Magic Numbers #148: Luck and Skill in Draft Sierkovitz 2025-03-13 | Today I look at the impact of luck in Aetherdrift draft. How much of the games outcome is determined by the luck in the pod? And how do great players deal with that? And how you, my dear viewer can become, if not great, at least better. I also talk about vehicles. And cards played in multiples. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #163: Learning card evaluation from the extremes Sierkovitz 2025-09-10 | Today's episode is all about card evaluation. I look at cards from the recent past which were either amazingly good, sneakily good but under-appreciated by the community or traps that looked like they might be good but did not deliver. What vcan we learn from those cards? Are there any common themes? How to recognise a potential trap early or how to pick hidden gems more reliably?If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #162: Breaking the format with Sam Pratt Sierkovitz 2025-08-26 | Today we get a great guest - Sam Pratt from Rough Drafts podcast and we are talking about how to figure out builds, what role does the data play in that process and in the process figure out some key features of successful build-arounds in the format. Sam is someone worth following - you can find their socials / podcast here:https://linktr.ee/roughdraftsIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #161: Right homes for right cards in EOE draft (based on 17Lands data) Sierkovitz 2025-08-12 | Week one data can only get you that far in understanding the format. To get a full grasp on it we need to go a bit deeper than the superficial. Today we try to look at cards in the context of their best homes. Yes, some cards are universally good, but some require a bit more thought put into where they belong or - even more tricky - where they don't belong. And through those unique (or uniquely bad) cards, we can also start speculating on the most consistent game plans for each color pair. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #160: Early 17Lands draft data for Edge of Eternities Sierkovitz 2025-08-04 | New set, early start and people are struggling a bit - this is where data can be truly helpful. Get some ideas on what the format is all about through the lens of numbers. Green looks solid but what makes other colors tick? And what should you be cautious about when interpreting the early numbers?If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #159: Edge of Eternities draft deck skeletons with the Skeleton Crew Sierkovitz 2025-07-22 | The new set is upon us so it is time to reanimate the Skeleton Crew. Our eccentric, deck-centric set review is back!! Through the means of ancient necromancy we have summoned Jason Ye, Sam Pratt (of the Rough Drafts podcast - give it a try) and Tresio to debate Edge of Eternities cards, decks and colors. Invaluable prep for your pre-release or just to hit the drafts running as soon as it gets released on Arena. Someone on Reddit said that this is the best set review format on the market - so it must be true!We built deck skeletons for each color pair in the new set using some arcane and very arbitrary rules and we try to review the set through the lens of those prototype decks. Find my esteemed guests on Bsky: @JasonILTG, @sampratt or on X @tresioIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #158: Data story: Openness and negative space win rate Sierkovitz 2025-07-18 | Once per set I try to explore some new data concepts and try to give you, the viewer, some insight into the research process while trying to answer some questions related to limited Magic that interest me. This week episode is all about openness in draft lanes - something Final Fantasy was mage for as a very well balanced set. And this led me to a new concept - negative space win rates. How does not having a card in your deck impact the win rate. And how is it different from not drawing a card you have in your deck in a game. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #157: Data goes to Pro Tour: Limited meeting for Team Cosmos Sierkovitz 2025-06-23 | Mr 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 the game is easy as they will use their own judgement in the best way possible but not all Pros are Limited specialists so I made sure that the talk is also useful to an average Arena player - so if you want to get a good overview of the format - look no further. It is probably the fastest set review ever and a useful one at that as it is not based on uncertainties before the release but on data driven approaches, albeit based on imperfect early data. Bunch of caveats apply - I tried to highlight as many as possible, but use caution all through, particularly for rarer cards where sample size is still relatively small. Thanks to Team Cosmos - it was great to take part in their prep and see the inner workings of a pro team and observe some masters at work. Here's to hope that you will ace the limited portion (and constructed while at it). If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If, like one of the top pro teams, you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #156: Early 17Lands draft data for Final Fantasy Sierkovitz 2025-06-15 | New set is here, and Final Fantasy looks from the early days like a potential all-timer for us limited folks. And getting into the nitty gritty of it should start with getting some fundamentals - what colors look good (spoiler - all of them), which color pairs should you be playing (spoiler - also all of them) and which cards overperform (spoiler - ok - not all of them, for this you need to watch the episode). I look through each color pair and try to find what is best, what is underexplored but good and warn you of any traps for more successful drafting. