Magic Numbers

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 seminars, so if some parts are confusing, it was designed to be watched on YouTube or live on Twitch.

#150: How to navigate 17Lands data in the early format?
Apr 8, 2025 – 00:54:11
#149: Tarkir: Dragonstorm Draft Skeletons with the Skeleton Crew
Apr 1, 2025 – 03:37:32
#148: Luck and Skill in draft
Mar 16, 2025 – 01:20:20
#147: Right homes for Aetherdrift cards in draft
Mar 1, 2025 – 01:49:12
#146: Aetherdrift: Early 17Lands.com draft data
Feb 16, 2025 – 02:14:16
#145: Aetherdrift Draft Skeletons with the Skeleton Crew
Feb 5, 2025 – 02:48:03
#144: Testing Heuristics in Limited
Jan 26, 2025 – 01:14:57
#143: Birthday Q & A
Jan 3, 2025 – 01:21:36
#142: Early 17Lands.com draft data for Pioneer Masters
Dec 16, 2024 – 01:39:52
#141: Draft Good Cards
Dec 6, 2024 – 01:05:50
#140: Finding right homes for cards in FDN draft
Nov 25, 2024 – 01:20:03
#139: Early 17Lands.com draft data for Foundations
Nov 18, 2024 – 01:29:19
#138: DSK Set Re-review with Chord_O_Calls
Nov 11, 2024 – 01:20:34
#137 - Advanced DSK drafting
Nov 5, 2024 – 01:04:33
#136 - What does 17Lands data tell us about successful draft strategy?
Nov 5, 2024 – 01:04:56
#135 - Duskmourn Draft: Putting right cards in right decks
Nov 5, 2024 – 01:56:54
#134 - Early 17Lands draft data for Duskmourn
Oct 1, 2024 – 02:00:25
#133 - Duskmourn draft deck skeletons with the Skeleton Crew
Sep 19, 2024 – 03:00:44
#132 - BLB set re-review with Chord_o_Calls
Sep 14, 2024 – 01:22:28
#131 - Personal data with Ekil
Sep 12, 2024 – 01:58:23
#130 - Causal Magic with Shivam Bhatt
Aug 22, 2024 – 01:19:23
#129 - Why top Limited players win more? Bloomburrow Edition
Aug 13, 2024 – 01:49:13
#128 - Early Bloomburrow Draft Data
Aug 6, 2024 – 01:40:39
#127 - Draft archetype analysis for Bloomburrow with the Skeleton Crew
Jul 25, 2024 – 02:39:13
#126 - MH3 set re-review with Chord_o_Calls
Jul 25, 2024 – 01:32:12
#125 - How to optimize lands in MH3 draft decks
Jul 10, 2024 – 01:05:46
#124 - Learning to draft according to your level
Jun 28, 2024 – 01:39:11
#123 - Early dive into Modern Horizons 3 Draft Data
Jun 28, 2024 – 01:31:49
#122 - Personal Data with Paul Cheon
Jun 17, 2024 – 01:59:10
#121 - Modern Horizon Draft Archetype Skeletons
Jun 16, 2024 – 03:07:32
#120 - OTJ set re-review with Chord_o_Calls
May 31, 2024 – 01:14:57
#119 - Figuring game plans using data
May 31, 2024 – 01:21:05
Bonus: How to Draft Ikoria on Arena
May 21, 2024 – 01:35:51
#118 - Drafting OTJ
May 17, 2024 – 01:39:28
#117 - Learning to draft OTJ from top players
May 8, 2024 – 01:52:22
#116 - Early Dive into OTJ data
Apr 22, 2024 – 02:08:44
#115 - Outlaws of Thunder Junction Draft Skeletons Stream with the Skeleton Crew
Apr 10, 2024 – 02:53:29
#114 - Q&A
Apr 10, 2024 – 01:44:52
#113 - Playing multicolor in MKM draft
Mar 26, 2024 – 02:00:18
#112 - Revisiting MKM set review witch Chord_o_Calls
Mar 19, 2024 – 01:39:11
#111 - How to train a Pro Player in draft with Eduardo Sajgalik
Mar 13, 2024 – 02:19:29
#110 - The Secrets of ALSA (and MKM draft data)
Mar 8, 2024 – 01:05:01
#109 - Learning to draft MKM from the top players through data
Mar 4, 2024 – 01:28:25
#108 - Early Dive into MKM Draft Data
Feb 19, 2024 – 02:00:16
#107 - Cooking Limited Decks at Karlov Manor
Feb 11, 2024 – 01:12:52
#106 - Murders at Karlov Manor Draft Skeletrons
Feb 1, 2024 – 02:15:10
#105 - LSV^3: Talking Arena Cube with Luis Scott-Vargas
Jan 23, 2024 – 01:20:15
#104 - Prince or Pauper
Jan 22, 2024 – 00:47:35
#103 - Revisiting LCI set review with Chord_O_Calls
Jan 15, 2024 – 01:05:26
#102 - 2023 Limited Awards with Uncle Cardboard
Jan 5, 2024 – 01:59:09

Recent Reviews

Sake Fan

Gold standard for data in limited Magic

The best source for how to use data to understand and improve your limited Magic game.
WPLB66

Smartest mtg podcast

Great uses of data, including explanations of what the data can and can’t show. Frankly this is at least as valuable as a college class in statistics.