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 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 - https://imgur.com/a/KARw92p (or sealeddeck link - https://sealeddeck.tech/UvhXfY3c3G)
BGwu Midrange - https://www.17lands.com/deck/0500802b312e4110955228482f082893/0?view=deck
Abzan Midrange - https://www.17lands.com/deck/210dcea7c9bf46149742a37c74738e37/0?view=deck
Jeskai Midr...
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 - https://www.lordsoflimited.com/episodes/drafting-aggro-with-ryan-saxe-episode-77
UR Tempo Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3AL4hxhe7k
UR Tempo - https://www.17lands.com/deck/2...
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 - https://www.17lands.com/deck/19b4deecb2e04ac5a559e14bf0dffbeb/0
UGr Midrange (Elephants) - https://www.17lands.com/deck/0acdbbeb46734a07a19a9ed1d071ef45/0
UGbr Midrange - https://www.17lands.com/deck/b307219ce2c94a73ae509b2346ac2354/0
UR...
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) - https://www.17lands.com/deck/0acdbbeb46734a07a19a9ed1d071ef45/1
Temur Control (zero 2-drop creatures) - https://www.17lands.com/deck/329a4b4d346c47a2ad732506a46a0c8b/0
music by Hiver - https://www.you...
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? - https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/whos-the-beatdown/
Gub stompy - https://www.17lands.com/deck/8912cea6c12a4146ab59f939d19d6fe1/0
GBw stompy - https://www.17lands.com/deck/6d3fcd0258794032b423bcdb411a47d0/1
intro/outtro music by Hiver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc4sbAqu6pM&list=OLAK5uy_kmkefqPlMULTylBSGFYHqXZDYX1b732RA (I'm in...
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.
