Episode 4 - Frontier Bivouac - All Things Temur
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Release Date: 04/17/2025
Episode 10 - Sunset Strikemaster - A Tarkir Dragonstorm Retrospective
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
I take a look back at one of my favorite formats of the past few years! A retrospective not just on the format's vibes, but also some specific lessons we learned from TDM about limited formats in 2025. Maro's Play Booster article - Linktree -
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Episode 9 - Stormshriek Feral - How to Win in Best of Three
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
This week I'm tackling a topic close to my heart - Best of Three! And not just how to sideboard. I take a look at the strategic differences between bo1 and bo3, and how to set yourself up for success in either format. LOL episode with Andrew Cuneo - Play booster design skeleton - https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/nuts-and-bolts-16-play-boosters
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Episode 8 - Stormscale Scion - Tarkir Grab Bag p2
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Another grab bag! This week, I into depth on the allied color pairs, and round it out with some discussion on various rares and mythics.
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Episode 7 - Poised Practitioner - Tarkir Grab Bag
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Grab bag episode! Come take a look at some hidden gems in late-format Tarkir Dragonstorm. BeersSC's "The 100% definitive way to draft Boros" - WR Breaching Dragonstorm Aggro - Linktree (includes links to other podcast platforms) - music by Hiver -
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Episode 6 - Yathan Roadwatcher - The Worst Deck in the Format
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
This episode, I'm tackling midrange in Tarkir. What does midrange really mean? Why is midrange performing so poorly in TDM? When should you draft a midrange deck in TDM? Is it right to draft Abzan Midrange ever? My paper Abzan Midrange deck - (or sealeddeck link - BGwu Midrange - Abzan Midrange - Jeskai Midrange - Temur Midrange - Who's the Beatdown? https://imgur.com/zz0GYXnhttps://imgur.com/zz0GYXn
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Episode 5 - Wild Ride
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
It's time to talk red aggro. The white-red decks in this format are pretty easy to build. But what about blue-red? Red-green? Is there any hope for black-red? Take a deep dive on red-based aggro decks, and spend some time really getting in the weeds on how to attack in Tarkir! Lords of Limited 77 - Drafting Aggro with Ryan Saxe - UR Tempo Youtube video - UR Tempo - RW Flurry - RWbu - RW Tempest Hawks - Gru Beatdown - RGu Beatdown (near miss) - Twitch (samp_mtg) - Linktree (includes links to other podcast platforms) -...
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Episode 4 - Frontier Bivouac - All Things Temur
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
It's Temur time! I've been wiping the floor with various Temur decks, but Temur contains multitudes! Learn about the distinction between GR beatdown, UG midrange, and UR control, and why understanding the nuance might be the key to cracking Tarkir wide open. GRu BEATS - UGr Midrange (Elephants) - UGbr Midrange - URg Control (zero 2-drops!) - UWrg Control (slightly off-topic but splashing two Karakyk Guardians) - music by Hiver -
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Episode 3 - Mardu Monument - How to Not Lose
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Time to talk through the best way to not lose in Tarkir Dragonstorm - hitting your land drops! This episode takes a close look at Monuments, cantripping creatures, and other ways to smooth your draws and help you focus on the powerful stuff in TDM. Temur Midrange (2 cheap creatures) - Temur Control (zero 2-drop creatures) - music by Hiver -
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Episode 2 - Champion of Dusan
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Welcome back to Tarkir! The second episode of Rough Drafts goes DEEP on Champion of Dusan and green-based stompy decks in the new limited format. Who's the Beatdown? - Gub stompy - GBw stompy - intro/outtro music by Hiver - (I'm in the band lol)
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Episode 1 - Starting Column
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Welcome to Rough Drafts! For the inagural episode, we cover some draft philosophy, talk through Starting Column and multicolor piles in Aetherdrift, and look ahead to building multicolor decks in Tarkir Dragonstorm.
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GRu BEATS - https://www.17lands.com/deck/19b4deecb2e04ac5a559e14bf0dffbeb/0
UGr Midrange (Elephants) - https://www.17lands.com/deck/0acdbbeb46734a07a19a9ed1d071ef45/0
UGbr Midrange - https://www.17lands.com/deck/b307219ce2c94a73ae509b2346ac2354/0
URg Control (zero 2-drops!) - https://www.17lands.com/deck/329a4b4d346c47a2ad732506a46a0c8b/0
UWrg Control (slightly off-topic but splashing two Karakyk Guardians) - https://www.17lands.com/deck/02543450960145ff95b0929a90a9cd1b/0
music by Hiver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc4sbAqu6pM&list=OLAK5uy_kmkefqPlMULTylBSGFYHqXZDYX1b732RA