The 24 Best Magic: The Gathering Podcasts for Getting Better at MTG

Last updated on October 24, 2026

Harmonized Trio | Illustration by Marie Magny

Podcasting has become a generational way to express your thoughts and share information with others. If there’s a topic you care about, there’s a podcast covering it, and if there somehow isn’t, you can produce one. Creating a new Magic: The Gathering podcast would lump you in with a huge community of MTG podcasters covering various subjects from finance, to Limited, to lore.

I’ve compiled quite a few podcasts worth checking out, all within their own areas of expertise, and all spearheaded by some of the wonderful voices of the MTG community. Give a few a listen and see if you find your next favorite thing to listen to on your daily commute.

Limited Podcasts

The Daily Upkeep Podcast

The Daily Upkeep Podcast comes directly from the team at Draftsim, specifically the folks working with The Daily Upkeep newsletter and YouTube channel. Hosts Timothy Zaccagnino and Peter Smith bounce ideas off one another about recent Limited formats, with an emphasis on digging into the details people need to know to be successful in Draft and Sealed. If you’re a Limited aficionado at heart, you’ll love this podcast.

Limited Resources

This is one of the original podcasts for Magic, and seen by many as the GOAT for Limited information. Limited Resources originally started way back in 2009 and has set the bar for pretty much all MTG podcasts since. Currently hosted by Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas, there’s a lot of expertise behind the mic here.

Lords of Limited

Whilst Limited Resources is the best-known Limited podcast, the second place slot is a bit more difficult to identify. But I firmly believe that Lords of Limited holds that title. The real gem in their crown are their 50 Takes in 50 Minutes episodes they use to sum up a format.

Limited Level-Ups

Another Limited-focused podcast looking at levelling up in Draft and Sealed (shocker!), Limited Level-Ups is presented by Alex (Chord_O_Calls). He knows his stuff when it comes to 40-card formats, and this is likely what you’re looking for if you’re searching for something to supplement your regular schedule of Limited podcasts.

Magic Numbers

Anyone following Draft content must know about Sierkovitz by now. Working closely with 17lands, he brings his vast expertise in data analysis to the latest Draft formats in Magic Numbers. You need to give this one a listen or a watch if you’re a numbers person. It’s still great for everyone else, though!

Mystical Dispute

Mystical Dispute puts its own spin on the podcast format by turning each episode into a debate on the Limited sphere. Episodes usually revolve around a specific question, either on the current Limited set or a more general topic within drafting. The two hosts, sometimes joined by a guest, have a good-natured debate, with each host taking a different side and trying to convince the other of their take.

Mystical Dispute is currently on an indefinite hiatus, with its last episodes releasing in 2025. The hosts Carl Chase (TwoDuckCubed) and Garrett Gardner have stated that they will return at some point in the future.

Rough Drafts

Rough Drafts by Sam Pratt is a much more bite-sized offering for Limited players who want to stay engaged in recent sets and trends. A typical episode clocks in at a little over a half hour, often with a focus on a very specific card or two, or an archetype worth exploring in detail. Sprinkled in are some general topics about Magic and other forms of Limited gameplay like Cube. Sam P is a well-known Cube designer himself, with plenty of insight on Limited Magic for a wide audience.

Commander Podcasts

Commander Clash

Commander Clash is a Commander-focused podcast by MTGGoldfish. Acting as a companion piece to their Commander Clash videos on YouTube, they look at a variety of topics in Commander, from the latest big story in the format to more evergreen topics.

With some well-known names like Seth (probably better known as SaffronOlive) and Crim (TheAsianAvenger), this podcast has some knowledgeable hosts on its panel.

JoeyDH (formerly EDHRECast)

The podcast formerly known as EDHRECast officially ended its run, but control of the content was placed with Joey Shultz, who migrated the content they were making to his own YouTube channel, JoeyDH. It’s now more specialized around a single host with the occasional guest, and focuses on “deep-dive analysis” of MTG and Commander. Worth a listen if you want the impassioned EDH takes of a single host.

The Command Zone

The Command Zone is generally seen as the Commander podcast, presented by Jimmy Wong, Josh Lee Kwai, and Rachel Weeks. It’s probably the best known on this list.

Episodes often run quite long (usually longer than an hour), but there’s always good information included. Straddling the gap between casual and competitive with ease, it almost seems useless to include it here because you likely aren’t interested in Commander if you haven’t heard of it!

Constructed Podcasts

Arena Decklists

If you’re looking for a podcast for competitive Constructed formats, you can’t do much better than Arena Decklists. Whether it be Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, or even Vintage on occasion, this is where you want to go. Advice, guides, previews, and discourse, this podcast has a bit of everything for the Spikes out there.

