seat in this format!

    🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
    -More love for Rakdos in FIN
    -Three complex draft reviews
    -Multiple paths explored in each draft

    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro & Housekeeping
    8:06 Love for Rakdos
    18:14 Draft 1 Review
    32:33 Draft 2 Review
    47:41 Draft 3 Review

    This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 433: Our Final Fantasies - Episode 433

    433: Our Final Fantasies - Episode 433
    Jun 30 2025
    Our Final Fantasies | Archetype Guides For Our Favorite Decks to Draft

    Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re digesting all we learned at MC Las Vegas and coming to you with our updated takes on individual cards and our approach to the format as a whole. Then we get into the really fun stuff: archetype guides for our pet decks in Final Fantasy Limited. Learn how to draft Triple Triad Control, BW Artifacts, GW Legends, and UG Towns along with over/underperformers and general mindsets for playing these underrated strategies!

    🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
    -Card Eval and Draft Approach Updates
    -Underrated Archetypes Outlined
    -Over/Underperformers For Niche Strategies

    Timestamps:
    00:00 Intro & Housekeeping
    5:27 Format Approach Updates
    10:28 Card Evaluation Updates
    38:26 Favorite Archetype Deep Dives

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 432: Live From MC Las Vegas - Episode 432

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

    This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 431: Saha-WIN or Choco/LOSE - Episode 431

    431: Saha-WIN or Choco/LOSE - Episode 431
    Jun 16 2025
    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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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 430: Synergy EndorFINs - Episode 430

    430: Synergy EndorFINs - Episode 430
    Jun 9 2025
    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

    This episode is sponsored by Chubbies and BetterHelp

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • 429: FIN Crash Course - Episode 429

    429: FIN Crash Course - Episode 429
    Jun 2 2025
    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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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • 428: FINALly Preview Season - Episode 428

    428: FINALly Preview Season - Episode 428
    May 26 2025
    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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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • 427: 50 TDM Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 427

    427: 50 TDM Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 427
    May 19 2025
    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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    1 hr and 5 mins