Lords of Limited

This week we're looking at all 6 draft logs and decks from the Team Draft vs Team Resources and seeing what the flow around the table was like and if there was anything Team Lords + Chord could have done differently to secure the victory! Follow along at home: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQDhiv61t9JKqJoC1SwMRpb3izxvIqyTqDrLRfYRoFDm3eMWeTusmY1ffetP3rpXpglRAWevKhx1xcb/pub  

For our December Bonus Episode, Ethan is hosting a roundtable discussion with five of the most prolific drafters and winners in Innistrad: Crimson Vow. What are they winning with, how are the approaching the format, what adjustment are they making, and many more questions answered in this panel-style Q&A show! Alex Nikolic: twitch.tv/chord_o_calls , Limited Level-ups Podcast Chris Palmiotti: t...

It's no secret that there are a ton of bombs in Crimson VOW. But what does that mean in terms of your approach to drafting the format? Your hosts are here this week to look at the different ways to navigate drafts in VOW and what concessions you should or shouldn't be making based on whether or not you start with a bomb! Draft 1: https://www.17lands.com/draft/fc4d6176e18d4dc2ba2c03b291f744c0   Dra...

For our November Bonus Episode, we're pleased to welcome 2014-2015 Player of the Year Mike Sigrist to Lords of Limited! Mike his thoughts on Crimson Vow, his unique drafting philosophy, updates to the Great Lunarch Veteran Debate, and more! Find Siggy on twitter @msigrist83 95mtg Articles: https://articles.95mtg.com/author/siggy/  

We feel like we've just barely scratched the surface of the best strategies in Crimson Vow, so we're back with lots of thoughts on this format! We're looking at a lot of 17lands data, reranking the top commons, and talking more big picture/little picture draft, gameplay, and card evaluation decisions. Plus, two draft log roundtables! Ethan's Draft: https://www.17lands.com/draft/91371b6d879e44f6bf1...

Fresh off the first weekend full of Crimson Vow Drafts, your hosts are here to give you as much up-to-date information on this new format as possible. We've got big picture takeaways, individual cards that have surprised us, common re-rankings, and what to do about the bombs in the format! Carl "TwoDuckCubed" Data Seminar: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1204553605

A new set is upon is and with that comes our Crash Course episode chock full everything you need to be prepared for your first drafts of this new format! Creatures vs. removal, blood tokens, tribal synergies, and more! Plus, we reveal our top 3 commons and top 2 uncommons for each color! Grading Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRSG24DA86ZseZLCc97T7GiKENwbYydYmtbQ2QbKfp...

We're about halfway through preview season for Innistrad: Crimson Vow and there are a lot of commons and uncommons to talk about! We also look at the new and returning mechanics, the new twist on Disturb, return to "Great or Garbage," and much more!

We're sending off MID the only way we know how with 50 takes in 50 minutes! What were the highs and the lows of this format? How did the gold uncommons match up against each other? What made the gameplay so intricate? Plus, some rare Ethan salt stories from the Draft Challenge on Arena!

This week we're returning to Ben's concept of Synergy Theory and looking at MID limited under that lens! Drafting "decks not cards" is harder than it sounds, so we're here to help by looking at cards interacting with mechanics, their own color, other colors, and their strategy compatibility. Original Episode: https://www.lordsoflimited.com/episodes/synergy-theory-episode-174   Ethan's Survivor Pod...

High stakes limited play is back with the opening day drafts at the World Championship! Ben & Ethan break down the two featured drafters, PVDDR and Seth Manfield, and go pick by pick in their two difficult seats! PVDDR: https://magicprotools.com/draft/show?id=sN9NGcXduyr6zNYUKWrOIf9uH-w   Seth: https://magicprotools.com/draft/show?id=yRCun5IyEgAk_OPecwKQjSeffiQ   Between Packs: https://imgur.c...

For the October Bonus Episode, your hosts are diving into the MID Team Draft vs Team Resources, where they went right, where they went wrong, and what the takeaways are for next time! Drafts and Decks: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRlU_HNo44kWEMx0EyTWNXKUWuBRY3XoLXgGwwmVC_dC31FN9wxyNIHNS4eevhM7wMDYL_gX5biZSWj/pub

This week we're exploring all that MID's most misunderstood color has to offer. Even though Red is the worst color, it's nowhere near Blue in AFR, and actually has a lot of play to it if you unlock its secrets. Shout out to Ryan Saxe for his help with this episode! Draft Log 1: https://www.17lands.com/draft/c3d93a02bb6b43f6a03cbd89df0494f3   Draft Log 2: https://www.17lands.com/draft/18816aa58e6f4...

