Faithless Brewing MTG: Modern and Pioneer for the Spike Rogue

Hidden Gem? Extraction Specialist Is Seeing Play in Every Format

Season 14, Episode 17: Brew Session (Extraction Specialist) + Flashback (Jund Week)
Extraction Specialist looks unassuming, but packs a huge punch. A fully powered Specialist returning a high value 2 drop rivals Collected Company in power but costs 1 less and asks for minimal deckbuilding costs. 3/2 lifelink impacts the battlefield in ways that Renegade Rallier never could, and more importantly, the ETB effect just plain works — no fiddly revolt setups required.
All of this combines to make Extraction Specialist a quiet star from Streets of New Capenna and perhaps the most successful white card from the set. It is already seeing playing in Modern Humans and Legacy Taxes decks. But the card is capable of even more, especially in smaller formats.
Today on Faithless Brewing we tackle the newest addition to white’s 3 drop arsenal. We explore basic Humans tribal, sacrifice synergies with Pyre of Heroes, wombo combos with Archfiend’s Vessel, and even dust off the party mechanic to try to make Coveted Prize happen. What else can Extraction Specialist do? Let’s find out!
In the Flashback segment, we report on our testing results from Riveteers week. We tried builds with Riveteers Ascedancy, Tenacious Underdog, Riveteers Charm, and Ziatora’s Envoy in Modern and Pioneer. Which deck was able to achieve the “Jund 5-0”?
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S14E16 Decklists and Timestamps
[4:12] Housekeeping [11:46] Gruul Lukka Trasmogrify [19:54] Mono Green Stompy w/ Fight Rigging [25:44] Boros Midrange (Boat Brew 2022) [30:55] Bant Nine Lives Combo Prison [36:36] Simic Paradox Engine w/ Courier's Briefcase [40:19] GW Angel Company + Bant Angel Company [44:31] Esper Angel Pyre w/ Angel of Suffering Combo [49:11] Rakdos Waste Not w/ Ob Nixilis, the Adversary [55:02] Rakdos Madness Vampires [1:00:17] Esper Greasefang w/ Raffine + The Modern Age [1:04:38] The state of brewing in Pioneer

10 New Decks That Will Restore Your Faith in Pioneer

Season 14, Episode 16: Weekly Roundup
Pioneer is a brewer’s paradise and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. While the top tables at the weekly Challenges may have familiar archetypes, look a little further and you will find no shortage of spice. In today’s episode of Faithless Brewing we dissect 10 fun Pioneer decks from recent leagues and challenges that found success far off the beaten path. We look at Fight Rigging Stompy, Nine Lives Prison, Paradox Briefcase Combo, Angel Pyre with Angel of Suffering Combo, and much more. These are best Pioneer lists to nourish a brewer’s soul and restore your faith in the heart of the cards. Will any of them become a fixture in the meta? That part is up to you.
 
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S14E16 Decklists and Timestamps
 
[4:12] Housekeeping [11:46] Gruul Lukka Trasmogrify [19:54] Mono Green Stompy w/ Fight Rigging [25:44] Boros Midrange (Boat Brew 2022) [30:55] Bant Nine Lives Combo Prison [36:36] Simic Paradox Engine w/ Courier's Briefcase [40:19] GW Angel Company + Bant Angel Company [44:31] Esper Angel Pyre w/ Angel of Suffering Combo [49:11] Rakdos Waste Not w/ Ob Nixilis, the Adversary [55:02] Rakdos Madness Vampires [1:00:17] Esper Greasefang w/ Raffine + The Modern Age [1:04:38] The state of brewing in Pioneer
 

Jund ’Em Out: Riveteers Brews to Go 3-2 In Style

Season 14, Episode 14: Brew Session (Riveteers Week) + Flashback (Raffine, Scheming Seer)
 
Watch our Esper Raffine deck in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FU4Va2HN58&t=2291s
 
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S14E15 Decklists and Timestamps
[4:44] HousekeepingBrew Session: Riveteers Week[8:05] What is the essence of Jund?[11:21] Ziatora, the Incinerator[12:32] Ognis, the Dragon's Lash[13:40] Riveteers Charm[18:49] David's Jund Delirium[27:36] BG Rock w/ Invoke Despair[30:29] Jund Delirium by claudioh[32:21] David's Jund Riveteers Charm[37:28] Jund Midrange w/ Ziatora's Envoy[44:14] Emi's Riveteers AscendancyFlashback: Raffine, Scheming Seer[53:21] Dan's Esper Raffine Aggro[1:01:56] Emi's Raffine Taxes

Make Your Choice! 11 Spicy Cards to Brew in June 2022 (ft. Serum Visions)

