Lords of Limited

455: (Tolls of) War, What Is It Good For? - Episode 455

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(Tolls of) War, What Is It Good For? | Episode 455

Welcome to Lords of Limited, the podcast dedicated to getting you better at drafting in Magic: the Gathering. This week, we’re kicking things off by talking about Tolls of War and BW: has Ethan done a full 180 on this card and archetype? Then we’re recapping our week of drafts and what we’ve learned from winning (and losing) in this format. Finally, we grab a couple draft logs, both of which we’d have navigated differently in hindsight!

🎙️ What You’ll Get in This Episode: -Tolls of War Deep Dive -Week of Mythic Drafts Recap -Draft Log Reviews And more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Tolls War 9:43 Housekeeping 12:25 Learning from Losing 25:25 Card Updates 41:25 Draft 1 Review 55:40 Draft 2 Review

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp

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