Ethan's return to the podcast has him trying his best to catch-up on the format and pick Ben's brain with a lot of questions. We then discuss a general approach to navigating drafts in MID and put that into practice with a couple of roundtable deep dives! Draft Log 1: https://www.17lands.com/draft/e065cca5d4bf40b6b807f704941c9145   Draft Log 2: https://www.17lands.com/draft/d3d3c43747354934820ccf2...

Episode 228 is here after the first weekend of playing with Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, and we've broken the format wide open. Dimir Zombies is the best deck in the format, and it is hungry for brains! We go over the big picture concepts of how to win in the format, overperforming cards, and rerank the top commons. Don't miss out on the opportunity to get a big edge on your competition this week!

We're welcoming in the newest limited format the only way we know how to on LOL: The Crash Course! Join us as we look through big picture concepts like creatures vs. removal, archetype support, incidental lifegain, flying and of course our top commons and uncommons in each color! Grading Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQyvruGHlT3yRFp029_TewlLlHjxnLWXjWscKIdisMd-I-JBGL...

With Innistrad: Midnight Hunt right around the corner, your hosts are taking a deep dive on all the commons and uncommons previewed so far to try to get a sense of what to expect from this upcoming draft format in terms of mechanics, archetypes, build arounds, and more!

We're kicking off September with our monthly bonus episode dedicated entirely to the newly redesigned Tinkerer's Cube on MTGA! This cube captured the hearts and imaginations of both your hosts immediately and we're here to share everything we know about winning and having fun in this extremely well designed limited environment! Roundtable: https://www.17lands.com/draft/aff2b89d54fd47a590c701c0a243...

We're sending Adventures in the Forgotten Realms off in classic LOL fashion with our 50 Takes episode! What were our biggest takeaway from the format? Just how busted was Rakdos? What did 17lands data teach us? How did Venturing shake out? These questions and more answered in this 50 point rundown!

For our August Bonus Episode, we're joined by Data Scientist and Limited aficionado Carl AKA TwoDuckCubed! With the rise of data in the MTG Limited world, we wanted a chance to air our concerns and frustrations and put Data in the hot seat with Carl as its appointed defense attorney. Let the trial begin!

With Adventures in the Forgotten Realms almost on the outs, we return to a LOL staple and look at a bunch of "What's the Play" situations from various games in the AFR Draft Challenge Event on MTGA. Play Along at Home: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQcqxasMPCepNTuVNz49qNBl5PXbchgX7ti5yceeHKuiR4fnjC4cjEO97AgjJM-zKDttStp0UCfCx-R/pub  

Your hosts are back with an early mid-week episode to bring you up to speed on the newest MTGA announcement for limited players! From August 10-26, Arena is bringing back Amonkhet Remastered, Kaladesh Remastered, and Ikoria for 5 days each and is giving everyone a free draft entry for each format! Want to know how to win in each of these complex sets? Tune in and find out!

This week we're running back our Pass/Fail style episode, this time exploring all 6 non-blue decks in AFR; what are the strategies for each archetype, do they have multiple builds, and what are the overall takeaways for success in the format? Listen and find out! Decks Discussed: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQw1DtFy9Zsk5GInHZx0nOp6QymVKOoRBChaYkf1-PogyRLktEdUhnsqffYri69YbOM8bRzmFzj...

It's that time again: another review of a Lords & Chord Vs. Resources Team Draft! Follow along with your hosts as they take a look at all 6 draft logs and decks, where they may have gone wrong, and what pivotal picks dictated the wins and losses for each team! Play along at home: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTMb2jNe24S0VMqT-gaykaoxl5bnjNende-H-xwUaVVj3iiSAbg1wLxLkhIdq0FxFTbK-5S...

Our July Bonus Episode has us looking at all 17 limited formats since starting the podcast and ranking them from worst to best! Take a trip down memory lane with us as we discuss the best deck in each set, what worked, what didn't, and which sets fully inhabited the 8 characteristics of a great limited format!