Play-by-Play announcer for Magic: the Gathering. Co-host of Limited Resources podcast. Wristwatch Revival on YouTube. Twitch Partner. Food and Beverage Director
I won't be in Barcelona for the PT, the first I've missed since my first PT (also in Barcelona), PT Avacyn Restored in 2012. My Mom had cardiac arrest last week, somehow survived even after being on life support/in a coma, so I'm staying home to help her recovery.
Got this in the mail yesterday from
@lsv
because I’ve been bummed about quarantine stuff. If you can find a friend like him I highly reccomend it, 5 stars, would friend again.
“You’re the Mythic of my dreams, the easiest pack 1 pick 1 of my life.”
“10/10, would swipe right again.”
Fantastic wedding vows for
@NumotTheNummy
and
@Kaboomily
!
Congrats!
There isn’t going to be an LR this week. I normally feel it’s part of my job to provide an escape from the stresses of life, but it didn’t feel right to do the show with what is happening right now. I have donated to the NAACP and the ACLU and I encourage you to take action too.
To Do List for Today:
1. Therapy at 11
2. Record LR, talk about UB Zombies.
3. Stream.
4. Contribute to a treasonous insurrection at a federal building.
5. Probably tacos for dinner?
Exclusive LR Preview card for Crimson Vow is here! Geralf, Visionary Stitcher seems kind of busted? Like, is this guy for real? Not sure how popular mono-colored commanders are, but yeah.. this one is the real deal!
Thanks WotC for the preview :)
#MTGCrimson
People still don’t know what a pioneer Rashad is for Magic and Magic streaming. He developed the first live event streams on his own, with his money, out of his suitcases, as he flew city to city making it a thing before the bigger entities even caught on.
Thank you Rashad ❤️
Before Twitch existed,
@RashadMiller
pioneered the invention of Grand Prix coverage.
Today he's behind every Mythic Championship and Invitational, in his signature hats, running the show.
Thank you Rashad. Magic coverage simply would not be what it is today without you
The format? Magic.
The decks? Bad.
Fireball? For 1.
Black Lotus, no sleeves? Check.
Ornithopter in a burn deck? Oh yeah.
Join me and
@Top8Games
as we venture back to 1994 for the earliest known match footage in the latest MTG Breakdown Rewind!
We were doing the set review and when this card came up I was like "eh, sorcery, not great?" and
@lsv
was like "it's like a baby man-o'-war" and then I was in love 😂
This is pretty sweet,
@wizards_magic
paired up with a local burger place
@zippysburgers
and they made a Greek themed burger box including a booster pack in the box :D
Tots plus tatziki is underrated.
Looks like the graveyard *might* just matter in Time Spiral Remastered! The old border Gurmag Angler is just too good. Also these 3 cards combined have a mana value of 3 in the mode they are most often used.. not bad 😂
#MTGTimeSpiral
Thanks WotC for these preview cards.
Official LR preview card for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt! Thanks WotC for the free preview :) Unnatural Growth looks super powerful! Triggers on your turn (and theirs) so you can ambush the unsuspecting blockers!
#MTGMID
LR for the week is up!
@lsv
and I are sick of hearing about BREAD as a Limited heuristic so we tell you why it's bad and what a real approach to the problem looks like.
Strixhaven preview card time: Culmination of Studies! The gift that keeps on giving. I wonder if this card was ever called Value Explosion or something? Let's just say it rewards you for staying in college :) Thanks WotC for the preview!
#MTGStrixhaven
This was pretty cool, the local TV station
@KING5Seattle
came out to do a profile of me for their long-running show
@KING5Evening
on the watch restoration YouTube channel! They were great, I learned a lot watching them work. If you’re local it airs tonight at 7:30 on channel 5 👍
I'll really miss Sheldon. When I was new to the coverage team he was part of it, and I remember hearing about his strong personality and being a little worried he may not have time for me as the new guy. From day one he made me feel welcomed and respected.
LR 500 is up!
@lsv
and I give you our initial impressions on M20 and also do the Sunset show for WAR! We didn't go crazy for the 500th episode, but it does feel great to hit show
#500
and I'm continually thankful for the community we've built around LR :)
Had a dream last night that I made the finals of the pro tour. My opponent offered to chop, I countered with “let’s play for all of it.”
He declined, I felt confident.
I missed my third land drop in game 1, got rolled, and was nervously shuffling for game 2 when I woke up. 😬
Been working on a new series for the MTG Breakdown youtube channel called Rewind, where we sit with a player and do "director’s commentary" of an important match from their career. Today I have the first one finished!
So when
@RyanSpain
asked if I wanted to play some 2HG at PAX I was like sure sounds fun.
Turns out it’s 36 pack chaos 2HG 😂
This should be interesting.
Got this gift for
@lsv
and I at the GP from a young listener of the podcast named Gabriel. He even took the time to draw Chandra on the envelope :)
It’s funny how one interaction can remind you about why you do what you do.
We have a whole cycle of removal for our Phyrexia: All Will Be One preview cards from WotC! Each has a cost or effect bonus as well, could these be the best common removal for their color in the set?🤔
Nobody I know deserves success more than
@NumotTheNummy
I feel so proud and happy for him, I almost feel like I did it myself or something. Lakajsjakakkksmdn go Kenji go!!!!
Change of plans for LR this week!
@lsv
and I decided since the War of the Spark full card set came out today that we would do the set review a week early, and it's ready NOW! This set has a LOT going on, get ready for your prerelease right here:
Excited to announce that Limited Resources is now sponsored by
@UltimateGuard
! Both
@lsv
and I knew that they would be a great fit for the show and we're really excited to have such a solid company with a great product line on board. Lots of cool stuff to come! Thanks UG!
