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Am I the Bolcast?Am I The Bolcast? 43 - Buying Low from Your LGS with Sierkovitz of 17Lands and Magic NumbersHAPPY CANADA DAY!Yes, we now know that Cori-Steel Cutter was banned. This was recorded when Dragonstorm just dropped and the bookends were recorded two days before the ban announcement. So, yeah, we know! Timing! Crazy!This week, we get a delightful chat with Sierkovitz from 17Lands and Magic Numbers. "But Mike," you're wondering, "doesn't Sierko dislike playing Commander?" To that I say "Yep!" He doesn't play Commander, but he's a stats guy when it comes to limited formats and a sweet dude with lots to say! It was an absolute pleasure to chat with...
2025-07-011h 06
Magic Numbers#157: Data goes to Pro Tour; Limited meeting for Team CosmosMr Sierkovitz goes to Vegas - in spirit only. I teamed up with Team Cosmos to help them in their Pro Tour prep and you can now see how it went. PT prep needs to be fast and efficient - as there are only few days between the set release and the competition. So this hypercondensed seminar goes through all cards in the set and tries to put as much context as possible in as little time as possible. We go through general power, but also look at best homes for each card is applicable. Working with legends of...
2025-06-231h 37
Humans of MagicData-Driven Magic The Gathering Analysis, With SierkovitzSierkovitz is a Limited Magic aficionado, data analyst and host of the Magic Numbers podcast. He is a long-time collaborator with 17Lands.com and focuses on making data accessible to Magic players of all skill levels.
0:00 Intro
0:35 Biggest trap with using data and win rates
9:56 Content creation goals and norms
17:51 “Limited is just a very small field”
22:03 The audience for advanced Magic data analysis
30:21 About the Companion mechanic
35:16 Advice for novice or returning Limited players
52:31 Building vs. playing Limited decks
56:54 If you’re frustrated with Magic Arena or losing in general, do this
1:02:37 Common pitfalls (that players can’t get out of)
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2025-01-021h 38
Draft ChaffDraft Chaff 217 - Duskmourn Day 1 Data Deep Dive ft. Sierkovitz!We're joined by Sierkovitz to take a close look at some day 1 (or day 1.5) data from the newest set! Check out more of his expert analysis here:
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2024-09-271h 35
Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 764 - Sierkovitz on Bloomburrow and Speed of the FormatThis week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Sierkovitz back on the show to get his take on Bloomburrow, which archetypes he likes, if it's bad that it's such a fast format, and how fast formats play out in general. Enjoy! Sierkovitz on Twitter/X: https://x.com/sierkovitz You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources LR is brought to you buy Ultimate Guard! Check out the best gear here: https://ultimateguard.com/en/ Your Hosts: Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas...
2024-08-231h 21Magic Numbers#130 - Causal Magic with Shivam BhattToday, a different episode. I started offering coaching, and to give you the insight into my method, I invited a Commander legend, Shivam. He told me he was struggling a bit with BLB draft (aren't we all) and wanted a second pair of eyes on his drafting. We go through his draft and try to identify where the potential problems lay.
As it is Shivam, plenty of anecdotes in between, but eventually we identify some problems with his lane and hopefully - his next drafts will be better for it.
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2024-08-221h 19Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 756 - MH3 Early Metagame Shifts with SierkovitzThis 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://www.youtube.com/@Sierkovitz You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources LR is brought to you buy Ultimate Guard! Check out the best gear here: htt...
2024-06-281h 45Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 751 - Sierkovitz on OTJ (and Cube)This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome master of data Sierkovitz back on the show to talk OTJ, Cube, and how to get the best out of a weak archetype! The guys talk about cube, do a crack-a-pack, talk about the format in general, and then Sierky does a deep dive into cards you may not be considering for UW and RW. Enjoy! Sierko on Twitter/X: https://x.com/Sierkovitz Exclusive Look at the slides from Sierko's Patreon: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wWaIXm08JtU3ezeOFyjM1GD2R5n9Hhq1-t9g...
2024-05-241h 18Draft ChaffOutlaws of Thunder Junction Format Breakdown ft. Sierkovitz! | Episode 199
This week, Sierkovitz shares his expert advice on horseback riding- and, to a lesser extent, his thoughts on the 2-color archetypes in Outlaws of Thunder Junction!
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2024-04-111h 46Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 741 - Sierkovitz on MKM, Play Booster Effect, and the Win Rate On the Play IssueThis week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes Sierkovitz back on the show to discuss MKM and also the issues around speed of recent formats and more specifically win rates on the play vs on the draw, and also how play boosters have (or haven't) affected the number of playables we get access to in an average draft. You can find Sierko's thread mentioned on the show here: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz/status/1767561706291462555 Sierko's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/sierkovitz You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.pa...
2024-03-161h 32
Limited EditionMKM 17Lands Data Deep Dive w/ Sierkovitz - Episode #184On this edition Co-Hosts Zander Stone & Eric Soth are joined by guest Sierkovitz to see what they can learn about MKM through the context of 17Lands Data. Twitter: @MetalMarioMTG @BreakfastMTG @Limitedepodcast Twitch: http://twitch.tv/metal_mario || http://twitch.tv/infinitebreakfast Discord: https://discord.gg/unsrqTkU Patreon: http://patreon.com/limitededition Sierkovitz: Twitter: @Sierkovitz Podcast: Magic Numbers Youtube: Sierkovitz
2024-02-271h 25Magic Numbers#101 - How to find game plans using data in Limited?Finding the right strategy for a color pair is a key element to winning more. Many drafts were lost when a player tried to play controlling game in a color combination that doesn't support it well, or trying to be aggressive using cards that are just not good in doing that. This week I look at the game duration data in LCI to try and figure out what should you be focusing on when drafting your decks.
Why Azorius is not particularly good in being aggressive? Why RG Dino decks are more aggro than you might think? And why...
