The Draft Lab Podcast

Josh and Chris discuss this year in draft. They go over the their favorite things, what they felt needs changed, and how they would build a limited set. They also answer the question of how a limited only player should prepare for their first Pro Tour.

Josh and Chris walk you through a Bo1 and a Bo3 Innistrad Crimson VOW drafts on Magic: the Gathering Arena. Also contains weekly update, cool play of the week, and Chris's bad beat!

Josh and Icky discuss the why and why not behind certain plays that they've seen. They go over how to avoid misplays by understanding the reasoning behind it as well as giving you some Arena tips & tricks.

Also includes weekly update, pack one pick one, cool play of the week, Chris's bad beat, and listener questions!

Special background guest star Icky's munchkin who is much more interested in Dinosaurs than Magic!

This week Josh and Chris welcome special guest TaJoordan to the show.  He is well known for finding different perspectives on formats even when they are "solved" so we bring him on to get out of the echo chamber and look at things from an entirely new angle.

Josh and Chris go over the updated over and underperformers from Innistrad Crimson Vow. They also answer a listener question about limited heuristics. Also contains P1P1, cool play of the week, and Chris's bad beat.

Josh and Chris discuss all ten archetypes of Innistrad Crimson Vow along with which commons are performing well in each one. They also discuss their first impressions of the format.

Josh and Chris grade and discuss all of the commons from Innistrad: Crimson Vow to help you get prepped for this weeks festivities. Get their hot takes and see where they land on the cards that will be defining this new limited format.

Josh and Chris give you their insights on all of the spoiled rares of Innistrad: Crimson Vow. Don't miss out on these initial takes on the hottest vampire wedding of the winter.

Josh and Chris walk you through their methods of drafting the right way. They discuss various points on how Arena has changed their approach to preparing for a format, reading signals, and other key parts of the draft. 

Josh and Chris walk you through their decisions as they do a premier and a traditional Innistrad: Midnight Hunt draft on Arena. They also answer a question about where they rate MID in difficulty to older sets.