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A weekly podcast dedicated to improving your play at Magic: The Gathering with an emphasis on Limited play.
Drafting Archetypes was created to find the most efficient way to help players improve at limited. Sam Black strives to provide concise, actionable suggestions for your next draft, grounded in clearly explained principles to help grow your theoretical foundations for limited.
A Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on improving at limited formats. Hosted by Josh Phillips and Chris Palmiotti. The members of the draft lab have all been ranked #1 mythic on MTG Arena. They also have combined to qualify for a variety of pro tours, nationals, worlds, mythic championships, and world cups.
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Constructed Criticism is a podcast network dedicated to improving at Magic: The Gathering
'The 540', a Magic: The Gathering podcast from Star City Games, features Ryan Overturf and Ryan Saxe discussing their favorite Magic format of all time — Cube!
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Constructed Criticism 413: Working with Judges in MTG
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This week on Constructed Criticism are joined by the Level 2 judge Garrison to talk about working with Judges in #MTG Intro: 00:08 Always Improoving: 01:46 main topic: 11:22 Patreon Question: 46:02 Outro: 56:00 Follow our guest https://twitter.com/HanweirGarrison Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/Masoneclark Abe: https://twitter.com/…
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The Draft Lab Podcast
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Episode 46: What makes a good draft format?
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Josh and Chris talk about the different aspects of what makes a draft format good or bad. They also basically ignore SNC because no one wants to hear about that anymore.By Josh Phillips
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Limited Resources
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Limited Resources 655 - Mirage and Visions with TBS!
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome The Ben Seck back on the show to review both Mirage and Visions! Mirage set the stage for the 3-block structure as well as was the first set designed with Limited in mind, and Visions gave us Man-o'-War. Nuff said. LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for out…
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Common Knowledge 153 – Why You Totally Shouldn’t Play Blue Decks
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Pauper may have all these awesome blue cards, but Christian and Adam are here to tell you all the reasons why you shouldn’t use them (and why someone might want to) Check out Game Grid here Don’t forget to check out PureMTGO Twitter: https://twitter.com/CKPodcastMTG Adam: https://twitter.com/HomewardPathMTG Christian: https://twitter.com/jeskaid…
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Constructed Criticism 412: Modern Power Rankings June 2022
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This week the cast breaks down the modern format with their old school Power Rankings style episode. What are the best decks in Modern based on the most recent big name events. Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/Masoneclark Abe: https://twitter.com/Morenothings Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer13H Podcast: https://twitter.com/CCMTG…
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Limited Resources
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Limited Resources 654 - Q&A For SNC Cycle!
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis do the Q&A episode for the SNC cycle! The guys answer questions about cooking, real life, Magic, and more! Thanks to our patrons for all the great questions! LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFir…
Josh and Chris talk you through their thought process as they do an SNC Bo3 draft. Will it devolve into a heated argument or will they find common ground on the way to victory? Spoiler alert: We got a trophy with the deck.By Josh Phillips
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Limited Resources
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Limited Resources 653 - Sierkovitz from 17Lands on Signals!
