Magic Numbers is a podcast about Limited format in Magic: the Gathering. The idea is to use data to try to crack current format, or try to answer longstanding questions in Magic and by answering the questions making the listeners better at drafting, deckbuilding and general strategy. The target audience is intermediate to advanced players, but rest assured, determined beginners will also find useful information that will allow them to level up. The podcast is an audio version of my Twitch se ...
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A weekly podcast dedicated to improving your play at Magic: The Gathering with an emphasis on Limited play.
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Limited Resources 763 - A Talented Look At Bloomburrow (also with Paul Cheon)
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Paul Cheon back on the show to talk Bloomburrow! The guys get Paul's take on the format including which decks he likes. This is a fast format, and the guys explore what it takes to beat the fast decks. Enjoy! Paul's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@haumph Paul's Twitch Stream: https://www.tw…
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#129 - Why top Limited players win more? Bloomburrow Edition
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Some players win more consistently. Surely there is more to that than pure luck? I look at the data of the top 17Lands.com users from Bloomburrow BO1 draft to try to see - what cards do they prioritise and what cards do they win more with. And try to speculate why that might be so. But wait, there's more! Some cards are generically good and will ma…
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Limited Resources 762 - Bloomburrow Format Overview
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis go deep on a format that is new but feels like it's been around for a long time. Is core settish too strong? Bloomburrow feels very on-the-board, creature centric, and balanced (as long as you avoid blue). Dive into the format with the guys on this episode of LR! You can support Limited Resources on …
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#128 - Early Bloomburrow Draft Data
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Early data for every format is a bit of a minefield. On one hand it provides valuable information, on the other, can be misleading as it is largely based on the decks where players were still finding their footing in the new format. Join me in trying to decipher the data and find some cards that are obviously good or bad and some that may still be …
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Limited Resources 761 - Bloomburrow Set Review: Rare and Mythic Rare
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis cover every single Rare and Mythic Rare in Bloomburrow! The guys start with Blue, weren't that impressed by it, and the proceeded to the other colors which were.. wow. Some colors got like almost all A's time time around, you'll want to know which ones! Enjoy! You can support Limited Resources on the…
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Limited Resources 760 - Bloomburrow Set Review: Commons and Uncommons
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis cover every single common and uncommon in Bloomburrow! A wild world of various critters awaits, and with a lot of information about each color pair the guys go deep into the woods on this one. Get ready for your prerelease, release, and subsequent events right here! And yes every creature has reach. …
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#127 - Draft archetype analysis for Bloomburrow with the Skeleton Crew
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My traditional set review. Which is also a star-studded panel discussion. But instead of looking at individual cards, we look at the decks. How do we see decks in the upcoming format, what cards are we hopeful and what synergies excited about. My guests are: Jason Ye, a Pro Tour star and one of the brains behind the Slogurk decks. But we all know t…
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#126 - MH3 set re-review with Chord_o_Calls
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As with every set, at the end of the format me and Chord_o_Calls come back to the grades we gave each card in the format and see how far off were the grades from the card's actual performance. Did we nail our pre-release predictions? If not - where were the most mistakes? Were there any trends in colors, rarity? And with that information we try to …
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Limited Resources 759 - Modern Horizons 3 Sunset Show (And an Incredible Vintage Cube Event!)
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis do the Sunset Show for MH3, which felt like it came up too fast. A controversial (but very good) set, the guys go deep on perhaps the most broken common in modern draft history as well as a format that showed it could adjust to the best archetypes. Enjoy this look back at MH3! The guys also talk abou…
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Limited Resources 758 - Stronghold and Exodus with TBS!
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome TBS back on the show to look back at both Stronghold and Exodus from the Tempest block! These were both released in 1998, when Magic was barely 5 years old. Time have changed a LOT and you'll find out how in this episode of LR! The guys also go over 5 Bloomburrow preview cards! TBS's Twitter:…
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#125 - How to optimize lands in MH3 draft decks
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MH3 has the most complicated land system in ages. A whooping 1/8th of all the cards you see during draft will be lands and that means they play an important role in the deck building process. Today I talk about how to make sure you have the right number of landscapes and what is the best way of sneaking Modal Double-Faced Cards (spells with land at…
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Limited Resources 757 - PT Recap with Luis, Black in MH3, Tribute to a GOAT, and New Cube Cards
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis recap Luis's PT experience in Amsterdam, talk about black in MH3 and why you should draft it, give tribute to one of Magic's true GOATs, and talk about the MH3 cards that have made it into Vintage cube and decide if they should be there or not! Kai Budde Player of the Year Trophy Announcement: https:…
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#124 - Learning to draft according to your level
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In all areas of life we know that learning process is a progression. You start with simpler tasks and as you get better, take on more complicated ones building on your growing skillset. But Magic often has universal advice to all players without taking the individual level characteristics into account. Todays episode will try to at least identify s…
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#123 - Early dive into Modern Horizons 3 Draft Data
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If you like a story with a good villain, MH3 delivers. Writhing Chrysalis is the best common we have seen by win rate and keep in mind - it all happens in a high power set. It will define the format - no doubt about it. Question is - what will you, the player do. Will you embrace it? Find a way to beat it? Or get angry with the format? If it is the…
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Limited Resources 756 - MH3 Early Metagame Shifts with Sierkovitz
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes Sierkovitz back on the show to talk about early MH3 metagame shifts, how top tier players draft differently than average players, and what archetypes you should look out for as the metagame continues to evolve! You can find Sierko on Twitter/X here: https://x.com/Sierkovitz Sierko's YouTube: https://…
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Limited Resources 755 - Modern Horizons 3 Format Overview
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis dive into the energy and eldrazi filled void that is MH3! The guys go over the two big heavy hitter archetypes that are dominating MH3 right now. They also discuss what has to be the most broken common in modern Limited history... You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https:/…
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#122 - Personal Data with Paul Cheon
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This week I have an immense pleasure of hosting a real legend and, if Magic were a country, a national treasure, Paul Cheon. We look through the data of Paul to try to figure out what was essential to Paul's incredible win rate in OTJ. But wait, there's more. Anecdotes, stories, general insights, some thoughts on the upcoming format and many more. …
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#121 - Modern Horizon Draft Archetype Skeletons
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New set preview time. Me, Jason Ye and a newcomer Springbok7 look at the MH3 and try to predict how each color combination would look like. Instead of traditional card review, we look at the set's fundamentals and build a skeleton of a deck using realistic assumptions (some rares, some uncommons, lots of commons) for each color pair. Plus many bonu…
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Limited Resources 754 - Modern Horizons 3 Set Review: Rare and Mythic Rare
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis cover every Rare and Mythic Rare in Modern Horizons 3! With sets like this they don't usually hold back, and they certainly didn't in this one. If you like big eldrazi or sweet build arounds, this is the place to be. Enjoy! You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.pa…
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Limited Resources 753 - Modern Horizons 3 Set Review: Commons and Uncommons
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This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis dive deep into a very deep format, Modern Horizons 3! With over 40 mechanics and the designers of the set not holding back, we get a fully fledged Draft format that has a lot of promise! The guys go over every single common and uncommon in the set to help you get ready for your release events and sub…
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