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #155: Final Fantasy Draft Deck Skeletons with the Skeleton Crew Sierkovitz 2025-06-04 | I am joined by a motley crew of Limited sickos for our eccentric deck-centric set review. We look at some basic info about the upcoming Final Fantasy set and then present our deck skeletons - 40 card functional? decks in each color pair in order to showcase what we think is going to be good in the format. We look at cards in context, as pieces of a synergistic whole, to try and think beyond raw card power. My guests this week are Tresio, Springbok7 and SamP - all Limited fans, all great drafters. They debate and discuss their builds with me playing the role of a moderator and an annoying nitpicker. A role I do truly love.You can find Tresio athttps://x.com/TresioSpringbok7 at twitch.tv/springbok7and SamP at https://bsky.app/profile/sampratt.bsky.socialor you can check out his excellent podcast: Rough Drafts:open.spotify.com/show/4OnYIYmoCdnnlC7pUVyM0AIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #154: Card evaluation through the lens of data Sierkovitz 2025-05-29 | New set is upon us and we have an impossible task of figuring out which cards are grerat and which are traps without the advantage of having them ever in our hands. Data won't solve that problem but it can definitely help, by looking at the general trends in card power across mana values, colors, etc. Also we can look into the amazing #P0P1 initiative from MTG_DS, where hundreds of people put their bets on the best cards in a set before its release (which mtg_ds kindly shared with me). This let me look at the wisdom of the crowd - what cards were widely liked but turned out to be duds, which cards nobody saw coming. Why some cards fly under the radar, while some lure us into the trap?Here is the example fo P0P1 results from TMD for reference - make sure to give MTG_DS a follow - in the end it stands for Magic Data Science, you should be interested!https://x.com/mtg_ds/status/1920641850546815335If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #153: Acing the open - Sealed data from 17Lands.com Sierkovitz 2025-05-16 | Today a dive into sealed data. We all know it's not the same as draft but where are the differences? And how can you capitalise on them? Well - you are in the right place - I will try to add some data driven context to the sealed in Tarkir: Dragonstorm. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #152: Right cards for the right draft deck, TDM edition Sierkovitz 2025-04-28 | This week we try to add a little bit context to the Tarkir: Dragonstorm drafts. Yes, some cards have high win rate, but who cares? That doesn't mean you should cram them in any deck. Some cards have a low win rate - again - that doesn't make them unplayable. They just need the right home. Today, with some 17Lands numbers I try to figure out what cards make the 6 main color combinations of this format tick. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #151: Tarkir: Dragonstorm; Early 17Lands draft data Sierkovitz 2025-04-14 | This week we dive into the new set - what is the big picture data? What are the key cards in each color, how to approach the early data and wht makes the 3C combinations tick. Also - how to pick fixing in TDM. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #150: How to navigate 17Lands.com data in the early format? Sierkovitz 2025-04-08 | Some meta stuff today. How to read data. What traps to avoid and what does data tell us about reading data. Also - the link to mana weaving vid I mentioned:youtube.com/watch?v=70bQI6uM-hcIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #149: Tarkir: Dragonstorm Draft Skeletons with the Skeleton Crew Sierkovitz 2025-04-01 | Yet again our ever changing lineup of limited virtuosos takes on out unique deck-centric and excentric take on a set review. What to expect from the new set, what are we going to be playing, trying to draft, avoiding and dreaming of assembling. You can find my guests on Bsky:https://bsky.app/profile/jasoniltg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/r-condon.bsky.socialor Elon Musks X.com platform:https://x.com/TresioIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #147: Picking the right card for the right deck in DFT draft Sierkovitz 2025-03-01 | Some cards are just great. They have it all - they fit like a glove to any deck you drafted. But some are amazing in one place, but a detriment elsewhere. The generic Win