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/CIEgo8l

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.com/all-strategy/articles/may-we-be-found-worthy-an-amonkhet-remastered-format-overview/

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 bottleneck", and even sneak a little Q in A in there. Ryan's article: https://articles.starcitygames.com/premium/saxe-article-2/ The Information Bottleneck: https://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0004057.pdf

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