Faithless Brewing MTG: Modern and Pioneer for the Spike Rogue
A Magic: the Gathering podcast for the spike rogue. Each week, we brew new decks in Modern and Pioneer. We put our creations to the test and share our findings on the air: what worked, what didn’t, and what can be improved for next time. Are you sick of going 0-5? We can help you go 3-2, in style! Created by Dan Schriever (@CavedanMTG), David Robertson (resident brew master), and Damon Alexander (brewer emeritus), and featuring Zach Ryl (@Manacymbal) & Emi Sagasti (@MordeToLight). Whether you’re a jank brewer, Day 2 warrior, FNM hero, or kitchen table end boss, our goal is to inspire your next great Magic deck. Take the Oath of Brewers and join our Discord community at patreon.com/faithlessbrewing, and visit our homepage FaithlessBrewing.com for all of our latest decklists.
Episodes
Episodes
Dec 26, 2022
Dec 25, 2022
Dec 25, 2022
2 min
In the season of giving, I wanted to thank all of you that have given us so much, and my faithless companions that have stood by my side during the last year
Dec 21, 2022
Dec 17, 2022
Dec 12, 2022
Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2022
1hr 5 min
Season 16, Episode 12: Brewer’s Mailbag
David and Dan open up the Mailbag to field questions about the Faithless Looting ban, the future of Pioneer, and the most powerful cards not being played right now. They also take a look at some new brewing technology from around the multiverse.
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Decklists for this episode can be viewed at FaithlessBrewing.com
Timestamps
[1:01] Mariah’s Christmas vs. Peanuts Christmas
[6:29] Housekeeping
[7:35] Our picks for next month’s card
[15:45] 2022 favorite card of the year
[19:58] The most impactful card from The Brothers’ War
[23:19] Updates to David’s 12 Pioneer deck lists
[26:27] The most powerful Pioneer cards not being played
[33:55] Legacy of the Faithless Looting ban
[39:02] Identifying areas for improvement in a new brew
[45:42] Pioneer after the RCQ season
[49:46] UW Half-Soldiers by zkiihne
[55:40] Vadrok Gifts Combo by IPlayBadDecks
Dec 5, 2022
Dec 5, 2022
1hr 26 min
Season 16, Episode 11: Brew Session (Combat Thresher) + Flashback (Third Path Iconoclast)
All things are possible when you can draw a card on ETB. Combat Thresher looks unassuming, but it has the right skills for a host of different archetypes. For starters, it replaces itself immediately, and even encourages you to blink it or cheat it into play. The potential synergies are tremendous and the floor is always going to be a cantrip. That’s a good base line for playability in both Pioneer and Modern.
Today and Faithless Brewing David and Dan review six possible deck lists for Combat Thresher. From blinking it, to boosting it’s power, to bringing it back from the graveyard, there are many angles for this happy little war machine.
On the Flashback, the crew reviews their findings with Third Path Iconoclast. The card has a bright future in both Modern and Pioneer, but how far can we push the artifact token synergies? Tune in to find out!
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Decklists for this episode can be viewed at FaithlessBrewing.com
Timestamps
[3:20] Houskeeping
[7:01] The future popularity of Pioneer
Brew Session: Combat Thresher
[15:37] Key questions
[22:52] Bant Teleportation Circle
[31:06] UW Tezzerator
[41:31] Orzhov Refurbish
[47:35] UW Charming Hatebears
[54:47] Mardu Transmogrant’s Crown
[1:03:25] Mono White Blink
Flashback: Third Path Iconoclast
[1:06:58] Izzet Third Path Galazeth
[1:18:27] Izzet Paradoxical Iconoclast
[1:21:43] Izzet Iconoclast by arbitraryarmor
Dec 2, 2022
Dec 2, 2022
1hr 29 min
Season 16, Episode 10: Faithless Brewing x Serum Visions #5
It’s that time again! After a brief hiatus for the changing season, the Monthly Project returns to dive into the latest, greatest spice. We asked our patrons to nominate their most intriguing, preposterous cards, and as usual they delivered in spades. 14 cards are on the ballot for this month’s project. Some are quite crazy, some are quite good, and some may just be diamonds in the rough waiting for an enterprising brewer to unlock their potential.
We also share our findings with Jodah the Unifier, last month’s winning card. While 5c Jodah Humans had a brief flash of greatness (narrowly missing Top 8 in a Pioneer Challenge), finding additional homes for the rainbow legend proved challenging. The card did not excel when cheated into play, nor when used as a control finisher. But new legends are printed on a daily basis these days, so it’s only a matter of time before Jodah has his day.
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Decklists for this episode can be viewed at FaithlessBrewing.com
Timestamps
Flashback: Jodah, the Unifier
[4:51] 5c Jodah Humans by KelMasterP
[8:41] Dan’s 5c Jodah to Light
[11:31] Emi’s Win-Jodah
[12:40] Concluding thoughts
Monthly Project Nominees
[18:01] Titania, Voice of Gaea
[23:55] Rivaz of the Claw
[30:19] Kaito Shizuki
[34:59] Chaotic Transformation
[41:33] One with the Multiverse
[47:27] Touch the Spirit Realm
[51:44] Tainted Adversary
[55:24] Sephara, Sky’s Blade
[1:01:10] Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
[1:05:04] Surge Engine
[1:08:30] Blood Funnel
[1:14:32] Deathrite Shaman
[1:17:10] Urza, Lord Protector
[1:23:21] Mechanized Warfare