Rate metsrics for those cards can be misleading because they will be impacted by the cards bad performance in some decks so you won't see it is actually good in a more niche home.This week I look for those cards that have one home where they are great. Or decent. So you can start including them where they belong.If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #146: Aetherdrift - early 17Lands.com draft data Sierkovitz 2025-02-16 | New set and this time the rules of engagement changed. And early data tells that story very well. Avoid the traps and start winning by being ahead of the curve. Might come in handy - either on Arena, your LGS or, dare I say, upcoming PT. I go through all the colors, color pairs, highlighting key cards and adding some context and describing the game plans that seem to give good results.If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #145: Aetherdrift Draft Skeletons with the Skeleton Crew Sierkovitz 2025-02-05 | The Skeleton Crew is back!!! Me, Jason Ye, Zach Kagan and Jake Browne look at Aetherdrift and try to figure out what are the key themes / synergies and cards in the new set. This is our unique take on a set review where more attention is put on within-set synergies rather than individual card power. We go through all the colorpairs and try to see how we envision decks in those color pairs, what will be important for them and where we expect hits and misses. Watch it to get ready for your prerelease and when the set hits arena and receive the insight into our questionable sense of humor as a "bonus". And I am using the word "bonus " very loosely here. My guests are an exceptional bunch. Worth following them and here is where you can do it:Jason: https://bsky.app/profile/jasoniltg.bsky.socialZach: https://bsky.app/profile/zakagan.bsky.socialJake: https://bsky.app/profile/jakebrowne.comIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #144: Testing Heuristics in Limited Sierkovitz 2025-01-26 | We hear the wisdom from experienced players: Always play your two drops, Spend all your mana, and many more. But how do the numbers back those old truths? Do they stand scrutiny of testing them through data? Are they universal? Or are there corner cases? I test several Limited heuristics and hopefully you get to level up your game play through it!If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #143: Birthday Q & A Sierkovitz 2025-01-03 | This week something relaxed. I answer a ton of questions from partrons, followers, Discord members - life, food, Magic and a bit of absurd. Tune in and chill with me. I chilled so much it took me days to edit it and upload :)If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #142: Early 17Lands.com draft data for Pioneer Masters Sierkovitz 2024-12-16 | New set is with us and with it the usual struggles. What to play, which cards overperform, which do badly, what color pairs to prioritise. Fear not - I have most of the basics covered and hopefully you will leave with a solid understanding of the key features of the Pioneer set. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #141: Drafting the good cards Sierkovitz 2024-12-05 | "Draft the good cards" is one of the basic pieces of advice you will get when starting to play limited. But just how effective is that advice? I dived deep in 17Lands.com data from BO1 Foundations drafts to measure just that. Turns out that this advice is solid. Over the course of the episode I will try to make you understand how and why does it work and how to best apply it, especially if you are a newer player. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #140: Finding right homes for cards in FDN draft Sierkovitz 2024-11-25 | There are some cards that are just great in Limited. You can jam them into any deck and be happy about it. Filling your whole deck with those must be nice. In reality, to find 23 playables we need to compromise a bit. Some cards will be below par. But with some knowledge you can make the most of that.Some cards can be great in one of the color pairs in the format but mediocre in others. Knowing that will help you in putting them only in the right home and thus maximising on their power. Other cards are the opposite - great in most color pairs, but significantly weaker in one. Imagine if W is aggressive in a format apart from WU decks which tend to be controlling. You can imagine cards that will be great in all W decks apart from WU and cards that are specifically great in WU. This is the plan for today's episode - sifting through all the common and uncommon cards in the set to find the ones that need a particular home. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #139: Early 17Lands.com draft data for Foundations Sierkovitz 2024-11-18 | New set, new data. How to position yourself well in a new format? Get the best available card evaluations as early as possible. And that is the aim of this episode. We will look at each color pair through the lens of the key card - surprising hits, reliable performars and shocking duds. Plenty of cards in each category will be discussed throughout the episode. Hopefully with this information you will be ready to trophy more and outplay those who rely on guesswork and intuition. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #138: Duskmourn set re-review with Chord_o_Calls Sierkovitz 2024-11-11 | Set reviews are fun but what exasctly do they bring to the table? We grade cards, we speculate wildly and life moves on. This set review is different. We graded the cards before the set was released, and are coming back to our initial grading after the dust has settled. Me, and Alex, AKA Chord_o_Calls use this re-review to learn - what typpes of cards do we miss on? What trends we had during the grading? How can we use our failures to improve the next time? Card evaluation is a skill that can be worked on and it yields results. Hope this episode will help you improving your grading skills. You can find Alex on twitter:twitter.com/Chord_O_CallsOr listen to his excellent podcast, Limited Level-Ups, which you can find on your podcast app or on youtube:youtube.com/@limitedlevel-upsIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #137: Advanced DSK drafting Sierkovitz 2024-10-25 | So, you have your Boros aggro and UW Eerie decks nailed to a fine detail? But perhaps recently the wins are not coming as easy as they did early season? Don't worry - I got you covered there. We will loook at the data of top 17Lands.com users and try to figure out what do they do differently to sustain a solid win rate throughout the format. And what strategies do they lean onto as the well with the best decks dries out because the knowledge of their strength becomes universal. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #136: What does 17Lands data tell us about successful draft strategy? Sierkovitz 2024-10-19 | Forcing, drafting the hard way, drafting with preferences are all different approaches to the draft part of Limited.What do the numbers tell us about those? Can you optimise your approach to draft through this and how? All in this weeks episode. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials onhttps://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #135: Duskmourn Draft; Putting right cards in right decks Sierkovitz 2024-10-07 | One of the traps of looking at card win rates is simplifying a complex problem. Yes, a card can have a decent win rate but this may meaan many things. It can be universally good, but it can also be very good in some decks and not so in others. 17Lands.com users often will intuit it, play that card in good decks and skew the data towards a hight win rate. Today's episode loooks at each common and uncommon in DSK and tries to see which caard is good where, at least at the color pair level. Hopefully this helps you finding your footing in the format by adding a lot of context to DSK drafts. Warning - spider attack at 37:50If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials on https://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #134: Early 17Lands draft data for Duskmourn Sierkovitz 2024-09-29 | New format, new learning curve, new possibilities. Today I look at the early data for DSK to try to figure out which cards are surprisingly good or worse than anticipated to give you that small edge in the new format. We go through some color pair data, looking at best commons, uncommons, cards that are sneakily good and cards that trap players into playing them when they probably shouldn't.If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials on https://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #133: Duskmourn draft deck skeletons with the Skeleton Crew Sierkovitz 2024-09-18 | Draft decks, not cards, they say. Why do we review cards before the set release then? Our unique take on reviewing a new sets is to talk about the big picture and based on those thoughts and discussions, we just build decks. Sometimes to show what designers want us to do, sometimes to show we can defy their goals and build something more off-piste. And what a "we" do we have. Jason and Ryan are qualified for the worlds and renowned limited specialists that managed to convert their draft skills to beat on puny constructed players. Springbok7 is a draft grinder extraaordinaire, Tresio rose through the ranks of my patrons to a staple of the skeleton crew. And me, without data, so mainly for comedic purposes and the 6-pack. You get a 3h extract of our take on the upcoming format - find neat synergies, discuss plans, point to key cards. All in time to prep you for the prereleases. You can find my panel here:https://x.com/JasonILTGhttps://x.com/tresiohttps://x.com/rcondon17twitch.tv/springbok7And work of many others behind the scenes shouldn't go unnoticed https://x.com/adam_ddavphttps://x.com/zakaganIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials on https://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #132: BLB set re-review with Chord_o_Calls Sierkovitz 2024-09-12 | We say goodbye to BLb with revisiting our set review. This is an excercise in card evaluation and a farewell to all the critters in BLB. We look at what we got wrong before the set was released. Individual cards, color biases, what did we not get