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall welocmes Sierkovitz from 17Lands back on the show to discuss New Capenna, new functionality on 17lands, and a deep dive on signals and how the data backs them up! Signals Seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZFlfWx_J0 Secrets of 17Lands Users Seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZFlfWx_J0 Sierko’s…
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Constructed Criticism 411: When to Play Tier 2 Decks with Kellen Pastore
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This week on Constructed Criticism the hosts are joined by former platinum pro and #MTG absolute sicko Kellen Pastore as he talks to them about when to play decks other than the best deck in Magic. Follow Kellen: https://twitter.com/TheOddEngineer Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/Masoneclark Abe: https://twitter.com/Morenothings Spe…
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Constructed Criticism Bonus Episode: Mason Clark and Dream Hack Dallas
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For this month’s Bonus episode we will be covering Mason Clark’s win at Dream Hack Dallas with 4c Blink Deck list: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4866638#paper Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/Masoneclark Abe: https://twitter.com/Morenothings Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer13H Podcast: https://twitter.com/CCMTG Editor: https:…
Josh brings Icky on to discuss his recent success on the Pro Tour. We talk about some of the new limited alchemy cards before getting into how a limited player transitions to a constructed pro tour including which parts transfer over and how to improve.By Josh Phillips
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Limited Resources
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Limited Resources 652 - 11 Traits of Successful Magic Players
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis take a page from a recent presentation by Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com about 11 traits of successful gamblers and see if it correlates to Magic as well! LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Limited Resources is proudly sponsored by ChannelFi…
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Limited Resources 651 - What is Wrong With This Format? Also draft UW
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis go over the UW-based archetypes (and why you should draft them) as well as what is wrong with this format? It feels like this is one of the least popular formats in a while but is it really so bad? LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Limited Reso…
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Constructed Criticism 410: Standard SNC Power Rankings
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This week on Constructed Criticism the shows dives into the Standard Metagame after the SNC Championship. What is winning, and what would we play? Intro: 00:53 Always Improving: 02:23 Housekeeping: 57:00 Patreon Question: 01:01:48 Outro: 1:05:58 Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/masoneclark_ Abe: https://twitter.com/Morenothings Spen…
Josh and Chris bring lab assistant JJohn back on the podcast to talk about whether or not removal is still good in limited. They also spend way too long on a pack one pick one and includes the usual Cool Play of the Week and Chris's Bad Beat.By Josh Phillips
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Drafting Archetypes
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Drafting Archetypes Episode 74: Grixis in SNC
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This week on Drafting Archetypes #MTG pro Sam Black goes deep on how to get into Maestros in #MTGSNC draft, and what to do once you are there. Follow Sam: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/samuelhblack Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/draftingarchetypes Join Sam’s Discord at: https://discord.gg/PKCZ…
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Drafting Archetypes Episode 74: Grixis in SNC
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This week on Drafting Archetypes #MTG pro Sam Black goes deep on how to get into Maestros in #MTGSNC draft, and what to do once you are there. Follow Sam: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/samuelhblack Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/draftingarchetypes Join Sam’s Discord at: https://discord.gg/PKCZ…
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Constructed Criticism 409: Picking a Deck for Your RCQ
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This week on Constructed Criticism the hosts dive into some processes that might help you pick a deck for your upcoming RCQs. Intro: 00:53 Always Improving: 02:03 Housekeeping: 09:08 Main Topic: 10:48 Patreon Question 42:34 Outro: 47:24 Character Sheet Episode: https://youtu.be/__pCBcrzUMY Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/masoneclar…
Josh and Chris discuss which cards have exceeded their expectations as well as which ones have been disappointing. Also contains the usual Pack 1 Pick 1, Cool Play of the Week, and Chris's Bad Beat.By Josh Phillips
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Limited Resources
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Limited Resources 650 - Rakdos and State of the Format
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis go in depth on a lesser-drafted but powerful archetype: RB Sacrifice! Then the guys take some time to talk about the format as a whole, given how interesting it's been so far. LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Limited Resources is proudly spons…
This week we head to the streets with the newest #MTG set New Capenna in Pauper. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CKPodcastMTG Adam: https://twitter.com/HomewardPathMTG Christian: https://twitter.com/jeskaidad Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/ckpodcast Heezy Game Media Discord: https://discord.gg/pzGVuK9 Support us on Patreon:https://www.p…
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Constructed Criticism 408: Winning in this Modern Metagame
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This week on Constructed Criticism we dive deep into the Modern Metagame after Spencer once again goes undefeated at his $1K+ and Abe is ready for more Hammer Time coaching Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/masoneclark_ Abe: https://twitter.com/Morenothings Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer13H Podcast: https://twitter.com/CCMTG Ed…
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Limited Resources
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Limited Resources 649 - Luis Takes Over and Interviews Marshall!
