Lords of Limited

Boros is the name of the game this week on Lords of Limited. Your hosts look at everything this color pair has to offer, the range of possibilities from aggro to control, and how they're navigating their way into this strong and flexible archetype! Draft Log 1: https://www.17lands.com/draft/9ad29c0c8d2046a5bab9189405a90741 Draft Log 2: https://www.17lands.com/draft/457fb344b28f41ce86289370f8d18b1a

After a ton of preparation for the Arena Sealed Open, your hosts are back to talking about what they know best: draft! They take a chance to check in on how the metagame has shifted on the BO1 Ladder and then dive in to four different draft logs to show how they're currently navigating Kaldheim! Draft 1: https://www.17lands.com/draft/e233df8c616c44da86f9192e7a5473c9   Draft 2: https://www.17lands....

With the Arena Open and Sealed MCQ around the corner, your hosts dive deep into the world of Kaldheim Sealed to get you prepped to win that $2,000 prize! We discuss big picture thoughts, the biggest changes from draft to sealed, and even walk through a sealed pool build that you can play along with at home! Sealed Pool: https://www.17lands.com/pool/9f9f679884004aee8f8ed8401c912436  

The power level of the commons in Kaldheim is extremely flat, and figuring out the best home for each of them can give you a real leg up on the competition. That's why we're here this week to discuss the considerations for every single common in Kaldheim and where they'll each perform at their best! Roundtable: https://www.17lands.com/draft/6e732a8620b14fc7a62bcc47d06fce59

Fresh off of a weekend full of KHM drafts (and a victory in the Lords vs Resources Rematch), your hosts are here with as much of an info dump as possible on how to win in this super complex format! From big picture questions to why you're not taking snow lands high enough, biggest over and underperformers, the top commons in the set and more! We've got you covered on how to trophy your next draft!

Your hosts are back for their patented Crash Course style episode to welcome Kaldheim in to the spotlight! You can expect all the usual content to get you primed and ready for your first drafts of this format: creature vs. removal stats, mechanic and archetype support, card disagreements, common and uncommon rankings, and more! You won't want to miss this breakdown of this incredibly complex set!...

With spoiler season in full swing, your hosts are this week to discuss as many commons and uncommons as we can get our hands on! We look at new and returning mechanics, speculate on how they might play out in the limited environment, return to our "great or garbage" segment, and more in this hour packed with KHM content!

This week we're breaking down all the different ways your drafts can start and what possible routes you can take after a given P1p1. From "The Gold Rush" to "The Trainwreck" and everything in between, these blueprints are just what you need to help navigate your next draft! Plus, we've got Ben's free preview card for Kaldheim courtesy of WOTC! CFB Kaldheim Release Party: https://shop.channelfireba...

Your hosts are kicking of 2021 with a unique take on a favorite style of episode: Limited Level-Downs. In this hour, we explore a number of level-ups and heuristics that are important in a magic player's growth but that are sometimes taken too far or not understood properly. When should you deviate from a heuristic or just level-down? Tune in and find out!

We're sending off 2020 with a Live Q&A Episode from twitch.tv ! Anything goes with questions from discord, twitter, and our live viewers! We talk about a wide range of topics from knowing when to pivot in draft to our favorite thing about the other co-host and everything in between!

Your hosts are back with a full week of Arena Cube Drafts under their belts and are excited to share their findings of this incredibly fun format. We discuss Cube theory in general, what makes Arena Cube different, and our favorite archetypes and how to draft them! And don't forget our upcoming Live Q&A Episode on Sunday 12/27 at 10 AM EST over at twitch.tv/lordtupperware !

We're sending off Zendikar Rising in classic LOL style with our "50 Takes in 50 Minutes" episode! Who wins "The Forbidden Friendship Award"? What is the official gold uncommon power ranking? And why is ZNR not a contender for the GOAT format? All this and more packed into this hour!

This week we're breaking down card evaluations and grades under the lens of the four R's: Reasons, Rewards, Roleplayers and Replaceables. Using ZNR and KLR as examples, we look at putting the grading scale into words and how this concept can help to inform your decisions during a draft! Roundtables: https://www.17lands.com/draft/6a56a3413b934f839ef67c85e5e492ae https://www.17lands.com/draft/ba2582...

