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
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427: 50 TDM Takes in 50 Minutes - Episode 427
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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1:05:20
426: The Eye of the Storm - Episode 426
The Eye of the Storm | The Off-Script Decks of TDM
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re looking at how to get the MOST out of your Tarkir Dragonstorm drafts. When Boros or Temur are open, it’s smooth sailing ahead, but what happens when you’re at a table where the best decks are contested? We’re here today to go deep on the keys to success when Plan A (or even Plan B) just isn’t a viable option!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Winning with Outside-the-Box Strategies
-Alchemy Redesign Thought Exercise
-One Final TDM Draft Log Review
The format is coming to a close and the Arena Open is next weekend. That means that the tables are getting tougher and tougher, which is why you’ll want to make sure you have the tools outlined in this episode in your toolkit when you sit down at your next draft of TDM!
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
7:27 Alchemizing
26:34 Draft review
37:29 Going Off-Script
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1:10:05
425: Weitz Cooking in Tarkir - Episode 425
Weitz Cooking in Tarkir | A Conversation with TDM Limited Design Lead
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re joined by the limited design lead for Tarkir Dragonstorm, Ben Weitz. Ben takes us through the evolution of the format from Vision Design all the way through the card file final submission. Hear what he’s most proud of, what’s surprised him the most since the set’s release, and if there are any gems yet to be discovered by the limited community!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Behind the Scenes Look at Set Design
-The Goals of Tarkir Dragonstorm Limited
-Card Design Evolution Stories
This interview is an amazing look at what goes into designing the game we love and how design intention matches up with the results once a format is released to the general public. You won’t want to miss this peek behind the curtain!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
5:12 Interview with Ben Weitz
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1:22:32
424: Hopelessly Devoteed To You - Episode 424
Hopelessly Devoteed To You | A Deeper Mid-Format Look at TDM
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re getting granular with our views on Tarkir Dragonstorm. The landscape of decks in this draft environment is vast and there are so many different niche corners you can explore. We take a deep dive on the devotees and how they fit in to the broader context of the format. Plus, we discuss a different way to read signals by looking at what ISN’T in the pack as opposed to what is.
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Is Tarkir Dragonstorm a 20 Deck Format?
-A Deep Dive on the 5 Devotees
-High Level Draft Strategy Overview
As time goes on, there seem to be more and more layers to peel back to understand Tarkir Dragonstorm. We’ve got no shortage of things to discuss this week and uncover a phenomenal takeaway for navigating drafts correctly and making sure you end up in the right lane for your seat!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Housekeeping
8:19 The 20 Decks of TDM
24:08 Devotees
36:24 Monuments
48:29 Card Eval Updates
1:03:54 Draft Log Review
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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
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