With Throne of Eldraine fully previewed today,
@lsv
and I decided heck with it, let's just get the Set Review done early.. so
I'm editing it now and it will be up SOON. Get hype, this set is hilarious and Luis and I had a fun time talking about all cards :)
So, I started a youtube channel for my vintage watch stuff (a passion of mine is to repair old watches). I figured the overlap here isn't huge but maybe people want more content to fill the time right now? Here is the latest video if you are interested:
Tough time for content creators in Magic right now. Events getting cancelled means big financial hits for us, which is rough. But also I feel like this is the time when making content is the most important; a time when giving people something to enjoy and take their mind (1/2)
@baetog_
I swear to god if I ever hear one more person start this out with “you are two magical Wizards dueling it out with...”
I don’t know any players who approach the game in this way yet it’s the default for every article written about magic ever.
Not sure what this is for exactly, but
@wizards_magic
definitely knows how to get my attention 😀
(it’s by sending me food)
Hmmm I wonder what this is about 🤔🤔🤔
LR 600 is here!
@lsv
and I do the MH2 Primer show! This set is pretty unreal for Limited and we go over all the archetypes and the big picture stuff. Also, we want to thank the LR community for 600 episodes, we couldn't do it without you!
Well we didn’t lose, but I’m out. In round 7 we had a prolonged match that ended in a draw. With a draw, neither of us would advance and my opponent seemed pretty upset about it so I conceded. Played the last round for fun and won, 5-3 Likely PTQ tomorrow.
#MTGReno
We've got our official Theros Beyond Death preview card for you today! Eutropia the Twice-Favored! This seems like it could be responsible for a TON of damage if built around properly.. wow.
Thanks WotC for the free preview card as always!
LR for the week is the first episode I haven't been on since we started the show in 2009 0_0
@lsv
somehow convinced me to let him run wild and host the show. He had
@BenS_MTG
on and I have posted it without listening... 😂
Exclusive LR Preview card for Ultimate Masters! It's a great take on a classic, and is the definition of the slow value grind. Also it kills stupid Bogles.
#FreePreview
I've got an all-time 1-2 punch for my two preview cards for
#MTG2XM
Thanks Wizards for the previews, and I pity the players who have to face down the deck that these cards go in 😂
We’re very excited to announce the Streets of New Capenna PPR, and for the first time in over two years, WITH GUESTS! We’re keeping things OG for the first one back with guests with two of our oldest MtG friends,
@Marshall_LR
and
@NumotTheNummy
.
#Sponsored
#MTGCapenna
#LRRSNC
Yeah they really seem to have taken the gloves off with the common removal in this set. Feels like a throwback set to the Doom Blade/Lightning Bolt days
We’ll reassess next week to see how things feel, maybe we’ll get two shows in or something. Sorry if that disappoints any listeners, we’ll do our best to make up for it next week.
We've got 2 exclusive LR preview cards for Neon Dynasty! Runaway Trash-Bot has to be one of the best names, and on a 0-powered trampler no less. And Twinshot Sniper is 0_0 really good. Sneaky reach too!
#MTGNeon
Thanks WotC!
Not a fan of the unbannings. Bloodbraid Elf has always been a miserable card, it's not interesting, and the randomness feels more frustrating than fun. Hitting Kolaghan's Command? C'mon.
FWIW this is also how I feel. I tried to write out something similar but kept feeling like it would somehow be interpreted as favoring bad actions. I'm also not as good at writing as Sam, so I appreciate his nuanced opinion here.
My lifestyle affords me the opportunity to spend a lot of time on social media, and I follow almost every link people I respect post. I’ve taken a lot of time educating myself on social issues. I understand that not everyone has this luxury...
Our preview card for Ravnica Allegiance is a nice one. Total brick wall on the ground, cheap sac outlet, and has obvious synergies with afterlife. Tons of potential here! (Thanks WotC for the preview!)
On the boat up to Victoria for the
@loadingreadyrun
pre-prerelease! Got up wayyy too early but we saw a pod of orca whales and it’s a nice day. Editing the podcast and taking in the views. We’ll be live tomorrow with Ravnica Allegiance :)
#LRRRNA
Also we've got our exclusive M21 preview cards! Looks like UW Flyers is very much on the docket for the new core set, which feels right.
Thanks WotC for the free previews.
Exclusive Ikoria LR preview cards! Thanks
@wizards_magic
for these free previews! Looks like we got the common black removal, sure to see a ton of play, and with a cool twist. Shredded Sails looks like a sideboard card at first, but could be maindeck material thanks to cycling :)
Preview card time! Monk Class is in session! This is a wild card, it makes you work for it, but it definitely gives you your value back and then some. What do you think? And thanks WotC for the free preview :)
#MTGAFR
7-1 on the first try! Pool was very strange, GRw great cards but with like NO fixing? No Frost, Ring, Seeker, Path, Aldergard, Vale, not even the stupid 1/2. I did get one dual land though, and it was in my colors. Anyway this left a lot of space in the pool for good cards :)
So this week's podcast is LR Special Edition – Inside the Elite Magic Mind with William “Huey” Jensen and Ben Stark! Both
@BenS8528
and
@HueyJensen
were incredibly awesome with their knowledge and insight, and I hope you learn as much as I did making it!
So
@woodrodius
won a raffle for courtside seats for the Kings vs Wizards game and we are here. It’s amazing. I play basketball about 3 times a week and have loved it since I was young, seeing professionals this close is unreal!