2023-12-221h 24Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 729 - Sierkovitz on The True Definition of Speed in DraftThis week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Sierkovitz back on the show (on the even of his birthday no less!) to talk about what it actually means when someone says a format is "fast". It turns out it's not just about aggressive creatures and strategies being best, especially in the current era of Limited! Sierkovitz on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz Articles discussed in this episode: https://mtgazone.com/finding-plans-in-a-draft-format-using-data/ https://mtgazone.com/drafting-the-right-way/ You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon...
2023-12-211h 26Magic Numbers#100 - Khans of Tarkir with Ben SeckThis week we look at the new set on Arena: Khans of Tarkir. Is it new though? Released in 2014, Khans is considered to be an all-time best draft set by many Limited experts. But 2014 is the time I was happily retired from Magic, so in order to get some valuable information and correct me where I am wrong in my evaluations, I invited a multi-Limmie award winning magic historian and pro player, Ben Seck. Yes. THE Ben Seck. You may and even should know him from being a regular guest in Limited Resources, the episodes where they talk about...
2023-12-152h 29Magic Numbers#99 - Drafting the Right WayImprovement in Magic is hard. Where to start? Diagnosing the problem can be a daunting task. Today I look at how to measure your draft strategies and figure out how you draft - are you a forcing type of a drafter or a durdly drafter who bobs and weaves for too long before making a decision to settle on a path.
Both strategies have their pros and cons, so finding the right balance should improve both your win rate and in some cases also the trophy rate.
Apart from this we have a collection of data from...
2023-12-0759 minMagic Numbers#98 - Early Draft Data for Lost Caverns of IxalanThis episode we look into the early draft data of the new format. Which colors started off strongly, which cards make each archetype tick.
I look into each color pair and talk about best common and uncommon, hidden gems in each archetype (cards that surprised me or cards that still go late in the draft but perform very well), and traps (cards that look like they should fit in but data suggests they don't). Based on those I try to analyse what makes each color pair tick and what doesn't to give you an early boost in LCI drafts.
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2023-11-211h 43Magic Numbers#97 - Draft Primer for Lost Caverns of Ixalan
This week we look at the upcoming set: how will the synergies play out, what do I consider good and bad before we dive into proper drafting. Where can you find some synergies and how to theory craft a Caves deck. Plus a couple of cute two card combos you might be interested in!
This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. There is a companion article to this primer that talks about all the removal in the set - make sure to...
2023-11-141h 41Magic Numbers#96 - Lost Caverns of Ixalan draft deck skeletons with guestsNew set is upon us - time to theory craft all 10 2-color decks in the new set and speculate on what we think is going to be great and what is doubtful in Lost Caverns of Ixalan.
And to do that I lean on the expertise of my illustrious guests:
A 100k sealed tournament winner, JasonILTG
Freshly from winning a Mox Jet, Zakagan
Winner of the most recent tournament back home, ddavp_mtg
And me after 2-1ing a 6 person modern tournament in my LGS
Discussions were furious, heated, and full of insights into what will be a hit...
2023-11-093h 03Magic Numbers#95 - WOE set re-review with TrumpetmanGoing back to original set review and re-evaluating it based on how the set played out is an under-appreciated activity. Me and Trumpetman come back to our pre-release evaluations and try to look at cards we got wrong, and speculate why. Which cards are harder to predict, which ones are easy and why - we try to answer those questions based on our successes and failures from WOE. Just in time to draw some lessons on card evaluation for the LCI set coming out on Friday.
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2023-11-061h 06Magic Numbers#94 - Personal Data of Pasta PirateThis week we look at the data of the most drafting person in 17Lands - which almost certainly means, most drafting person on Arena, period. Pasta Pirate does an average of 9-10 drafts a day. What can we learn from his data? What can he learn from it himself?
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2023-10-261h 26
First Pick[Special Pick] - Il lato oscuro dei dati con SierkovitzTorna a trovarci il nostro amico Sierko! Affrontiamo insieme insidie e controversie del mondo dei dati in Magic.Il canale di Sierkovitz lo trovate qua: https://www.youtube.com/@Sierkovitz/featuredIl link a 17lands: https://www.17lands.com/
2023-10-2558 minDraft ChaffDraft Chaff 174 - The Start of Limited As We Don't Know It feat. SierkovitzThis week Zach and Ben are joined by Sierkovitz to chat about the latest upheaval to the Magic world: Play Boosters! The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown. We break it all down this week.
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2023-10-191h 22Magic Numbers#93 - Navigating WOE draftsPlayers focus a lot on how to build a deck, but i think most improvement in win rate for starter/intermediate players that is easy to achieve comes through good draft navigation. This week I give some (hopefully) useful tips on how picks differ depending on the pack number, which picks will make your deck more frequently.
I also talk about learning how to wheel specific cards - how to select the card as your pick 1 in such a way, that you give yourself a good chance of getting another decent card as your pick 9 from the same pack.
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2023-10-181h 16Magic Numbers#92 - Exploring new 17Lands.com features with the site creatorThis week I have a very special guest: Rob Conroy, AKA Viralmisnomer - Mr 17Lands himself. And there is a great reason for that. 17Lands has a whole bunch of new patron-only features and Rob and I will show you why you should seriously consider getting them not only to support the site we all love and cherish, but also in your own interest.
From a great card evaluation tool, through personal data up to a tool that lets you improve your mana-base building skills - all the new toys make me excited to get my paws on the...
2023-10-141h 16Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 720 - Sierkovitz On Wilds of Eldraine and Interpreting 17lands Data!This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Sierkovitz back on the show to talk about Wilds of Eldraine Draft! Topics range from UW and Up the Beanstalk to not relying on just one number from 17lands in your card evaluations. Enjoy this one there is a lot to learn still! Sierkovitz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz Sierkovitz on Rhystic Studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y3zF5bTEsM You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources Your Hosts: Marshall Su...