Your hosts are back with one of our favorite types of episodes: What's the Play? We look at a bunch of "Keep or Mull?" and in-game decisions from a number of tough spots in our recent KLR games! Follow along at home! Keep or Mulls: https://imgur.com/a/x82Dj9z   What's the Plays: https://imgur.com/a/HTHGGm0  

An extension of Best-of-3 KLR Drafts means more deep dives on this awesome format! This week we take a look at what we've been winning with and how we're finding our ways into the best late-game engines or some laser-focused aggression! Ethan's Draft: https://www.17lands.com/draft/b7f2bc664d4c48fea220e80b3aaf2d6c Ben's Draft: https://www.17lands.com/draft/632b6062b7af47c09dac304e40ffbdf9  

Get in, losers, we're going to Kaladesh! Vehicles may not be as good as we remember, but that doesn't mean we aren't having a blast with this remastered set. With a full weekend of drafts under our belt, we're here to drop as much information as possible to get you maximum wins in your next KLR event! Roundtable: https://www.17lands.com/draft/32c827e180f54818be470413985ea897  

Another Remastered set comes to Arena and that means another Crash Course style episode from your hosts! Today, we discuss mechanics, big picture archetypes, and give an early ranking for our top commons to get you ready for your first weekend of KLR Drafts! Full youtube Review: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAGXhegLhLehlqgVvuOHmTCGpar8KWSJ0 Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadshee...

Join your hosts this week as they go through not one but two entire draft logs from their latest attempts to ladder up in Mythic in Zendikar Rising! Ethan's Draft: https://www.17lands.com/draft/7cff78722f7f4a348e3347e97515b6dd Ben's Draft: https://www.17lands.com/draft/3426d36bacbd4bf5ac21c278af325637  

This week your hosts are breaking down Ben's brain child of Synergy Theory. By using this concept and looking at cards under the four lenses of Mechanics, On-Color Cards, Off-Color Cards, and Strategy Compatibility, you can unlock the hidden potential of a number of sleeper hits in the format!

MDFCs, Party, Kicker, and Landfall all add a ton of complexity to an already difficult-to-master MTG concept: Sequencing. This week, your hosts break down considerations for sequencing and planning out your turns in advance and then look at a number of in-game situations to apply these concepts. Episode 173 Companion Images - https://imgur.com/a/RkolSU7  

This week we're taking a look at some of the lesser decks in the format, namely Gruul and Selesnya, and when/how we're finding our way into those archetypes. We also check in on our evaluations of MDFCs and revisit some specific card evaluations. Draft Logs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQM83TK04pEOiGUQL1BcvPh6vwegDKmZR7ay7kch2TpDyOkQkmls7R64KFL5QpCPCeuxj7KU6suLrlC/pub  

It's party time for the Lords of Limited as we take a look at all the ways we've been finding ourselves getting into the decks that maximize this mechanic! We discuss the concept of "glue" cards and which ZNR commons most fall in this category. We also review a couple draft logs where we backdoor our way into a party deck! Draft 1: https://www.17lands.com/draft/1eb1d33cae58456ab74ff4dc22681739 Dra...

With the new format beginning to settle, your hosts take this opportunity to look at a bunch of different drafts to show how they're navigating the rocky terrain of Zendikar Rising, specifically the raw power of MDFCs vs. the synergy that the top decks in the set provide. Draft 1: https://magic.flooey.org/draft/show?id=igT2aB6O4bPip1e9gfYkOVqD-PM Draft 2: https://www.17lands.com/draft/12aaf766d114...

Fresh off of their first weekend of ZNR drafts, your hosts run through as much as they possibly can of this amazing new format! We go deep on discussing MDFCs, answering Big Picture questions, re-evaluating individual cards, Rare Encounters, and re-ranking top commons!

The ZNR Crash Course is finally here to get you primed, prepped, and ready for your first weekend of drafts of this new set. We're talking all things big picture like removal vs. creatures, tribal and archetype support, top 3 commons in each color and much more! ZNR Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSm_HsLXtccmVvsaLNgzsU0Tu9dCXDED18ZnyP3nrJVFcpE8n51i2HTiRLfPFyZyYBYOzWS1...