Faithless Brewing MTG: Modern and Pioneer for the Spike Rogue

"This Is Fine": Wildfire Comes for Modern and Pioneer

Zendikar Rising, Episode 5: Cleansing Wildfire
 
New this week:
"Inside the Artificer's Workshop: Astrolabe Knock-Offs and When to Play Them" by Brian Madden
"10 Cards I'd Love to See in Old Border in Time Spiral Remastered" by Zach Ryl
"A Brief Introduction to Canadian Highlander, Format of Kings" by Damon Alexander
"Daily Brew: Sea Gate Stormcaller in Neoform Combo" by David Robertson
"Daily Brew: Omnath Ramp in Historic" by Jaren "jayw" White
 
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Four Color Blunder? A Closer Look at Omnath

Zendikar Rising, Episode 4: Omnath, Locus of Creation
 
You know his name. Four colors, four abilities, no problems -- unless you're sitting on the wrong side of the battlefield. Omnath, Locus of Creation has already proven so explosive that there are murmurs of impending ban action in Standard even before Zendikar Rising is available in paper. This is a remarkable card, poised to leave a remarkable footprint on both Modern and Pioneer. Let's see what Omnath can do!
 
Roundup: Zendikar Rising Week 1 Results
Flashback: Scourge of the Skyclaves
Brew Session: Omnath, Locus of Creation
 
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More featured articles:
Weathering the Storm: How to Stay Positive about Magic in 2020
Brewer's Guide to Zendikar Rising: Top 8 Build-Arounds for Modern
Daily Brew: Cleansing Wildfire in Modern
Daily Brew: Brought Back in Modern
 
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In Goyf's Shadow: Brewing Scourge of the Skyclaves

Zendikar Rising, Episode 3: Scourge of the Skyclaves
 
Big update: we now have a website! Check out our new home, faithlessbrewing.com, for more original MTG content. We have articles, podcasts, videos, and brand new merchandise featuring stunning pieces from the art of Whistler. Stop by while it still has that new website smell and tell us what you think!
 
Here are two articles to help get the creative juices flowing:
Brewer's Guide to Zendikar: Top 8 Build-Arounds in Modern
Sketches: Forsaken Rock (Pioneer)
 
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Decklists: Scourge of the Skyclaves
 
Sketch 1: Rakdos Prowess (Modern)
Sketch 2: Death's Shadow Zoo (Modern)
Sketch 3: Mono-Black Demon (Pioneer)
Sketch 4: Rakdos "Combo" Demon (Pioneer)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Brewer's Guide to Zendikar Rising

Zendikar Rising, Episode 2: Zendikar Rising Full Set Review
 
 
Even more card analysis can be found in the extended show notes, available to all of our Patreon members. Sign up at patreon.com/faithlessbrewing for bonus content, Discord access, and more!
 
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Timestamps
 
5:45 Heuristics for Evaluating MDFCs
11:32 Turntimber Symbiosis // Turntimber, Serpentine Wood
15:22 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
17:38 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
18:41 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
21:18 Tangled Florahedron // Tangled Vale
23:29 Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle
24:52 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
27:42 Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit
32:20 Akoum Hellhound + Brushfire Elemental
35:23 Wayward Guidebeast
40:30 Skyclave Pick-Axe
43:35 Valakut Exploration
47:20 Kazandu Mammoth // Kazandu Valley
48:10 Scute Swarm
50:43 Felidar Retreat
56:00 Feed the Swarm
56:43 Skyclave Shade
59:54 Thwart the Grave
1:02:51 Tajuru Paragon
1:06:02 Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
1:08:50 Luminarch Aspirant
1:10:21 Nullpriest of Oblivion
1:12:14 Resolute Strike
1:13:03 Kor Blademaster + Fireblade Charger
1:14:02 Thieving Skydiver
1:16:53 Shatterskull Charger
1:19:28 Nighthawk Scavenger
1:23:06 Soaring Thought-Thief
1:25:59 Anticognition
1:29:07 Blackbloom Rogue // Blackbloom Bog
1:30:15 Sea Gate Stormcaller
1:33:16 Magmatic Channeler
1:36:21 Scourge of the Skyclaves
1:41:08 Cleansing Wildfire
1:43:14 Yasharn, Implacable Earth
1:46:13 Wrap-Up: Our Top Picks for Modern and Pioneer
 

Zendikar Rises + Brew Review (ft. Urchin Colley)

Zendikar Rising, Episode 1: Zendikar Rising First Look
 
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Where to find Urchin
 
Hipsters of the Coast: https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/author/ucolley/
Twitter: @hahyeahno
Portland paper: twitch.tv/portlandpaper
 