2023-10-141h 18Magic Numbers#91 - Learning to draft from Top players, WOE editionDrafting in Magic: the Gathering is not easy. There re dozens of factor you need to try and synchronise in your head while the ruthless clock continues ticking. But data can help!
Today I look at what the best of the best do differently. Which cards do top players draft higher than others? Which cards do they use more efficiently and win with more than it would result from just the average win rate difference between top players and the rest?
Identifying those cards is a key to unlocking...
2023-10-101h 23Limited EditionWOE Early Format Guide with Sierkovitz - Episode #163On this edition Co-Host Zander Stone is joined by Special Guest Co-Host Sierkovitz, as they give their breakdown of WOE, discuss their general approach, what to look out for and highlight overperforming/underperforming cards in each color! Twitter: @MetalMarioMTG @BreakfastMTG @Limitedepodcast Twitch: http://twitch.tv/metal_mario || http://twitch.tv/breakfastmtg Discord: https://discord.gg/7AgCjVtYu Patreon: http://patreon.com/limitededition Sierkovitz - Twitter: @Sierkovitz Podcast: Magic Numbers Twitch: http://twitch.tv/sierkovitz YouTube: http://youtube.com/sierkovitz Support 17Lands!: http://17lands.com
2023-09-141h 17Magic Numbers#90 - First look at Wilds of Eldraine DraftNew format is upon us and time to look at what can early data tell us about it. Which cards are key, which ones are traps, what do decks want to be doing and what do other Arena drafters leave open for the cunning grinders to abuse.
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2023-09-121h 52Magic Numbers#89 - Wilds of Eldraine Draft PrimerBefore we dive into the new format - I look from theory point of view at the set design. What looks as if it is possible, how do the set mechanics intertwine, what to look out for in the first days, and what sweet build-arounds does the set have to offer.
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2023-09-122h 07Magic Numbers#87 - LTR Set Re-review with Trumpetman
In my opinion the most interesting part of set review is not the review itself, but returning to it after the format has passed and reevaluating your grades in order to see where did you miss, where did you hit and try to answer why this happened. This is why our set reviews with Trumpetman are designed in such a way as to easily reanalyse them after the format is done. They are linked to 17Lands.com win rates so we can see how large was our miss for each card.
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2023-08-3056 minMagic Numbers#86.5 - Arena Cube with Jean-Emmanuel DeprazThis episode was originally recorded in December 2022 but never appeared in the podcast feed. Now you can use it before the Arena Open this week as a unique window into the mind of one of the best (or looking at 17Lands.com data - the best) cube players in the world. Apart from iteration-specific arguments lots of general theory surrounding this format with someone who is a true expert theorist of the game and an all round nice person.
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2023-08-212h 38
Limited Level-UpsLimited Level-Ups 143: Getting the Most out of Magic's Resources, with Sierkovitz!The one and only Sierkovitz joins me to talk about the numbers behind Magic's Resources systems, as well as some Lord of the Rings Quick Hits! Sierkovitz's Magic Numbers Seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPhrtvHwcvU&ab_channel=Sierkovitz Alex's 17lands Lord of the Rings Tier list: https://www.17lands.com/tier_list/aa685e825b12489a83f081dec8dc308d Limited Level-Ups Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/limitedlevelups Limited Level-Ups Discord: bit.ly/jointhedischord Limited Level-Ups Podcast:https://limitedlevelups.libsyn.com/ Alex's Coaching Email: chordocoach@gmail.com
2023-08-191h 20Magic Numbers#86 - Evolution of the Format
This week I look at how LTR drafts changed over time. Which cards, color pairs fell in and out of favour with the Arena users. And how did the player win rate impact those preferences.
But doing just a retrospective of one format can be a bit boring - what universal trends can we draw from LTR evolution? Can some color pairs be more resilient to metagame shifts and if so - why?
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2023-08-181h 19Magic Numbers#85 - Figuring out draft game plans using data
The biggest level up from a decent drafter to a great one is realising that drafting good cards is not enough to become an exceptional player. Truly great drafters are able to sacrifice power for synergy and know exactly when to do it and when not to. This ability lets you get more out of the cards in your decks and win games because of those synergistic interactions and consistent goals and plans across every card in your deck.
But easier said than done. Today I look at the ways to use game data from 17Lands.com in order...
2023-08-021h 25Magic Numbers85 - Figuring out draft game plans using data
The biggest level up from a decent drafter to a great one is realising that drafting good cards is not enough to become an exceptional player. Truly great drafters are able to sacrifice power for synergy and know exactly when to do it and when not to. This ability lets you get more out of the cards in your decks and win games because of those synergistic interactions and consistent goals and plans across every card in your deck.
But easier said than done. Today I look at the ways to use game data from 17Lands.com...
2023-08-011h 47Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 709 - Sierkovitz on Tempt, UR Spells, Why Top Players Win More, and Signals!This week on Limited Resources Marshall and welcomes Sierkovitz back on the show while Luis is in Barcelona for the Pro Tour! Sierkovitz goes in depth on multiple topics including how to approach Tempt in LotR draft, UR spells and when to go all in, why top players win, and the truth about signals. Great stuff this episode, we hope you enjoy it! Sierko's Podcast on Signals: https://www.patreon.com/posts/slides-for-magic-86086797 Sierko's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz 17Lands: https://www.17lands.com/ You can support Limited Resources on the L...
2023-07-301h 29Magic Numbers#84 - Reading Signals in DraftDrafts are hard. There is plenty going on and to navigate it well, you need to think not only of your own deck, but about what are other people doing. In limited content you will often hear that something is a signal - but what are signals exactly? And how can you read and interpret them? And perhaps more importantly - do signals mean anything and can you draw some actionable conclusions from reading them?
I immersed myself in 17Lands.com data for 2 weeks trying to answer those questions and here is a summary of what I found.
This...
2023-07-201h 35Magic Numbers#83 - Learning to Draft Lord of the Rings from Top PlayersThere are multiple good reasons why top players win more. A lot of it has to do with game play, but not everything. Learning how to navigate draft and evaluate cards is an easier way of boosting your win rate and drafting best cards and being able to pick the right lane will aid you also in improving your game play later.
