Art of Draft

Art of Draft is Magic: The Gathering weekly podcast with a focus on Limited MTG. Improve your drafting, deckbuilding and gameplay with Luka (Justlolaman) and Kyle (TheHamTV) who sport some of the highest winrates and monthly finishes in the world.

Art of draft 18 - DSK meta predictions 09/24/2024

Art of draft 18 - DSK meta predictions We got high hopes for DSK, just from the limited experience so far. What are our predictions for the speed of the format? How will Survival play out? Rooms? How good will removal be? Hear that and more in today's episode! Let's see how many things we get right. Support the podcast on Patreon: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/33184372

Art of draft 17 - OTJ is a breath of fresh air 04/23/2024

Art of draft 17 - OTJ is a breath of fresh air Hear our early thoughts on OTJ! Why do we think it's such a different the draft experience compared to recent years? What about deserts? Go griiindy or go aggro? Support the podcast on Patreon: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/30959138

Art of draft 16 - Simic control shell in MKM 02/21/2024

Art of draft 16 - Simic control shell in MKM MKM is a hit. CONTROL IS BACK ON THE MENU! What did we get right and wrong in the 1st MKM episode? Why are we drafting so much green and what's so good about being in a simic base? Support the podcast on Patreon: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/30053188

Art of draft 15 - Early MKM predictions! 02/05/2024

Art of draft 15 - Early MKM predictions! How do we feeeeel that the MKM is gonna play out? Why is it so different than all the sets in the recent years? Why are we on another level of excitment for drafting this one? Hint: speed Lola has grinded out three prereleases and got some experience to share. Support the podcast on Patreon: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/29804263

Art of draft 14 - Importance of 2drops + expected gameplan vs temporary gameplan 01/09/2024

Art of draft 14 - Importance of 2drops + expected gameplan vs temporary gameplan Why 2drop creatures rose up in importance over the last couple of years? When and how to draft them to maximize the rest of your picks? How to differentiate general deck gameplan and temporary boardstate/handstate gameplan? Support the podcast on Patreon: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/29409868

Art of Draft 13: How to Khans 12/15/2023

Art of Draft 13: How to Khans Arena Open is just around the corner and Khans of Tarkir are on a completely different power level than any set in the recent years. Hear our thoughts on how to adjust to the blast from the past! Picking lands highly, having two or less 2drop creatures is something that would lead to VERY bad results in the newer sets. But not this one. Support the podcast on Patreon: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/29104428

Art of Draft 12: Deep dive into LCI Blue 12/02/2023

Art of Draft 12: Deep dive into LCI Blue LCI Blue is incredibly deep in most archetypes. Hear our thoughts on why some blue color pairs make the most out of it and some just...don't! Support the podcast on Patreon: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/28900208

Art of Draft 11: Deep dive into LCI Red 11/22/2023

Art of Draft 11: Deep dive into LCI Red We think red is the top dog of the format! Hear how we draft it and how red differs between archetypes. We also cover a bit of what we got right or wrong in our early impressions. Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/28757183

Art of draft 10: LCI, (very) early impressions 11/13/2023

Art of draft 10: LCI, (very) early impressions ART OF DRAFT IS OFFICIALLY BACK! Hear our takes on the format after drafting it during the Streamer event and our paper Prereleases/Drafts. These are very early impressions and even though we believe in them, they are suspect to change in the upcoming week. If our opinions change a whole lot, next episode will be adressing those changes and building on top of them. Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/28619733

Art of draft 9: I wanna splash! Should I? 08/07/2023

Art of draft 9: I wanna splash! Should I? Everything you pick in draft works towards making the best possible deck. But splashing a 3rd or 4th color always comes with a question mark. We get into when it's a good idea to splash and when it isn't! Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/27685326

Art of Draft 8: Types of MTG players and fundamental gameplay mistakes 07/19/2023

Art of Draft 8: Types of MTG players and fundamental gameplay mistakes What are the types of MTG players and what you should expect depending on what bracket you put yourself in. We get into most important questions you should be asking yourself when having multiple decisions in a limited game. There will be at least Part 2 in the future about this since there is so much more to say. By the end of the episode, we try to answer some of your specific questions. Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/27514071

Art of Draft 7: Deep dive into LOTR Blue 07/10/2023

Art of Draft 7: Deep dive into LOTR Blue Is Blue the new Black? Last weekend blue was the color that earned both of us 1k$ in the Arena Open and we believe that it's at least tied with the best color in the set (black). Land Cyclers - 3:37 Blue in general - 13:41 Dimir - 27:17 Izzet - 53:17 Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/27417426

Art of Draft 6: How tempting is Tempting? 06/27/2023

Art of Draft 6: How tempting is Tempting? LOTR is here and Tempt mechanic steals the spotlight! We get into the importance and power level of Tempt and our ideas on drafting the new set. Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/27306249

Art of Draft 5: Drafting with preference, passing signals 06/18/2023

Art of Draft 5: Drafting with preference, passing signals Why you should consider commanding the table in addition to reading signals? How important is it to think about what you're passing? And a bit on how to aproach drafting a new,unknown set! Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/27187842

Art of Draft 4: Signals in modern day limited 06/08/2023

Art of Draft 4: Signals in modern day limited Today we talk about drafting the hard way in the new age of limited! How to find an open lane? When to disregard signals? How to pass signals? This is a very extensive subject so we will 100% revisit it in the future and get deeper into drafting with preference and when it's a good idea to slightly force! Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/27084663

Art of Draft 3: Less is not more (lands) 06/02/2023

Art of Draft 3: Less is not more (lands) Been drafting 15-16 land decks a lot?? While that might've been fine a couple of years ago, things have changed quite a bit since then. In this episode, we'll cover why you shouldn't be greedy with lands in modern day limited. Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/27025545

Art of Draft 2: Halo Hopper! and MOM White 05/17/2023

Art of Draft 2: Halo Hopper! and MOM White Why, where and how to draft decks that utilize hidden Halo Hopper strats! Is MOM white as bad as everyone makes it out to be? When to get into white archetypes and why some of them are underperforming. 1:00 - Halo Hopper 9:40 - Azorius 25:48 - Selesnya 36:03 - Boros 46:50 - Orzhov Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/26865060

Art of Draft 1: Deep dive into MOM Blue 05/10/2023

Art of Draft 1: Deep dive into MOM Blue We are currently holding 1st and 2nd rank in the world! How did we get there? One big part of it is that we believe that there are a ton of underrated and overrated blue cards. In this episode we reveal our way of drafting blue archetypes in MOM. P.S. Lola fell in love with Halo Hopper after this episode was recorded. 03:48 - Bo1 vs Bo3 18:00 - Blue 21:41 - Blue White 47:39 - Blue Black 1:22:05 - Blue Green 1:42:00 - Blue Red Support the podcast: Discord: Justlolaman: TheHamTV: Justlolaman's coaching: /episode/index/show/f1bbb1f9-a6e2-45e3-8355-bf91d91fa310/id/26795139

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