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Zendikar First Look
 
21:47  Spell lands
26:17  Pathway lands
29:04  Omnath, Locus of Creation
32:31  Lotus Cobra
34:11  Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
38:20  Ruin Crab
40:41  Coveted Prize
46:50  Archpriest of Iona
48:48  Acquisitions Expert
51:17  Zareth San
55:14  Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients
1:00:48  Jace, Mirror Mage
1:06:35  Bloodchief's Thirst
1:10:10  Confounding Conundrum
1:13:58  Skyclave Apparition
1:18:00  Legion Angel
 
Brew Review: M21 Edition
 
1:21:25  4c Kinnan Emry by Jiggywiggy [Modern]
1:28:54  Blue Karn by Grixisism [Modern]
1:33:33  Thran Rock by Been 395 [Pioneer]
 
Additional decklists
Mardu Kroxacopter by Simon DS [Modern]
Temur Fevered Fog by Redsocks [Pioneer]
Mono-Black Lurrus Vampires by Auralox [Modern]
A Bone to Pick by KilgoreTrout503 [Modern]
Bant Kinnan Urzablade by illsicknasty [Modern]
8675309 Lives by KilgoreTrout503 [Modern]
Temur Terror by Alex K [Pioneer]
Grixis Taters by redsocks [Standard]
URTransmogrify by BromatCourier [Standard]
 
 

Chasing the Brewer's Cup (ft. Brian Madden)

Core Set 2021, Episode 11: Community League Recap #1
 
Brian Madden, aka Untwisted, joins Dan and Damon to talk through some of the coolest decks to come out of the Faithless Brewing Community League. 
 
Signups for Community League #3 are currently underway in our Discord channel! Join the Faithless Family at patreon.com/faithlessbrewing and come show off your deckbuilding chops. Happy brewing!
 
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Decklists
 
Hunted Sundial by Judge Rob
 
Dark Arias by Bromatcourier
 
Song of Storms by Raytheon
 
Narset Cannon by Been 395
 
Touch the Magic Dragon by KilgoreTrout
 
Grixis Pile by Illsicknasty
 
Kinnan Devotion by redtrexx
 
 

How to Start Brewing in Historic

Core Set 2021, Episode 10: Brewer's Guide to Historic, Part 1
 
You've heard the rumors. You've felt the buzz. Your Twitter feeds are littered with images of colorful squares of art hovering over an attractive battlefield, with screenshots of Mythic rank achievements. Historic is in the air. It's the next Mythic Invitational format, it just received yet another influx of cards from Amonkhet (and yet another banning in Field of the Dead), and it seems to loom large in WotC's plans for the future. Historic. So hot right now. Historic.
 
We are not a Historic podcast, but then again, there was a time when we were not a Pioneer podcast either. Is change inevitable? Or is the gulf between Arena and the MTGO and paper formats simply too large to bridge? There's a lot to sort through when parsing out the very basic questions of What is Historic and what does it mean for us? Is the format fun? Is it accessible? What's the metagame like, and is there room to brew? What is Historic exactly, and what are the key pillars of its tier archetypes and card pool?  And perhaps more to the point -- should we play it? We tackle all of that and more this week, with the aid of some great questions from our listeners. Let's dive in!
 
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Flashback: M21 Potpourri
 
Jeskai Transmogrify: 2-3 league
Izzet See the Truth: 3-2 league, 2-2 league
Lotus Discontinuity: 2-3 league
 
 
 
 
 

Discontinuities: When Titan Vial Ruled Modern, and Citadel in Pioneer

Core Set 2021, Episode 9: Transmogrify, See the Truth, Discontinuity
 
By all accounts, 2020 has been a Very Long Year. It keeps twisting and dragging us into unexpected places, each more disturbing than the last. And somehow, it is only August.
 
So it can't really be called surprising when, for inexplicable reasons, a Modern deck called "Titan Vial" is somehow causing the price of Elvish Reclaimer to spike on Magic Online, while in Pioneer noted hall of famers are earnestly debating the proper build of a deck that contains a playset of Bolas's Citadel. Who can explain it? Does it even need to be explained? It's just been that kind of year.
 
Late August can sometimes be the doldrums of competitive Magic, as Standard awaits rotation and the summer Core Set has mostly played itself out. We are lucky, at least, that M21 is a set with a very long tail: plenty of interesting cards can still spark the brewer's imagination for at least a decklist or two, if not quite rising to the level of commanding a full episode deep dive. We tackle some intriguing ones this week as we probe the far reaches of the M21 spoiler: Transmogrify, See the Truth, and Discontinuity. What will we discover? Only the leagues will tell!
 
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Titan Vial by fpawluszmtg
 
Flashback: The White Episode
 
Soul Speakers: 3-2 league
Basri Bots: unplayable
Mardu Nine Lives: 3-2 league
Chonky Capridor: 3-2 league
 
 
Brew Session: M21 Potpourri
 
Jeskai Inspiring Transmogrify
Izzet See the Truth
Bant Lotus Discontinuity