Here are some lessons from top 17Lands.com user data that will help you become a better limited player.
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2023-07-051h 29Magic Numbers#82 - Early dive into LTR draft data
New set, new possibilities! This week I give a general overview of which colors are good, what cards fuel them and which cards are essential in every archetype. And which cards absolutely are not - I looked through biggest traps too, so you don't have to.
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2023-06-281h 47Magic Numbers#80 - MOM set review with Trumpetman revisitedSet reviews are tricky bits of content. Based on limited information, prone to errors and quickly out of date. This is exactly why me and Trumpetman designed out set review structure in such a way that we can easily confront our predictions with the reality.
Since we predicted the win rate of cards, we can match our guesses with the end of the format results. This way we know exactly where were our biggest misses and where we were bang on.
This episode is looking at our successes and failures and based on those we are trying to see...
2023-06-181h 09Magic Numbers#79 - How to improve your draft using 17Lands data?Limited is a hard format. It is not easy to start winning reliably. Today I look at several ways to quickly improve your Limited draft and deck building skills using the 17Lands.com data.
I analyze why beginners can have problems with winning reliably, but most importantly, I try to give actionable advice on how to solve the problems I identify.
This video is primarily aimed at beginner to intermediate players, at least I tried to make it so. After watching it, you should be able to:
- identify bad cards in the format
- identify good cards in...
2023-06-121h 44Magic Numbers#77 - Playing 5C in MOM Draft5C strategies in Limited are undoubtedly fun. But they are also tricky to execute, hard to master and laden with mana issues, which lower your win rate. This episode I look at the 17Lands data of 4 and 5 color decks in MOM to try and figure out, what makes a 5C strategy tick. Key cards, how much fixing is enough, reasons to go 5C and traps associated with this approach.
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2023-06-071h 48Limited EditionMOM 17Lands Data Deep Dive w/ Sierkovitz - Episode #148On this edition Co-Hosts Zander Stone & Eric Soth are joined by special guest Sierkovitz to see what they can learn about MOM through the context of 17Lands data. Twitter: @MetalMarioMTG @BreakfastMTG @Limitedepodcast Twitch: http://twitch.tv/metal_mario || http://twitch.tv/infinitebreakfast Patreon: http://patreon.com/limitededition Discord: https://discord.gg/V27h6fDpdS Sierkovitz: Twitter: @Sierkovitz Podcast: Magic Numbers Twitch: http://twitch.tv/sierkovitz 17Lands: http://17lands.com
2023-05-311h 22Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 701 - Do Battles Actually Suck in Limited?? Featuring SierkovitzThis week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome frequent contributor Sierkovitz back on the show to talk March of the Machine! The metgame has continually shifted in this format and Seirko gives us his take on where it's at right now. He also goes in depth on battles and how the fit into the format, as well as the 5-color deck! Sierkovitz's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz Article on Battles: https://mtgazone.com/battles-guide-march-of-the-machine-limited/ Article on 5-Color Deck: https://mtgazone.com/drafting-and-playing-five-colors-in-march-of-the-machine-limited/ You can support Limited Resources on the LR P...
2023-05-261h 41Magic Numbers#77 - Battle of the BattlesThis episode I look at the data on the new card type. How many Battles should you play in your draft deck? Which ones are over and underperformers? What is the impact of the number of battles you have in your deck? And does it vary with color pair you are playing? And if so - why? Plenty to unpack but on top of everything I also had to somehow do this while my cat and my dog were, very aptly, fighting a battle against each other.
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2023-05-171h 04Magic Numbers#76 - Learning from the best?This episode I look at the data of different win rate user tiers on 17Lands.com. In 17L data you can look specific at top win rate players group, a bunch that has a ~60% win rate across multiple formats. What do those players do differently? What color pairs, cards are they high on compared to the rest of the users? How do they use battles compared to the rest?
But aside from looking at the top users I am asking: is it always worth to try and copy best players and the way they draft? And my conclusion is...
2023-05-011h 47Magic Numbers#75 - First Look at MOM draft data
New format is upon us and first day data, even if based on smaller sample sizes is an excellent way of getting an edge over less invested players by identifying best colors, color pairs, cards that surprised and disappointed us in the first few days.
And guess what? That is exactly what I will be talking about today. Get your edge against the people who ignore the draft data. But pretty please - do not fall into a trap of thinking that early data means the format is solved. Those are excellent indications but if you don't approach them...
2023-04-211h 40Magic Numbers#74 - Theory crafting buildaroundsBefore each set I will now try to make an episode on theory crafting. MOM looks like a fantastic set to build around. In this episode, I explored the types of buildaround, how to design buildarounds, give some practical examples and try to speculate on some interesting cards from MOM that have a buildaround potential.
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2023-04-2100 minMagic Numbers#73 - Personal Data with Numot the NummyThis week I had a great pleasure to have a very special guest: Numot the Nummy. A streamer extraordinaire, with Pro Tour credentials and most importantly, a limited specialist. We looked at Numot's ONE data - a format he didn't like and performed somewhat under par for his standard (still an insane win rate of over 60%, but some people have higher standards than that). Which cards did he overdraft, which cards did he value too low, which cards proved successful in his builds? All of that available in the seminar.
We also learned that...
2023-04-111h 22Magic Numbers#72 - Lords in LimitedThis week I look at the impact lords, creatures giving power and/or toughness bonuses to a tribe, give to the archetypes they are printed in. But that is not all, we look into week 2 of SIR and have a reverse engineering approach on the MOM spoilers.
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2023-04-041h 03Magic Numbers#71 - Shadows over Innistrad Remastered Draft DataFirst dive into the data of the new-old format. What is peculiar about SIR packs, which colors are the strongest, most open and underdrafted. Which color pairs do best and what cards allow them to do so. I look at the best cards in each color / color pair, at the hidden gems that have high win rate but Arena users are not drafting them highly. At least not yet.
