Episode 41 - Worlds with Ryan Condon
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
This week I'm joined by Worlds Competitor and Team Sanctum for All member Ryan Condon to talk tournament prep, pod drafting, and more! Ryan's Patreon - Ryan's Bluesky - Linktree -
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Episode 40 - Barrels of Blasting Jelly
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Barrels is a card I was really high on week 1, and less so as the format developed. But I do think it's an important piece of the puzzle, as is understanding the ins and outs of manabases and multicolor in Avatar. GBu - Naya - 4c Black - Gb - Urg - Linktree -
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Episode 39 - Lost Days
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
This week I'm taking a quick look at people's relationships to the data - the positives, the pitfalls, and I'm also diving into some statistical caveats for the set's current #1 winrate common, Lost Days. Linktree - https://linktr.ee/roughdrafts
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Episode 38 - Raucous Audience
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Green in TLA is mostly viewed as a base for splashy, rampy decks like Temur Lessons. But I've had a lot of success with playing green as the base for an assertive midrange deck, built around Raucous Audience as a powerful two mana accelerant. Paper 3-0 - near monogreen - GRw - Gb - Gr - Linktree -
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Episode 37 - Tolls of War
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
I've been on a bit of a hot streak with BW, so this week I'm diving deep on the archetype. We're looking at why white is the best color, why black is the worst, and what you get when you combine the two.
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Episode 36 - Fire Nation Cadets
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Can you believe they printed Sol Ring at common? And Embercleave at uncommon? UR - Linktree -
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Episode 35 - TLA Hot Topics
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Normal limited is back! I'm so excited to jump into TLA, and talk through my thoughts on each of the bending mechanics as well as the set as a whole. Linktree -
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Episode 34 - Talking Magic with Marc Anderson
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
Last month, I sat down and talked Magic with limited enthusiast and former Canadian National Champion Marc Anderson! We dive into some highlights of his pro career, discuss how limited has changed over the years, and talk a little cube too. Marc's socials X - bsky - my Linktree -
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Episode 33 - Rotisserie Draft
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
This week I'm recapping a couple Rotisserie drafts of my cube! I had a blast roto drafting with friends last month, so I'm going into detail on how to run one, reviewing my own draft, and pitching why this format is so much fun. Samp's Arena Cube - Lightning Bolt Pod spreadsheet - Birds of Paradise Pod spreadsheet - Lucky Paper's roto templates - LastAbzan's blog - Linktree -
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Episode 32 - CubeCon Recap!
Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast
This week I'm recapping my long weekend in Madison, WI at CubeCon! I'm walking through all SEVEN of my drafts, and making a pitch for why these cube events are the best way to play magic. Cards mentioned - Prequel Draft - Everywhere Cube Everywhere Cube deck - Stompy Draft 1 - Sandman Sandman deck - Naya Draft 2 - Gingercube Gingercube deck - GW Control Draft 3 - Synergy Cube Synergy Cube deck - Sultai + RW pile Draft 4 - Spicy Ramen Spicy Ramen deck - UB Control ...
info_outlineGreen in TLA is mostly viewed as a base for splashy, rampy decks like Temur Lessons. But I've had a lot of success with playing green as the base for an assertive midrange deck, built around Raucous Audience as a powerful two mana accelerant.
Paper 3-0 - near monogreen - https://imgur.com/a/XYmxdC4
GRw - https://www.17lands.com/deck/d2be7ea779194db8962f538215148485/0?view=deck
Gb - https://www.17lands.com/deck/3a84bb8f2e504a49ac61219633971e47/0?view=deck
Gr - https://www.17lands.com/deck/02f96cc259f6499ab88bd4f70efe8c3b/0?view=deck
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/roughdrafts