Lords of Limited

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Star Trek is right around the corner, which means we are breaking down all the mechanics and archetypes, coming forward with our Five Format Truths and in classic Lords of Limited fashion...Color and Archetype Power Rankings!

What You’ll Get in This Episode:
- Major Set Mechanics
- Our Format Truths/Predictions
- Top Commons and Uncommons
And much more!

Here is the grading spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHHaQ3LjGRPFvmgF2r_HjIUiZvuDuQwFXxp9xmkB2464w9UEEj0M8Gh6-xfSPcRf2Tu01NVzWdMwcz/pubhtml

This episode is #sponsored by Raycon. Visit: http://buyraycon.com/lolopen

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week we is potentially the last week we are talking about Reality Fracture! It is so sad that the next set, Star Trek is coming just next week! But nevertheless, as we do with every limited set, we are back with our 50 Takes on this GOATED limited format, we hope you all aren't done with FRA just yet because there is so much still to experience with this set.

What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Our Draft Experiences
• The Cool Build Around Cards Yet to be Touched
• Ben with some more truly Unhinged Takes

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week we look under Jace's hood in Reality Fracture as we chat with the lead Limited Set Designer Ben Weitz. Talking about the key features and bugs of the set as well as the little details that players sometimes miss that often took the design team ages to tweak.

What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Fact or Fiction
• The most slept on strategies remaining in FRA
• Balancing the power level of the archetypes

This episode is #sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit:http://betterhelp.com/lords

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This is a very special episode for us as we celebrate 500 episodes on the Lords of Limited Podcast, truly a special occasion. We take a nice trip down memory lane, looking at some of our favorite moments over the last almost 10 years! Then we hop into the meat and potatoes of Reality Fracture, by figuring out what to do when your draft doesn't present you with powerful cards.

What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• The Best of the Best from LOL 500
• Cards Check-Ins
• Community Narratives - Fact or Fiction?!

Timestamps
0:00 Unsummon is the GOAT
05:35 Celebrating 500 Episodes
07:30 Housekeeping
12:16 Ben's Favorite Episodes
21:18 Ethan's Favorite Episodes
26:24 Community Fact or Fiction
45:21 Has Fixing Gone Too Far?
47:11 Synergies and Engines
52:46 Card Check-In
58:50 Draft Reviews
01:19:27:00 Thank YOU for 500 Episodes

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Reality Fracture is officially a GOATED format, this week we are going to talk about the near infinite things you can explore when playing draft or sealed in this format. There are so many interesting ways you can combine synergies across all the color pairs. If we missed any that you have found please let us know in the comments or on discord!

What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Updated Format Truths
• Uncommon Cards with Ceilings Worth Going After
•

Individual Card Corner

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. We just finished playing early access and with that information here is our take on what works and doesn't in this new limited format. If you are looking for any insights before your first draft then stay tuned!

What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Why You don't HAVE TO Draft EJ Cards
• The Way Of Enchantments are BUSTED
• Cards that Overperformed and Underperformed

This episode is #sponsored by Raycon. Visit: http://buyraycon.com/lolopen

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. Reality Fracture is right around the corner, which means we are breaking down all the mechanics and archetypes, coming forward with our Five Format Truths and in classic Lords of Limited fashion...Color and Archetype Power Rankings!

What You’ll Get in This Episode:
- Major Set Mechanics
- Our Format Truths/Predictions
- Top Commons and Uncommons
And much more!

This episode is #sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit:http://betterhelp.com/lords

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

Timestamps
0:00 Intro/Housekeeping
7:33 Set Archetypes and Mechanics
15:07 Format Truths
26:51 Color Breakdowns
57:27 Sleeper Cards
1:01:58 Notable Cards

#MTGDraft #MTGFRA #MTGArena

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. We finally made it! Reality Fracture is here and we are so excited to breakdown all the cards and mechanics previews so far. Get ready for some truly hot and horrendous takes as we prep you for week 1 of the format!