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2023-03-261h 14Magic Numbers#70 - Sideboarding in Draft
This episode looks at a relatively understudied aspect of limited: sideboarding. I look at general trends in sideboarding - when people do it, when they don't and how much sideboarding is a good thing.
I also dive into recent few years of limited formats to find the star cards in terms of sideboarding. The ones who are almost exclusively sideboard cards, the ones that are the most effective as sideboard cards and the ones that are potentially sideboarding traps. Based on those cards I also try to speculate on the general idea of what makes a good...
2023-03-231h 11Magic Numbers#69 - Archetypist, ONE EditionTime to look at the draft deck composition data and look at the secret successful sub builds in ONE.
In this episode I look at the ONE decks in each color pair and cluster them based on how similar they are. After doing that, I calculate the win rate of each deck and its closest relatives. Based on that I can find clusters of successful sub-builds in each color pair.
Using the archetypist tool I developed with Pekka Pulli, you can explore that data set on your own. Some sub builds are logical and intuitive: there is a WB...
2023-03-231h 17Magic Numbers#68 - Fast format, Furious players: Analysing the speed of ONE draftLot has been said about the unique speed of ONE draft format. But is there a good basis to vilify this format as something that is extremely fast? I look deep into format game length data and try to unravel what is driving the speed of ONE and how does it compare with other formats. I also look at the cards that allow you playing long games and what can be useful in making control decks in ONE limited.
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2023-03-101h 01Limited EditionONE 17Lands Data Deep Dive w/ Sierkovitz - Episode #136On this edition Co-Hosts Zander Stone & Eric Soth welcome back special guest Sierkovitz to the show to see what we can learn about ONE through the context of 17Lands Data. Twitter: @MetalMarioMTG @BreakfastMTG @Limitedepodcast Twitch: http://twitch.tv/metal_mario || http://twitch.tv/infinitebreakfast Patreon: http://patreon.com/limitededition Sirkovitz: - Twitter: @Sierkovitz Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sierkovitz Magic Numbers Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sierkovitz
2023-03-081h 00Magic Numbers#67 - Drafting with BotsONE Quick Draft is available on Arena now and it may be a good idea to play a couple of those, as they will offer you a fresh look on the format. Why? The bot and human metagame are sufficiently different from each other to offer a slightly different experience. I talk about what is special about bot draft and offer some advice on how to abuse those differences for your benefit. How to conceptually approach bot draft and in what ways it is a different form of Magic. Color power in a format is a combination of card powe...
2023-03-011h 03Magic Numbers#66 - ONE with all... color pairsThis week I look at why ONE is different from all other recent formats. Why there are so few great commons? What causes the imbalance in color power and why I strongly believe white is by far the most powerful color at common in the set and also why you still should draft preferentially red.
On top of that we look at all the color pairs and figure out their best cards, their hidden stars and traps at both common and uncommon level. Spoiler - you will see a lot of Annex Sentries as top uncommons.
2023-02-211h 41Magic Numbers#65 - Time to look at the very early ONE draft data from 17lands.comI look at the speed of the format: is it lightning fast and what may be the reasons for it. I also look at color pair win rates and the rate they are played at. Are some color combinations hidden gems? Are the most played ones successful?
On top of that I look at best commons and uncommons in each color and in each color pair. To be able to relentlessly mock myself (with a couple of taps on the back for good measure) I compare the current top 5 cards in the format with the top 3 lists I...
2023-02-101h 27Magic NumbersBonus Episode - Skeleton Crew, ONE EditionThis episode me, SLKerstens, JasonILTG and TaJoordan talk about our pre pre-release impressions of ONE and how we would build simple deck skeletons from each color pair.
You can find my co hosts at:
twitter.com/SLKerstens
twitter.com/JasonILTG
twitter.com/TaJoordan
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2023-02-042h 02Magic Numbers#63 - ONE for allA deep look at the mechanics of the set. How does the card pool for each of the existing mechanics impact possible game play plans you can draft around? Should you try to kill with poison counters, or is it a pipe dream? How to maximise your proliferate and just how many ways to do it are there. I also walk you through my thought process of theory-crafting a deck, from the first idea through the core card selection, contingency planning up to building a deck archetype skeleton.
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2023-02-041h 44Magic Numbers#62 - Black Magic: Exploring the personal data of Sam BlackThis week I look at the personal data of the one and only Sam Black. we look at Brother's War through his drafts. What was his approach towards the format, what cards made it possible. Sam possibly discovers a new type of deck by thinking about his BRO draft decks - mid-term. A deck that can't win early, loses longer games but is excellent in winning the games in the middle stages due to being powerful enough to deal with controls and out-resourcing aggro (which makes it different from mid-range, which can switch between aggressive and controlling strategies and...
2023-01-281h 13Magic Numbers#61 - What makes sealed different; KHM caseHow is sealed different from draft? Can we actually measure that difference? And what does it mean to your Arena Open attempt? I talk sealed, KHM sealed and what cards should you re-evaluate in this format compare to what you remember from drafting the set.
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2023-01-2152 minLimited ResourcesLimited Resources 683 - Sierkovitz Shows Us a New Tool to Analyze Archetypes! This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Sierkovitz back on the show to talk about the new tool he's developed with Pekka Pulli called Achetypist that lets you look at clusters of archetypes for a given format and then figure out what separates them based on cards that appear in the decklists. It's a really cool way to interact with the data, and you can check it out here: https://archetypist.netlify.app/ You can find Sierkovitz here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz You can support Limited Resources on...
2023-01-111h 10Magic Numbers#60 - Archetypist, BRO editionThis episode I look at the builds within each color pair. To do so a bit of maths was needed. I converted decks into numbers and plotted them based on what cards are inside. After that we look at the clusters of similar decks that win a bunch - this way by checking what is inside them we can figure out what makes them tick. Some color pairs have a one type of successful build, but some have multiple sub-archetypes that are very distinct from each other. Archetypist tool lets you figure that out on your own.