Season 14, Episode 14: Monthly Project Recap (Invoke Calamity) + Brewers' Choice Nominees
 
As our first monthly brewing project draws to a close, we summon Brian Madden and Arun "Jiggywiggy" Singh from the Serum Visions Podcast to discuss our findings with Invoke Calamity. Between Land Destruction, Turbo Fog, Body of Research Fling Combo, and Collected Conjuring with Rhinos, was the crew able to find a promising home for our 1RRRR friend?
After that, it's time to unveil the ballot for next month's brewing project. 11 cards have been submitted for consideration by the Faithless Brewing community and they are juicy. From ancient classics like Painter's Servant and Boomerang, to new legends like Jinnie Fae and Toluz, Clever Conductor, there's no shortage of spice to choose from. Voting starts this week, so come join our Discord if you'd like to get in on the action!
 
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S14E14 Serum Visions #2
Project Recap (May 2022): Invoke Calamity[5:34] Brian's Gruul Land Destruction[19:07] Temur Turbo Fog by MMP[28:45] Dan's Body of Research Fling Combo[33:11] Emi's Temur Collected Conjuring[40:33] Finale of Promise vs. Electrodominance vs. As Foretold[46:12] Closing Thoughts on Invoke CalamityMake Your Choice: 11 New Cards to Brew[52:14] Efreet Flamepainter[55:53] Jinnie Fae, Jetmir's Second[59:40] Moderation[1:05:34] Getaway Car[1:09:00] Ashaya, Soul of the Wild[1:12:53] Mausoleum Secrets[1:17:51] Painter's Servant[1:21:04] Skybind[1:24:05] Boomerang[1:26:47] The Reality Chip[1:30:34] Toluz, Clever Conductor
 
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Esper Week: Obscure Problems with Raffine, Scheming Seer

Season 14, Episode 13: Brew Session (Obscura Week)
 
The time for the Shards has returned. Last week we had a little tour around New Capenna, visiting the Broker´s HQ, now its time for the Obscura. With the release of the new Triome, alongside a few amazing Esper cards, can the shard return to competitive play?First firing our rounds into Pioneer. David takes his beloved Obscura Interceptor for a test in his Esper midrange build, followed by falling in love with Raffine Itself as he sees its true power in a token build.Meanwhile in Modern, is it time for Esper reanimator to take the spotlight once more? Or is Tainted Indulgence not good enough to carry it on its own? Tune in to see on today´s episode 
 
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Ban This, Not That: State of Pioneer (May 2022)

Season 14, Episode 12: Brew Session (Showdown of the Skalds) + Pioneer Discussion
 
With the announcement that the first paper Pro Tour is gona have Pioneer as its format of choice, there has been a huge influx of new players into the format. What at first seemed like a beautiful thing has caused the amount of discourse regarding the format to escalate, and with that the claims for bans are reaching levels that had not been seen since the Underworld Breach era. However, our local Pioneer Expert has quite a different perspective from that, is the future of pioneer in Unbannings cards?Followed by that, our brewers dig into the last Runner-up from the Monthly Project, showing some grindy brews around a fan favourite: Showdown of the Skald 
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Shredding Through the Streets of New Capenna

Season 14, Episode 11: Brew Session Ledger Shredder
Ledger shredded has only grown in popularity since released and it has evolved into one of, if not the most, played card from Streets of New Capenna. With it seeing play in not only Modern and Pioneer, but also Legacy and Vintage, its no surprise its price has surged over the 30 tix line.
With all this hype around the card, it seems like the perfect time for our Faithless Brewers to take a look into it, and try to find the perfect home for our beloved bird. 
 
Finally, you can checkout Cavedan´s bant flash gameplay in our youtube channel, to see how our flashback brews have performed: https://youtu.be/GPWhvp9XV2I
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Putting the ”Flash” Back in Flashback

Season 14, Episode 10: Brew Session Cunning Nightbonder + "Flash Week"
 
For the past few weeks the Faithless Gang has been putting their efforts into brewing around the winner of the monthly project "Invoke Calamity". However, during the voting, there were a few cards that captivated our audience and were extremely close to taking it home: Among these 2 runner ups was (somehow) fan favorite "Cunning Nightbonder".
Per Morde’s suggestion, each of the runner-ups in the voting will get a one-off segment. One week only. Our Faithless Brewers will each play 1 list and report on it. They will also highlight other ideas for Cunning Nightbonder / flash decks.
Finally, it has come to our attention that today was our 3rd year anniversary and we can do nothing but thank everyone that has supported us over these years, be it our listeners, patrons, guests or supporting friends. Thanks so much for being here and trust us, this is only the beginning.
This episode might not be the celebration you might have expected, but we promise that is coming when the original crew gets back together next week.
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