Rough Drafts - A Limited Magic Podcast

Rough Drafts! A limited-focused Magic: the Gathering podcast that takes an in-depth look at various topics in the current limited format. Listen weekly as host Sam Pratt goes deep on specific cards, archetypes, and other limited-related topics.

Episode 11 - 10 Hot Topics in Final Fantasy 06/05/2025

Episode 11 - 10 Hot Topics in Final Fantasy New set! Ahead of FIN's release next week, I'm taking a look at 10 hot topics - either questions I want to answer going into set release, or things I'm most looking forward to trying. initial tier list - /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36844200

Episode 10 - Sunset Strikemaster - A Tarkir Dragonstorm Retrospective 05/29/2025

Episode 10 - Sunset Strikemaster - A Tarkir Dragonstorm Retrospective 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 - /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36714870

Episode 9 - Stormshriek Feral - How to Win in Best of Three 05/22/2025

Episode 9 - Stormshriek Feral - How to Win in Best of Three 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 /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36651925

Episode 8 - Stormscale Scion - Tarkir Grab Bag p2 05/15/2025

Episode 8 - Stormscale Scion - Tarkir Grab Bag p2 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. /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36574610

Episode 7 - Poised Practitioner - Tarkir Grab Bag 05/08/2025

Episode 7 - Poised Practitioner - Tarkir Grab Bag 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 - /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36464275

Episode 6 - Yathan Roadwatcher - The Worst Deck in the Format 05/01/2025

Episode 6 - Yathan Roadwatcher - The Worst Deck in the Format 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 /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36382765

Episode 5 - Wild Ride 04/24/2025

Episode 5 - Wild Ride 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) - music by Hiver - /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36281930

Episode 4 - Frontier Bivouac - All Things Temur 04/17/2025

Episode 4 - Frontier Bivouac - All Things Temur 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 - /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36198875

Episode 3 - Mardu Monument - How to Not Lose 04/14/2025

Episode 3 - Mardu Monument - How to Not Lose 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 - /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36120415

Episode 2 - Champion of Dusan 04/10/2025

Episode 2 - Champion of Dusan 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) /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/36077945

Episode 1 - Starting Column 04/02/2025

Episode 1 - Starting Column 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. /episode/index/show/7a80c610-3abb-4b86-9af9-d7e0e07ac03b/id/35971215

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