Limited Level-Ups is a Magic: The Gathering podcast that aims to get you better at limited Magic. Tune in each week as Alex (Chord_O_Calls) delivers a deep dive level-up on a specific topic related to drafting and sealed
This week we have 17lands.com developer Viralmisnomer on! Join us as he shares 7 habits the data tells us are shared amongst successful drafters.
This week we give our big picture take on the format and shine some light on this absurdly deep format!
This epsiode Alex flies solo and talks about his initial impressions of Zendikar Rising Limited + building archetype skeletons for some of the format's decks. Deck images: https://imgur.com/a/CIEgo8…
Green: 1:57 White: 1:08:11 Blue: 2:08:25 Black: 3:04:42 Red: 3:58:21 Multi-colored/Artifacts: 4:45:15
This week we analyze what Zendikar Rising's mechanics mean for drafting and deck building, as well as take an early look at some of the set's tricky to evaluate cards.
This week Alex and Abram take a trip down memory lane! We talk about the biggest level-ups we went through on the path to becoming the players we are today.
This week we have MisterMetronome of Lords of Limited Fame here to talk to us about Double Masters Draft and endure a short Q & A session. Alex's AKH Remastered article: https://www.channelfireball…
This week we have Star City Games writer Ryan Saxe on as a guest to talk about his article "From Picks to Paths." Join as as we talk about the concept of optimizing your draft paths, the "information…
This week we do a deep dive on limited mana bases. Join us as we explore how to draft with good mana in mind and places you might be losing EV when it comes to mana base building.
This week we tackle tangible ways that you can reduce the amounts of variance in your drafts/games and talk about upping your mental game when it comes to the ways we approach variance.
This week we celebrate our early success in M21 by talking about our takes on the format, the best decks, and discuss the more underrated archetypes to help you get calibrated with the format.
White: 2:13 Blue: 1:20:23 Black: 2:23:50 Red: 3:17:13 Green: 4:03:15 Multi-coloured/Artifacts: 4:44:08
This week we pore over the cards that have been previewed for M21 to talk about the archetypes and some of the commons/uncommons that may initially fly under the radar. We also touch on our experien…
This week we do a deep dive on when sending signals is more important than reading them, and how to make better use of the information you get from reading the wheel. Draft Log: https://magic.floo…
One this special bonus episode, Alex goes over his article The Ultimate Guide to Ikoria https://draftsim.com/ikoria-lair-of-behemoths-draft-guide/ pseudo audio-book style, and covers how some of his…
Now that we've reached the tail end of the format and card evaluations have settled, we take this week's episode to talk about some of the most over/underrated cards in Ikoria. We also touch on why s…
The week, LLU has it's first ever guest! MTGO Trophy leader BeersSC was kind enough to sit down with us to share how he approaches Limited, Ikoria draft, and even walks us through the full 45 of a dr…
This week we touch on and extrapolate on the classic "whose the beat down" discussion diving into what how to keep a lead, claw yourself from the jaws of defeat, and how these to apply these concepts…
This week we check in on Ikoria to give a big picture update to our take to the format, discuss the format's macro/micro synergies, and talk about navigating a draft when there's no clear lane.