What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Major Set Mechanics ⚒️
• A review of the Color Archetype Design 🎨
• Everyone’s favorite Great or Garbage! 👑🆚🗑️

This episode is sponsored by Square. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at http://square.com/go/lol
Timestamps

0:00 Intro and Housekeeping
4:56 Ad Read
6:17 Set Mechanics: Heartwood Tokens
7:37 Set Mechanics: Prepared Spells
12:17 Set Mechanics: Empower Jace
31:40 The Echo Pairs
35:21 Color Archetypes
52:17 Integration Suite
54:49 Great or Garbage

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, as we sunset on The Hobbit, we are turning our attention over to our very own Cube! Together we curated a cube that reflects the cards, formats and decks we have enjoyed and played over the course of this podcast. If you have been drafting for a month or since the beginning of LOL we hope each pack from this cube brings you joy to open!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Final Thoughts about The Hobbit
• The Design Philosophy behind the LOL Cube
• How cube drafts and improve your skills in other formats

This episode is #sponsored by Raycon. Visit: http://buyraycon.com/lolopen

Timestamps
0:00 Intro and Housekeeping
6:53 Ad Read
8:33 Goodbye Little Hobbits
12:10 Getting Mixed Up
25:49 Ad Read
23:11 LOL Cube Design Philosophy
31:02 Blocking is Illegal
40:32 Cool Things To Draft
50:05 Cube Pack Analysis

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got some big level ups as we dissect what are the advantages you can gain when playing in Best of One Sealed. Lots of arena direct events have been popping up so we wanted to take this opportunity to put the spotlight on a format that is starting to grow some new legs in 2026.

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Decks being Playable vs Competitive
• Why You Can't Afford to Stumble
• Card Advantage is How You Win

Some other excellent sealed content to watch if you are hungry for more!

• Rough Drafts: I Used to Be Bad at Sealed
• hosuMTG: How I Won the Most Boxes Again
• Daniel Goetschel: Concepts for building better sealed pools

This episode is #sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit:http://betterhelp.com/lords

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got some quick updates for The Hobbit for both the sealed and draft formats. As well as an update Lord of the Rings Crash Course before the set comes back to Arena...TOMORROW! Lot’s to unpack so we hope you enjoy this week’s episode!

🎙️What You’ll Get in This Episode:
- Cards that are Overperforming in Sealed than Expected
- Hobbit Draft Log Review
- Lord of the Rings Primer
- The Best Archetypes to start for your first LTR Draft!
And more!

This episode is #sponsored by Raycon. Visit: http://buyraycon.com/lolopen

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

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:39 The Hobbit: Changes to the Format
10:14 Ad Read
11:32 We Are Coming to ATLANTA
14:17 The Hobbit: Draft Review
37:35 The Hobbit: Card Insights and Sealed Sleepers
47:23 Lord of the Rings: Color Rankings
48:54 Lord of the Rings: Ring Tempting
51:02 Lord of the Rings: Archetype Rankings
54:21 Lord of the Rings: Format Features and Tips
59:27 Lord of the Rings: Cards to Watch Out For
01:05:42 Lord of the Rings: Day One Draft Strategies

#thehobbit #lordoftherings #MTGDraft #MTGHOB #MTGLTR #MTGArena

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got some big picture updates and color pair ranking revisions after playing with the cards this first week. As usual we have a bunch of cards that over and underperformed for us compared to looking at them during the crash course. Lot’s to unpack so we hope you enjoy this week’s episode!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• The Official Lords of Limited Color and Color Pair Rankings
• Our 5 Format Truths (For Real This Time)
• Drafting Tips for the Best Decks in the Format

And more!

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got the Hobbit Crash Course to get you everything you need to know for your first limited event of the format! We’ve got big picture format truths, color and archetype identities, top commons and uncommons, as well as sleeper commons!