The...
2023-01-111h 29First PickSpecial Pick: nostro ospite Sierkovitz, il mago dei dati! Analisi, Amatriciana ed AIUna grande puntata con Sierkovitz, analizzando dati e carte!Il canale di Sierkovitz lo trovate qua: https://www.youtube.com/@Sierkovitz/featuredIl link a 17lands: https://www.17lands.com/
2022-12-131h 04Magic Numbers#58 - Navigating new format data in limitedEarly format is the best time for hot takes and sweeping statements. Keeping that in mind I dedicate this episode to show what are the dangers of hot takes and sweeping statements and how to look at the early format in a more granular, subtle way. In the second part I look at the data from all the 10 color pairs. Which cards are the stars, which ones are traps, are there any hidden gems you should consider drafting higher. Lots of hot takes and absolute statements so you can later copy them with conviction!
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2022-12-031h 22Magic Numbers#57 - Draft Primer and First Look at the dataI take a look at removal stats of the Brothers' War set and try to convince you on how to use the self-milling cycle of creatures. On top of that, I dive into early format data: what makes each color tick and which colors do tick so far which ones still need some work from our side to be figured out.
Sponsored by mtgazone.com. Check out my articles at https://mtgazone.com/authors/sierkovitz
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2022-11-221h 44Magic Numbers#56 - Magic: the Gatoring, Personal data of Florida MunTime to say goodbye to DMU draft data, and what better way than to look at the vast personal data of the all-time 17Lands.com trophy leader, Floridamun? We look at 175 drafts Chris played over the duration of the format in quest to find out what makes him such a good player. How does he manage to keep up such an impressive win rate across so many games. We look at his draft habits, pick preferences, card win rates and much more.
Check out Chris's Twitch (twitch.tv/FloridaMun) and podcast The Draft Lab
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2022-11-091h 11Magic Numbers#55 - Dominaria Sealed Open PrimerThis weekend we will have an opportunity to play for some real $$$ on Arena and the format is Dominaria Sealed. You read it well - Dominaria without United. Since the set came out in 2018 you might need a refresher or maybe you never played it before. I talk about the available data on Sealed in this format: how many colors should you try to play, what are the must-play bombs and which colors are the best. On top of that I go through top commons and uncommons in each color and look at some recent trophy decks to give...
2022-11-041h 06Magic Numbers#54 - Data? Tada!Dominaria United full data hit a bit late in the season but still it is interesting to look at the data even late in the season as they show a format so different from any other. This episode I look at the new tutoring data from 17lands.com, rank the kicker spells - which ones don't need to be kicked, should be kicked and work best when you can reliably kick it every time, preferably in a 2 color deck? I also look at how important being 5 color it was for each domain card.
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2022-11-031h 03Magic Numbers#53 - Why are top players top?Today I look at the data of top, middle and bottom win rate tiers among the 17Lands users. Who are the top players, and what sets them apart from the rest? Which cards can the players maximize? And which cards are universally good across different levels? But that is not all. I also look at why, to become a good player, you need to go through several stages of development. Just knowing that top players win more with card X is not enough to replicate their success. It will speed up your journey through rank, that's for sure, but...
2022-11-021h 10Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 670 - Data Driven Heuristics and Why DMU is Different with SierkovitzThis week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes Sierkovitz back on the show to talk DMU Data, Data Driven Hueristics, and more! Sierko walks us through how DMU is different from the last sets, and it really is! Sierkovitz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz Articles talked about on the show: https://mtgazone.com/data-based-heuristics-for-mtg-arena-drafts/ https://mtgazone.com/dmu-draft-metagame/ https://www.17lands.com/ You can support Limited Resources on the LR Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/limitedresources LR is brought to you by TCGPlayer, cli...
2022-10-071h 34Magic Numbers#52 - Three New Heuristics for DraftingWhat is the point of using draft data if we don't get actionable advice from them? Today I look at the drafting data from DMU (and from some other sets) and propose three new drafting heuristics related to drafting mana fixing, multicolor spells and combat tricks.
I also look at the wheeling stats of DMU cards, show you how draft tables respond to number of dual lands that were open in the pod and which cards are the best first picks in terms of future win rate if you manage to draft a deck around them.
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2022-09-301h 00Magic Numbers#51 - Multicolor Decks in DMU DraftDominaria United is a draft format like we didn't see in a long time. Formats supporting 2 color, 3 color and multicolor strategies with little win rate penalty was something Wizards were avoiding in their recent design. But that is not the case in DMU. One in 16 decks is a 4 color or more concoction. That is 2 times more than any other format since ZNR. Almost 50% of all decks have 3 or more main colors. And, as a result, only 1/5 is pure 2 colors. So which multicolor decks are the best? Which cards are important to make them win? And, perhaps equally importantly - a...
2022-09-161h 17Limited EditionDMU 17Lands Data Deep Dive w/ Sierkovitz - Episode #112On this edition co-hosts Zander Stone & Eric Soth are joined by Special Guest: Sierkovitz to see what they can learn about DMU through the context of 17Lands.com data. Twitter: @metalmariomtg @BreakfastMTG @Limitedepodcast Twitch: http://twitch.tv/metal_mario || http://twitch.tv/infinitebreakfast Patreon: http://patreon.com/limitededition Sierkovitz || Twitter: @Sierkovitz || Twitch: http://twitch.tv/sierkovitz Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Sierkovitz Support 17Lands!: http://17lands.com
2022-09-131h 27Magic Numbers#50 - Dominaria Untied, First look at 17Lands draft dataFirst dive into 17Lands data for the new set, Dominaria United. This is a set where data analyses should be done very carefully as it is a set we unlike anything we had before. What about it is so unique? Which colors are the best, which color combinations work best and, perhaps most importantly, how many colors should you play? All those questions will be answered in this episode. But wait! There's more! I look at 5 most winning two color pairs and most winning three color combinations and see which cards make them tick and which should be avoided.