based on pure card evaluations. Chord_o_Calls is a limited streamer, coach, podcaster. You can find more of his excellent content through twitter.com/chord_o_callsIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials on https://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #131: Personal data with Ekil Sierkovitz 2024-09-08 | This week we are going to look at BLB draft through the lens of Ekil, a prolific limited streamer specialising in BO3 drafts. What does he do differently that the rest to win 73% of his games and all that while playing exclusively on stream? We go through his draft habits, look at color preferences and try to figure out what makes him successful. You can find Ekil on twitter and twitch:https://x.com/ekiltvtwitch.tv/ekiltvIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials on https://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #130: Causal Magic with Shivam Bhatt Sierkovitz 2024-08-22 | Today 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. You can find Shivam 24.7 on twitter - and it is a joy. A true oasis of positivity in the bitter world of Magic content creation. https://x.com/ghirapurigearsIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4If you are interested in coaching - ping me a message. Here. On Discord. On Twitter. You can find my socials on https://linktr.ee/sierkovitzThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #129: Why top Limited players win more? Bloomburrow Edition Sierkovitz 2024-08-13 | Some players win more consistently. Surely there is more to that than pure luck? I look at the data of the top 17Lands.com users from Bloomburrow BO1 draft to try to see - what cards do they prioritise and what cards do they win more with. And try to speculate why that might be so. But wait, there's more! Some cards are generically good and will make the vast majority of decks they are in better. Some cards are more niche. Bloomburrow being a typal synergy decks has some not-so-secret gold cards - cards that work in only one archetype, but not another. But it is not alway obvious. There are "false friends" among us. Some Racoons secretly want to be played with Mice. Some Bats are Lizards in disguise. I go through most commons and uncommons and using data try to figure out best homes from them. And worst homes for what it is worth. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #128: Early Bloomburrow Draft Data Sierkovitz 2024-08-06 | Early data for every format is a bit of a minefield. On one hand it provides valuable information, on the other, can be misleading as it is largely based on the decks where players were still finding their footing in the new format. Join me in trying to decipher the data and find some cards that are obviously good or bad and some that may still be flying under the radar. I look at color and color pair power rankings and look at top, hidden gem and trap cards in each archetype. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #127: Draft archetype analysis for Bloomburrow with the Skeleton Crew Sierkovitz 2024-07-25 | My traditional set review. Which is also a star-studded panel discussion. But instead of looking at individual cards, we look at the decks. How do we see decks in the upcoming format, what cards are we hopeful and what synergies excited about. My guests are: Jason Ye, a Pro Tour star and one of the brains behind the Slogurk decks. But we all know that in reality, Jason only wants is to develop quirky draft build-arounds. And you are in for a treat here! twitter.com/JasonILTGAdam (aka Ddavp) - don't get fooled by his joviality, there is a sharp and competitive mind behind the cordial exterior. And jokes that would make many-a-dad blush. twitter.com/adam_ddavpSpringbok7 - a second time guest and already an integral part of the team. The level-headed member of the skeleton crew, internally tutting at our shenanigans. You can find them streaming on Twitch:twitch.tv/springbok7Mike, AKA Tresio, this editions newcomer, but entering with a bang. Just showing how becoming a patron and putting some effort can connect you with the creator. Tresio started by asking me question for Magic Numbers episodes and now advanced to co-hosting the show. And pulled their weight fearlessly with some excellent takes!Follow them on https://x.com/tresioIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #126: MH3 set re-review with Chord_o_Calls Sierkovitz 2024-07-20 | As with every set, at the end of the format me and Chord_o_Calls come back to the grades we gave each card in the format and see how far off were the grades from the card's actual performance. Did we nail our pre-release predictions? If not - where were the most mistakes? Were there any trends in colors, rarity? And with that information we try to speculate - what went wrong and what were right, so we can improve our card evaluation for the next time. Alex is one of the leading limited brains on this planet. If you don't follow him or his podcast - Limited Level-Ups - you are missing out. Check out his YT to learn more!youtube.com/@limitedlevel-upsIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #125: How to optimise you MH3 draft decks for lands? Sierkovitz 2024-07-09 | MH3 has the most complicated land system in ages. A whooping 1/8th of all the cards you see during draft will be lands and that means they play an important role in the deck building process. Today I talk about how to make sure you have the right number of landscapes and what is the best way of sneaking Modal Double-Faced Cards (spells with land at the back of the card) into decks: should you replace a spell or another land with them. Plus some data on format speed and how to use rarely mentioned metrics from 17Lands.com. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #124: Learning to draft according to your level Sierkovitz 2024-06-27 | In all areas of life we know that learning process is a progression. You start with simpler tasks and as you get better, take on more complicated ones building on your growing skillset. But Magic often has universal advice to all players without taking the individual level characteristics into account. Todays episode will try to at least identify some trends between different win rate groups of players and find cards that are evaluated differently between then and cards that are having different win rates across those groups. Obviously all based on 17Lands.com and using Modern Horizons 3 as the dataset. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #123: Early dive into Modern Horizons 3 Draft Data Sierkovitz 2024-06-14 | If you like a story with a good villain, MH3 delivers. Writhing Chrysalis is the best common we have seen by win rate and keep in mind - it all happens in a high power set. It will define the format - no doubt about it. Question is - what will you, the player do. Will you embrace it? Find a way to beat it? Or get angry with the format?If it is the latter - this content is not for you. However if you are looking into the first two options - I use the early format data to try and find the answer - what to do with the RG and how to beat it, or at least where to start to look for way of beating it. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #122: Personal data with Paul Cheon Sierkovitz 2024-06-07 | This week I have an immense pleasure of hosting a real legend and, if Magic were a country, a national treasure, Paul Cheon. We look through the data of Paul to try to figure out what was essential to Paul's incredible win rate in OTJ. But wait, there's more. Anecdotes, stories, general insights, some thoughts on the upcoming format and many more. I had fun recording, but after that I realised - while having fun and making silly guess games, we actually managed to create some pretty in-depth episode that, despite looking at OTJ specific, is very useful for your draft strategy independent of the format. With some universal thoughts on how to become better at limited in the unique but successful way that Paul's approach offers. If you don't know Paul and his content, it is high time you got acquainted. Paul's YT: youtube.com/@haumphPaul's Twitter: twitter.com/haumphIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #121: Modern Horizon Draft Archetype Skeletons Sierkovitz 2024-06-04 | New set preview time. Me, Jason Ye and a newcomer Springbok7 look at the MH3 and try to predict how each color combination would look like. Instead of traditional card review, we look at the set's fundamentals and build a skeleton of a deck using realistic assumptions (some rares, some uncommons, lots of commons) for each color pair. Plus many bonuses that include: - my cat stopping the stream- data error in one of the graphs (that one is on me)- presentation malfunctioning- I am sure many other bloopersAnd yet still thanks to the sheer quality of my guests this remains one of the defining pieces of content before the release of any set. You can find my guests online elsewhere and you would be well-advised to do so. Jason: https://www.experimentalsynthesizer.blog/aboutSpringbok: twitch.tv/springbok7If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #120: OTJ set re-review with Chord_o_Calls Sierkovitz 2024-05-30 | This week me and Alex, AKA Chord_o_Calls, come back to our prerelease predictions of the OTJ set. We evaluated every card then - but how did our predictions pan out? This review is not design to pat ourselves on the back - we focus on mistakes and try to figure out why we made them. Do we have one-off issue or is there some systematic bias in how we assess the cards. This episode is key if you want to improve in card evaluation - might be useful with MH3 on the horizon. Yes. I went there. Alex is one of the leading limited brains on this planet. If you don't follow him or his podcast - Limited Level-Ups - you are missing out. Check out hisYT to learn more!youtube.com/@limitedlevel-upsIf you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #119: Figuring game plans using data, OTJ Sierkovitz 2024-05-29 | Some draft archetypes are relatively straightforward. This will naturally mean that the data related to those archetypes will be of high quality as people are playing right cards in those decks. But some color pairs turn out to be more elusive for Arena users. And this means that a lot of the data related to those archetypes is based on badly built decks, which will underestimate the color pair's power in the generic datasets, leading to players undervaluing the color pair.This is an exploit you can use to gain some edge in the late season by evaluating the power of color pairs correctly. And data can help. Here I use data to figure out the plans for each color pair and then use it to identify cards essential for few undervalued color pairs. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers Bonus Episode: Ikoria Draft Primer Sierkovitz 2024-05-21 | Ikoria is coming back to Arena for a week. It is my favourite draft format of all the ones I played. The definition and a gold standard of a high synergy format, fun, unique in so many ways - I would not be myself if I didn’t preach its merits. And there are so many. Hopefully after listening to this bonus episode you can try it and learn that it has so much more to offer than the common knowledge suggests. What is the Ikoria philosophy? What are its features? How to tame the micro synergies? How to master the macro-synergies? And what are some of my favourite build-arounds in the set of 1000 build-arounds. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/Sk5HWdgKu4This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #118: Drafting OTJ Sierkovitz 2024-05-14 | This episode we look at the pack composition of OTJ play boosters. How many rares are there acually? What is the common frequency and how often do you get the cards from each of the many bonus sheets? On top of that - How should we approach pack one? Is sticking to one color a sustainable strategy? Should you diversify? And we look at the most attractive wheel targets, which also sheds some light on the most underdrafted archetypes. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures. discord.gg/zpkwz4rUThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #117: Learning to draft OTJ from top players Sierkovitz 2024-04-29 | Some strategies in draft are easier to reproduce at any skill level than others. In this episode I look at the cards, color pairs and strategies that top 17Lands.com users mastered but the general population still struggles with. What are the secrets of the best players? How do they build the decks others struggle with?If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures.discord.gg/mjEy6qEhThis podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #116: Early dive into Outlaws of Thunder Junction draft data Sierkovitz 2024-04-19 | Early data from a draft format should be treated with caution, but also gives us some essential information on how to approach the format. I am talking about color power rankings, color pairs in the set to give you a general impression of the power level of each of them. But the real fun begins as I dive into each color pair and give you the best card, the hidden gem and the trap for each of the pairs at common and uncommon. Hidden in that data is some information on what each color pair wants to be doing in order to win. And this is the part where you will find the most surprising findings. If you are interested in getting to know me better - I have a discord now. Join to chat about data, limited and see my futile attempts to make food that looks as good as it tasted. Also - cat and dog pictures. / discord This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. You can get the BulkBox at bulkbox.co.uk/store if you are in the UK. Remember to use SIERKO10 code for a 10% discount!If you are outside of UK, you can find your local distributor on the BulkBox website.
Magic Numbers #115: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Draft Skeletons stream with the Skeleton Crew Sierkovitz 2024-04-10 | It is that time of the Magic calendar again. I meet with Jason Ye, Adam (DDAVP) and Zach Kagan to talk about our vision for the upcoming set. Which cards are spiking our interest? Which cards are confusing us? Why do we think some archetypes are going to be great and some are going to be rubbish? We discuss our impressions of the new set, and after a lengthy debate, present our draft "skeletons" - realistically built propositions of decks you might want to try out yourself. From Azorius "I don't wanna cast things on my turn" to "Sultai deck that just wants 12 copies of Murder" - we have quite a collection of solutions. Not surprising really, given the selection of my co-host from among the most unique thinkers in Limited magic. Find my guests here btw: twitter.com/JasonILTGtwitter.com/adam_ddavptwitter.com/zakaganWorth following those!This podcast is sponsored by mtgazone.com - get your reading fix from the best and brightest Magic writers in the business. If you like the videos I put out, consider becoming a patron onpatreon.com/sierkovitz to get extra access, perks and the good feeling of supporting my work. I do understand Patreon is a commitment, if you can't commit, but still would like to help me - like, sub, comment, share. Or just buy me a coffee if you want to help without committing:buymeacoffee.com/sierkovitz