Constructed Criticism

Constructed Criticism is a levelling up podcast focused on the 60-card formats. Whether you’re looking for decklists, heuristics, tournament results, or ban discussions, you’ll likely find it here. Heezy and Abe cover some of the more competitive topics in MTG, focusing on Constructed formats both on and off Arena.

North 100

LoadingReadyRun produces North 100, a podcast focusing on Canadian Highlander. Probably the leading podcast on the unique format, Serge Yager and Ben Wheeler look at the latest releases and how they affect the format, but occasionally look at more evergreen topics, too.

Sam’s Table

Sam’s Table is a fairly new podcast, though it’s more of a spiritual successor to Sam Black’s former Limited-only podcast, Drafting Archetypes. You can still find the older episodes, but Sam’s focus has evolved beyond just Limited, and now includes discussions of cEDH, Premodern, and more, on top of the Limited content Sam Black came up on. You’ll be getting the inside scoop from a professional MTG player who’s also been putting up incredible numbers in the cEDH community.

General MTG Podcasts

The Jank Tank

The Jank Tank podcast focuses on Cube content, with a specific emphasis on Peasant Cube (commons and uncommons). The podcast is hosted by the Jank Diver Gaming community, which offers a space where players can Cube digitally through MTG Arena. Episodes focus on Cube design philosophy and reviews of new cards being added to Arena.

Lucky Paper Radio

The folks on Lucky Paper Radio are some of the finest and longest standing members of the Cube podcast community. They break down critical aspects of not only playing various Cube formats, but also building your own. They’re a pivotal podcast for anyone aspiring to be a regular Cube player or curator.

Drive to Work

Drive to Work is a pretty unique entry into this list, as it’s a bi-weekly podcast from Mark Rosewater, MTG’s lead designer. He uses his podcast to give behind the scenes looks into elements of the history and design of Magic. It’s great for trivia lovers and would be game designers as well.

Casual Magic with Shivam Bhatt

Casual Magic is one of Shivam Bhatt’s many projects where he talks all things Magic in a casual way. His guests range from designers to personalities, and even sometimes competitive players. Commander is often on the table to be discussed, but the range of topics doesn’t stop with just that.

Good Luck High Five

In Good Luck High Five, Meghan and Maria take a laid-back look at the latest things happening in the world of Magic. Whether it be story, collecting, playing, conventions, or anything else Magic related, these spell slingers will cover it in their signature casual fashion.

Magic Mics

Magic Mics is a weekly MTG podcast looking at the latest hotness in the hobby. Its hosts are Evan Erwin, Reuben Bresler, and MTGNerdGirl, and they discuss whatever the most relevant topic of the week, with the occasional retrospective thrown in for good measure. Available in traditional podcast form, you can also find them on Twitch.

MTGGoldfish Podcast

MTGGoldfish Podcast is the more general version of MTGGoldfish’s podcast offerings. With Command Clash covering all things Commander, here they discuss everything else to do with Magic.

Crim and Seth are joined by the owner of MTGGoldfish to discuss the latest news items, and also take some time to answer listener questions (known as Fish Mail). It’s a good recommendation if you’re just looking for knowledgeable hosts discussing Magic’s hot topic that week.

TapTapConcede

TapTapConcede is another LoadingReadyRun podcast, where they bring their unique comedic style to the table. Fan-favorites are their Nicknames episodes, where they get listeners to come up with nicknames for every card in a set, and Stump the Expert, where they quiz each other on Magic cards.

Brainstorm Brewery

Brainstorm Brewery is described as a Magic finance podcast, but in recent years they’ve turned to more of a general Magic lifestyle podcast with a financial slant to it. The three main hosts are all involved in the buying and selling of Magic cards and regularly have guests in attendance to talk about particular topics they specialize in. Generally light-hearted, they cover a range of topics with a conversational tone.

The Magic Story Podcast

The Magic Story Podcast is basically a hub for audio versions of Magic’s own lore and chapters of the story that accompany in-universe set releases. This is less of a typical hosted podcast and more of a central compilation of stories if you want to keep up with Magic’s lore but are constantly on the move.

What Are You Listening To?

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This is far from a comprehensive list of Magic podcasts, a medium that’s exploded over the years. Some of the pioneers of MTG podcasting are still at it today, between Limited Resources, The Command Zone, and more, and many new podcasters have carved out a name for themselves and created platforms that are equally worth listening to.

If you’ve got an MTG podcast you’d like to champion that wasn’t listed here, let us know in the comments or over in the Draftsim Discord. And check out The Daily Upkeep newsletter to stay up to date on all the latest MTG news. Why not listen to The Daily Upkeep podcast while you’re at it?

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