2022-09-121h 44Magic Numbers#49 - Dominaria United Draft PrimerAll you need to know about the new format. OK, maybe not all but quite a lot. Includes removal guide and an overview of color pair specific cards. Just the thing to do to kill the time while waiting to dive into the new set.
Reminder: This podcast is a recording of a stream, which relies heavily on graphics. Check the youtube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format: https://youtu.be/zYbxvtj2XIw
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2022-09-011h 29Magic NumbersBonus Episode: Skeleton Crew, Dominaria United EditionIn this Episode me, SLKerstens, JasonILTG and Tajoordan discuss the DMU draft format before the release. We share our initial thoughts and draft deck archetypes we want to play with in the early days of the format.
See the slides here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13xJrmt9KtlyIxxNhpDO8QHGDOfuYvLR5Fg-cjEoVjyE/edit?usp=sharing
Find all things Serkovitz here: https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz
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2022-09-013h 41Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 663 - Did Rebalancing Actually Work? Sierkovitz Answers That Question! (And Also Talks Wheeling Cards)This week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes back Sierkovitz to talk about two big topics. Did the rebalancing actually work in BHG draft? He's analyzed the data and has an answer! He also goes over a really important topic for drafters: Wheeling cards. More specifically, a way to predict how often a card will wheel during draft! Sierko's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz Sierko's Article on Wheeling: https://mtgazone.com/how-to-wheel-in-drafts/ Sierko's Seminar on Rebalancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg19-Njcpzc&ab_channel=Sierkovitz LR is brought to you...
2022-08-191h 20Magic Numbers#46 - Return to KamigawaA refresher course in Kamigawa limited. But not only. I also look at the differences between the first run of the format and the flashbacks
Check the YouTube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format: https://youtu.be/jZH06lH_Xok
Find all things Sierkovitz: https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz
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2022-08-061h 29Magic Numbers#45 - Timing Your PicksThis week we look at the art of wheeling. How to use 17lands data to reliably predict which cards you open in a draft can return to you doing the full circle. That way you can maximise your draft outcomes and create a great way to produce your own draft signal. We also look at what cards do high win rate players draft more aggressively and which ones do they actively avoid.
Check the YouTube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86...
2022-08-061h 46Magic Numbers#44 - Up to SpeedThis week's episode is about being up to speed. Up to speed with the changes in the format. How not to fall into a trap of playing week one drafts in week 3 and how to update your format fundamentals without losing too much time on it? How to know which archetypes are more open than others at any given point in time. But that is not all. HBG is the fastest non-cube draft format in Arena history. How to deal with the speed of Mardu color combinations and how to look at the game length data through the lens...
2022-07-281h 25Magic Numbers#43 - First look at HBG draft dataFirst peek into Alchemy Horizon's: Baldur's Gate Draft data. What is the big picture of the format? Its speed? Which color combination do best? Then I take a slightly deeper dive into each archetype and try to figure out which cards are stars, hidden gems and traps. NOTE: Due to release schedule, episode #42 will only be available on YouTube.
Check the YouTube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format: https://youtu.be/SfPX2NPvf1A
Find all things Sierkovitz: https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz
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2022-07-151h 52Magic Numbers#41 - Ducking Around with Carl ChaseThis week we dive into the personal SNC draft data of Carl Chase, AKA twoduckcubed, a prolific limited grinder and a co-host of Mystical Dispute podcast, one of the best limited podcasts in existence (seriously, give it a try). Personal data lets you look at your own strengths and shortcomings and improve based on the information you can extract and looking at one of the top players in the game and seeing where are his blind spots can be very helpful for you when you introspect your own data. We look at Carl's draft preferences, his own individual card...
2022-07-121h 32Magic Numbers#40 - Archetypist, SNC editionWhat builds for each draft archetype in SNC are the most successful? Which cards are essential for success and which themes win more than others? To answer those questions I look at the similarities between decks and use some fancy maths to cluster the decks together and find clusters that win more than the others. A side benefit of this episode is a tool that lets you explore each archetype and see for yourself what made each color combination tick. Feel free to explore the tool here: https://archetypist.netlify.app/ This episode would not be possible without the hel...
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Magic Numbers#39 - Theros Beyond Death ResurrectedTheros Beyond Death will soon be back to Premier Draft queues. What is the format about, what are the archetypes about and what does the data say about the winning strategies? Speed of the format, best cards in draft and how to avoid pitfalls of THB draft. All in a manageable 2 hour chunk.
Check the YouTube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWorMx1f4wo
Find all things Sierkovitz: https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz
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2022-06-221h 47Magic Numbers#38 - Best of ThreeWhat does the data tell us about Best of Three drafts in Streets of New Capenna? Best of Three is different from Best of One in multiple aspects. There is no hand smoother, which leads to worse curve-outs, more mulliganning, which damages deck consistency. There is also sideboarding between the games, which makes some cards unplayable in BO1 valid choices for games 2 and 3 once you have seen some key cards from opponents deck. I look at, which colors do well in BO3, which cards perform differently in BO3 than in BO1 drafts. One hypothesis is that draft pods in...
2022-06-201h 12Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 653 - Sierkovitz from 17Lands on Signals!This week on Limited Resources Marshall welocmes Sierkovitz from 17Lands back on the show to discuss New Capenna, new functionality on 17lands, and a deep dive on signals and how the data backs them up! Signals Seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZFlfWx_J0 Secrets of 17Lands Users Seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZFlfWx_J0 Sierko's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sierkovitz Sierko's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sierkovitz Sierko's Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/sierkovitz 17Lands.com LR is brought to you...
2022-06-111h 43Magic Numbers#37 - Secrets of 17Lands top usersThis week I look into what makes top 17Lands.com users win more in draft than others do. From their color preferences, pick orders, which cards they prioritise, include in their decks, there are hints on what is the key to their success in draft and I try to unlock them digging through the data. Also I get attacked by my cat. Reminder: This podcast is a recording of a stream, which relies heavily on graphics.