What You’ll Get in This Episode:
The Hobbit Big Picture Summaries
Archetype and Color Power Rankings
Secret Off Color Strategies

This episode is sponsored by Square. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/lol

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week we’re sending off Marvel Super Heroes with 50 Takes in 50 Minutes. MSH is our favorite set of 2026 so far…though that’s not saying much, but we’re here to give it its due! Join us as we talk about everything that made this format unique like the clogged 4-drops, the landcyclers, the wild color imbalance, and give out a ton of awards and certified power rankings!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• MSH Big Picture Summaries
• Card and Color Power Rankings
• Golden Egg and Imperial Oath Award Winners

And more!

Timestamps

0:00 Intro and Housekeeping
9:30 Takes 1-10
25:04 Takes 11-20
35:08 Takes 21-30
46:22 Takes 31-40
55:10 Takes 41-50
1:06:42 MTG News and Roto Cube Updates

This episode is sponsored by Raycon. Visit: http://buyraycon.com/lolopen

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week is the final episode from the Wedding Paternity Chronicles! We asked our subscribers to send us some questions and we hope you enjoy the episode!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Ben’s Music Theory Theme Draft Set
• LR Showdowns where did they go and when are they coming back?
• Our Biggest Milestones on the Podcast and in our Limited Careers

And more!

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we are back LIVE as we backseat draft the pros after the Pro Tour this weekend in Amsterdam. We’ve got not one, not two, but three incredible drafts to review this week with the first TOP 8 DRAFT returning to the Pro Tour in over 10 years!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Father and Honeymoon Updates
Pro Tour Draft Reviews
Special In-Person Appearances Announcements
And more!

This episode is #sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit:http://betterhelp.com/lords

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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got part three of the Wedding Paternity Chronicles. Today is another episode from the Archetype Architecture series featuring Golgari. We look at what the archetype does historically, and why it’s been more or less successful in certain sets in the play booster era. Then we explore what these trends can teach us about predicting this archetype’s strength in future sets.

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Limited Magic Hot Takes
Ben Trying to Outsmart the Draft
Future Collabs?!
And more!

Timestamps
0:00 Intros & Housekeeping
03:02 An Overview of the Color Pair
10:42 The Graveyard
13:55 Counters On Creatures
16:39 When is the Archetype Good?
18:10 When is the Archetype Bad?
21:13 The Differences Between the Colors
25:56 Formats with Strong Golgari Synergies
32:24 Formats with Weak Golgari Synergies
40:42 Archetype Trends
46:55 Removal
50:19 Splashing for Power
52:50 Archetype Takeaways
56:26 What Happened in to Witherbloom?!

This episode is sponsored by Square. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at http://square.com/go/lol

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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got part two of the Wedding Paternity Chronicles. Today we have gathered some of our favorite Limited Podcasters to draft the top Limited Sets on Arena!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:

• Limited Magic Hot Takes
• Ben Trying to Outsmart the Draft
• Future Collabs?!

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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got part one of the Wedding Paternity Chronicles. While we are away we have lined up some truly amazing episodes for you all, starting off with a banger of an interview with one of the hardest working creators in Magic, Jim Davis!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Arena vs Pro Tour Drafting
Behind the Scenes of his Pro Tour Testing
Creating Content vs Playing to Win
And more!

Check out the links below if you want to see any more of Jim Davis!

🏆 Behind The Pro Tour: An Inside Look From Testing House To The Trophy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3crdirj9quM&t=125s
🎮 Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/JimDavisMTG
📺 Jim Davis - https://www.youtube.com/@JimDavisMTG
📺 Bronze To Mythic - https://www.youtube.com/@BronzeToMythic
📺 Arcane Adademy - https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAcademyRB
🐤 Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/JimDavisMTG
🦋 BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/jimdavismtg.bsky.social
📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jimdavismtg/

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

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got the Marvel Super Heroes Early Access Update! We’ve got some big picture revisions after looking at how draft and gameplay unfolds in MSH. Ben's predictions for the colors and the archetypes end up being more accurate than excepted, stay tuned for more insightful tips!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
MSH Revised Format Truths
Color and Archetype Rankings
Cards that Overperformed and Underperformed during Early Access
And more!

This episode is sponsored by Square. Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at http://square.com/go/lol! #squarepod

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
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Ethan's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lordtupperware
Ben's Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/benwerne