Faithless Brewing MTG: Modern and Pioneer for the Spike Rogue

Season 16, Episode 18: Morde Brews Modern (Jan 2023)

Season 16, Episode 17: Brew Session (Stern Lesson, Growth Spiral)

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(Editor's Note: Season 16, Episode 17 (our 2022 Year in Review) is currently delayed due to technical issues. We apologize for the inconvenience.)

Season 16, Episode 16: Brew Session (Rivaz of the Claw)

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

Season 16, Episode 15: Brew Session (Scrapwork Mutt)

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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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

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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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

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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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