Pod Drafts Guide

Pod Drafts are a way to play drafts outside of the normal Arena queue and ladder systems. You draft with others on Draftmancer then play out the matches against the people you drafted with. No gems wasted and you get to play other strong limited players and discuss your draft and matches if you want.

The whole thing is automated through a Discord bot and integrates with the Limited Level-Ups website so you can see all the decks, draft logs and even replays of both sides of each private match. All of this also counts for leaderboards and shows on your personal page.

How to play

  1. Join the Discord and sign up for any draft time that works for you.
  2. Draft on Draftmancer when the table link is posted, then press Export to copy your deck into Arena.
  3. Play your matches on MTG Arena as a Limited Tournament Match and report each result in Discord.

FAQ

Are Pod Drafts free?

All you need is 2~3 hours and having collected the set or some wildcards to craft what you don't already own. Once you draft a set 20 times, as many invested Limited players do, it takes 0 wildcards to play it anytime. Peasant Cube is only commons and uncommons, very nice for players without a deep MTGA collection.

When are the pods?

Pod drafts of the new format run every day, scheduled for 2PM ET for the European-friendly Early Pod and 9PM ET for the Late Pod aimed at NA. Discord localizes timestamps to your own timezone. Off-season, the schedule adds flashbacks of popular formats and Peasant Cube.

How many players does a pod need?

A pod aims for 8 players and needs at least 6. Pods of 6 play Team Draft, pods of 8 to 10 play Swiss, and larger groups split into separate tables.

Are matches Bo1 or Bo3?

BO3 matches, 3 rounds, paired by record, just like a Trad Draft on Arena.

What if I draft more than 4 copies of a card?

Limited decks let you do this just fine.

How do I leave a pod I joined?

Press Leave on the daily pod launcher in the pod channel.

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