Check the youtube recording of it to see any graphs that are hard to imagine in the audio-only format. https://youtu.be/j...
2022-06-011h 48Magic Numbers#36 - Keeping up with the BrokersThis week we look at the data related to Brokers family in SNC Drafts. Brokers (also known as Bant) and related color pairs (WUG, WU and WG) are the menace of SNC draft format, having significantly higher win rates than other color combinations. But as the colors become more contested over times, time to look at what cards in other color combinations do well against the Brokers. Which colors have higher win rate against Brokers? Which cards perform better against them? What bigger picture can we draw from this data? And why formats with very strong commons can be...
2022-05-241h 07Magic Numbers#35 - Reading the SignalsThis episode focuses on what are draft signals and how to find the best way to read them. You will hear a lot of content creators talking about "strong signals" or "signal X is open" during draft, but what exactly are signals? I try to define exactly that and go even several steps further. I look at SNC draft data and try to figure out what is a meaningful signal during the draft. On my quest to do so, I find plenty of things that are NOT a strong signal when you look at thousands of drafts, and some...
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Magic Numbers#34 - Halo WorldThis time we look at the new limited format of the Streets of New Capenna. Which color combinations are the most successful? Which color combinations are the most open? How to build a good mana base for the 3 color decks popular in the format? Which cards are the format all stars, and which ones over-perform in a particular color combination. All answered by exploring the data from ~23 000 drafts and nearly 150k games.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz5SQXIZoFE
Find all things Sierkovitz: https://linktr.ee/sierkovitz
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2022-05-081h 35Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 641 - Sierkovitz from 17Lands On NEO DraftThis week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome back Sierkovitz from 17lands.com to talk about NEO Draft and give us the deep dive on the data! Sierko's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sierkovitz Sierko's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sierkovitz Sierko's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sierkovitz Sierko's Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/sierkovitz 17Lands.com: https://www.17lands.com/ LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Limited Resources is proudly spon...
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Mystical Dispute26. Wedding Invitation with Sierkovitz (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)Special Guest and New Challenger Sierkovitz debates Garrett using the power of data on when and how to play the two-mana colorless cantrip common Wedding Invitation.
Check out Sierkovitz's Twitch stream at twitch.tv/sierkovitz, Twitter at @sierkovitz and YouTube at youtube.com/user/Sierkovitz.Short form limited Magic: The Gathering debate podcast co-hosted by Carl Chase and Garrett Gardner, who debate cards and quick topics about the latest draft format.Support Mystical Dispute on Patreon (patreon.com/mysticaldispute) and visit our website (mysticaldispute.com). Carl Chase is on Twitch (twitch.tv/twoduckcubed...
2022-01-0616 minLimited ResourcesLimited Resources 627 - Sierkovitz Tells Us If VOW Is Really That BombyThis week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Sierkovitz back on the show to answer the big question of VOW: how bomby is it really? Also Marshall has a big rant on Alchemy and why it's not something we have for Limited yet, and the guys discuss the pros and cons of that. Sierkovitz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sierkovitz 17lands.com LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Check out the FTX app and site for a...
2021-12-101h 23Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 618 - Data Re-Analysis with Sierkovitz and Welcome Santiago!Luis is on leave after the birth of his second child, Santiago! Congrats Luis and Gaby! In the meantime, Marshall enlists Sierkovitz from 17lands.com on as guest co-host to talk about Limited data in forms both big and small! Sierkovitz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz Sierkovitz on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sierkovitz 17Lands.com LR is brought to you by FTX: FTX.US for US based customers and FTX.com for outside the US. Check out the FTX app and site for a safe...
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I Love You, ManaI Love You, SierkovitzWe welcome Sierkovitz—limited data specialist, frequent 17lands.com and channelfireball.com collaborator, and actual ILYM listener—to the I Love You, Mana HQ for an incredibly scholarly jaunt. To Zach’s horror, Sierkovitz allies himself with Mike and chooses chaos over order for almost the entirety of the ep. Mike, Belly, Zach, and Sierkovitz talk about (18:30) Polish milk bars, American Football, the depravity of U.S. television advertisements, and Sierkovitz’s MTG origin story; (44:04) Belly delivers the cold open, which we learn is Sierkovitz’s favorite segment; (57:40) the pod is graced by a very special guest, Mike’s father—Joe L...
2021-10-071h 58Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 599 - Strixhaven Data with Sierkovitz from 17Lands!This week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Sierkovitz from 17lands.com on the show to do a deep dive on the data from Strixhaven! With a lot more data this time around, the guys go deep on the intricacies of of the format as well as the pitfalls that come with this much data! Find 17lands here: https://www.17lands.com/ Find Sierkovitz here: https://twitter.com/sierkovitz Sierkovitz's Article: https://www.17lands.com/blog/using_wr_data Use the code LR at checkout on channelfireball.com to help sup...
2021-06-041h 37Limited ResourcesLimited Resources 589 - Limited Data Analysis with Sierkovitz from 17landsThis week on Limited Resources Marshall and Luis welcome Pawel, also known as Sierkovitz of 17lands fame on the show to talk about 17lands, big data collection for Limited players, how to interpret data, and the truth about Always Be Holding! This is a fascinating look at the next stage of Limited development, you won't want to miss it! Sierkovitz's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sierkovitz 17lands Twitter: https://twitter.com/17lands 17lands.com: https://www.17lands.com/ Sierkovitz's Quadrant Theory Article: https://strategy.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/mtg/quadrant-theory-revisited/ Use...
2021-03-241h 24Draft ChaffDraft Chaff 36 - Limited Analysis with SierkovitzThis week Zach and Ben are joined by Sierkovitz, writer and data analyst with 17Lands, to discuss how he goes about analyzing large sets of MTG data. They spend some time talking about Sierkovitz's article on successful Snow decks in Kaldheim!
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