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This week on Limited Resources Luis takes over the show from Marshall and after going over the results of the latests LR vs LoL Showdown, does a longer form interview with Marshall about his career! Best Website Marshall Has Ever Seen: https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for…
Josh brings on fellow Draft Lab member Dafore to discuss how he's been dominating the Bo1 queues and his recent SNC Grand Prix win. To answer your question, no we don't know what happened to Chris, but I'm sure he will show back up next week,By Josh Phillips
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Drafting Archetypes
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Drafting Archetypes Episode 73: UW in #MTGSNC Draft
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This week on Drafting Archetypes #MTG pro Sam Black goes deep on the newest what people believe is the best color combo in SNC Draft. Blue White Follow Sam: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/samuelhblack Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/draftingarchetypes Join Sam’s Discord at: https://discord.gg/PK…
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Drafting Archetypes Episode 73: UW in #MTGSNC Draft
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This week on Drafting Archetypes #MTG pro Sam Black goes deep on the newest what people believe is the best color combo in SNC Draft. Blue White Follow Sam: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/samuelhblack Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/draftingarchetypes Join Sam’s Discord at: https://discord.gg/PK…
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Constructed Criticism 407: Understanding Control Decks
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This week on the #CCMTG podcast Spencer kicks off a new series on Macro Archetypes. This week they focus on Control in #MTG. Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/masoneclark_ Abe: https://twitter.com/Morenothings Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer13H Podcast: https://twitter.com/CCMTG Editor: https://twitter.com/iFportelada Subscribe …
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Limited Resources
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Limited Resources 648 - Streets of New Capenna Format Overview
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall have *opinions* on the new format! See which families are broken and which don't leave the guys riveted in this episode of LR! Luis 17lands: https://www.17lands.com/user_history/801e23dc3ae44fa6b236a5ee215302d3 LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Limited …
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The Draft Lab Podcast
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Episode 39: SNC Archetypes and First Impressions
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Josh and Chris discuss all of the archetypes of Streets of New Capenna draft as well as their first impressions of the format. Also includes weekly update, Pack 1 Pick 1, Cool Play of the Week, and Chris's Bad Beat.By Josh Phillips
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Drafting Archetypes
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Drafting Archetypes Episode 72: Streets of New Capenna Overview
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This week on Drafting Archetypes #MTG pro Sam Black goes deep on the newest set Streets of New Capenna Follow Sam: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/samuelhblack Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/draftingarchetypes Join Sam’s Discord at: https://discord.gg/PKCZvatEFp…
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Drafting Archetypes Episode 72: Streets of New Capenna Overview
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This week on Drafting Archetypes #MTG pro Sam Black goes deep on the newest set Streets of New Capenna Follow Sam: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/samuelhblack Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/draftingarchetypes Join Sam’s Discord at: https://discord.gg/PKCZvatEFp…
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Constructed Criticism Network
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Constructed Criticism 406: Exploring Explorer
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This week the guys dive deep into everything you need to know about the newest #MTGArena format Explorer. Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/Masoneclark Abe: https://twitter.com/Morenothings Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer13H Podcast: https://twitter.com/CCMTG Editor: https://twitter.com/iFportelada Subscribe to the podcast on IT…
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Constructed Criticism 405: #MTGSNC Pick 2 Set Review
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This week on Constructed Criticism the team does their #Pick2SetReview for the newest #MTG set Streets of New Capenna Follow us on twitter: Mason: https://twitter.com/Masoneclark Abe: https://twitter.com/Morenothings Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer13H Podcast: https://twitter.com/CCMTG Editor: https://twitter.com/iFportelada Subscribe to the p…
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Limited Resources
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Limited Resources 647 - Streets of New Capenna Set Review: Rare and Mythic Rare
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis do the Streets of New Capenna Set Review for all the Rares and Mythic Rares in the set! They tend to push the boundaries on power and complexity with the rares in a 3-color set, listen to this episode of LR to find out just how far they went! Timestamps by Color: Chapters: Gold: 00:05:45 Black: 01:14…
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Drafting Archetypes
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Drafting Archetypes Episode 71: Green White in Neon Dynasty
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This week #MTG Pro Sam Black covers Green White in Kamigawa Neon Dynasty Editors Note: The last two questions of this week’s Q&A had to be cut due to file issues. We apologize for the inconvenience. Follow Sam: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamuelHBlack Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/samuelhblack Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/draftinga…
