Lords of Limited

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week we’re doing a mid-to-late stage format check-in. Ethan kicks things off by reflecting on some pieces of content and how they relate to his experience of ECL. Then he outlines a newfound respect for “half-and-half” decks in the format before he and Ben dive into three tricky draft logs where they each want to do different things, and wrestle with they pros and cons of those varying paths.
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Content Reflections around ECL
-Half-and-Half Kindred Decks
-Draft Log Review Deep Dive
And more!
Timestamps: 
07:25 Half-and-Half Kindred Decks
16:43 Content Reflections
21:46 Draft #1
35:30 Draft #2
44:14 Draft #1
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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. It’s armchair draft time! This week, we’re reviewing the Lorwyn Eclipsed drafts from Magic’s toughest stage: the Pro Tour! We dive into both the day 1 and day 2 feature drafts, and discuss our thoughts on these player’s decisions and the different paths available to them. Plus, Ben gives a detailed outline of the Vivid deck and how to draft it (and how it’s different from 5 color good stuff!)
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-Format Updates for ECL in BO1 and BO3
-PT Draft Reviews
-How to draft the Vivid Deck
And more!
Timestamps: 
00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping
07:02 - Thoughts on Typal Decks
17:42 - Seth Manfield Draft Breakdown
27:14 - Marco Belacca Draft Breakdown
37:47 - Vivid Deep Dive
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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got our week 1 info dump after jamming tons of drafts of Lorwyn Eclipsed. The limited community is all over the map on this format. Is it blisteringly fast or glacially slow? Is it full of unbeatable bombs, or does it reward great gameplay? Is at all elves and merfolk or are there plenty of viable strategies? We’re here to outline exactly how we want to approach this format and believe that there’s much more than meets the eye to the first set of 2026! Plus, how to draft RB Goblins!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
-ECL Format Truths (for real this time!)
-The HAIL Approach to Drafting ECL
-How to draft and win with RB Goblins
And more!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping
08:02 - Updated Format Truths
30:28 - HAIL Drafting
43:54 - Sleeper Commons & Uncommons
49:40 - Goblin Archetype Deep Dive
57:48 - Draft Time!
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Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re updating our format thoughts after getting our hands on Lorwyn Eclipsed via the Early Access Event and pre-release weekend. We go over what stood out from a draft and gameplay perspective, how the archetypes and mechanics played out initially, and a whole host of movers up and movers down to get you prepped for ECL going live this week!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Gameplay Surprises in ECL
Archetype and Mechanics Initial Impressions
HUGE list of Movers Up and Movers Down
And more!

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro/Housekeeping
9:18 - The Lack of Two Drops
22:46 - The Real Power of Vivid
27:20 - Blight Pros vs Cons
31:40 - Typal Deck Breakdowns
39:28 - Movers Up and Movers Down
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ECL Crash Course | Episode 461
Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’ve got our Crash Course episode for Lorwyn Eclipsed, designed to get you everything you need to know for your first limited events of this exciting new set! We’re kicking things off with an overview of the mechanics and archetypes before getting to our big, bold format truths, color identities, top commons and uncommons, and sleeper cards and big picture takeaways!
🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode:
Mechanics and Archetype Overview
Big Bold Format Predictions
Top Commons and Uncommons
And more!
Grading Spreadsheet
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Housekeeping
5:34 - Draft Mechanics & Archetypes
13:43 - Format Predictions
25:42 - Top Commons and Uncommons
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