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Faithless Brewing, Episode 63: Teferi, Master of Time

Recently, certain members of the Faithless Brewing brain trust expressed skepticism that new Teferi could ever possibly be better than Jace, the Mind Sculptor (I won't name names, so let's just call them D***). How could any 2UU walker ever compete with JTMS, perhaps the greatest planeswalker of all time? But here's the thing: they don't write the show notes.

This week, we settle the score once and for all by putting Teferi through his paces in four different archetypes. And we do so set against the brave new landscapes of two formats completely refreshed by this week's B&R announcement. The metagame is brand new! Anything is possible now in Modern and Pioneer! .... ***wait, what's that? oh.... Modern only? no bans this week in Pioneer? awkward...*** Correction: Modern looks brand new and Pioneer looks as healthy and balanced as ever, so let's forge ahead!

Notable decks from around the leagues:

Chromatic Combo Tron (by Trellon, 5-0 league)

Liliana 8-Rack (by D00mwake, 5-0 league)

Sultai Neo-Evolution (by sivek, 5-0 league)

Flashback: Archfiend's Vessel

Abzan Horse Vessel: 1-4 league

BW Liliana’s Vessels: 4-1 league, 3-2 league

Archfiend Jund: 2-3 league

Brew Session: Teferi, Master of Time

Sketch 1: Te4eri Delirium (Pioneer)

Sketch 2: Te4eri Phoenix (Pioneer)

Sketch 3: Izzet Rielle (Modern)

Sketch 4: UW Miracles (by Zach Allen, Top 8 Modern Challenge)

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Today Charlie and Ezra go over the new cards from Jumpstart.

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Faithless Brewing, Episode 62: Archfiend's Vessel

Archfiend's Vessel is a card to make your jaw drop. 5/5 flying? For a single black mana? Move over, Gurmag Angler; where can we sign up?

As with most demonic bargains, the truth is that Archfiend's Vessel is rife with hidden costs. On the surface, the bargain is simple: kill my vessel, then bring it back for demonic fun and profit. But the card gives no guidance on how we are actually supposed achieve this. A 1/1 lifelink is not a relevant combat creature, so you can't rely on your opponent to kill the Vessel for you. And it's not like "reanimate a creature" is an effect that just gets thrown around for free. Once you set out to solve all the puzzles, the Archfiend might not feel like such a bargain after all. But, as we know, there's only one way to find out, so let's build some decks!

Meanwhile, around the Multiverse: a surprise B&R announcement has us putting on our speculation hats again, this time for both Pioneer and Modern. There's plenty that we'd like to see changed, but the timing of the announcement is also suspicious: is it possible that something will be freed from B&R purgatory? We make our best guesses before the bombshell is dropped on Monday. Also on the Flashback: our testing results with Silversmote Ghoul.

Roundup: B&R Predictions

Modern Predictions

Pioneer Predictions

Flashback: Silversmote Ghoul

Mardu Helix (Modern): 3-2 league

WB Silversmote Midrange (Pioneer): 1-4 league

Sultai Blood for Ghoul (Pioneer): 1-4 league

Sultai Jolrael Delirium (Pioneer): 4-1 league

Brew Session: Archfiend's Vessel

Theorycraft

Four Conceptual Challenges

Reanimation Options

Decklists

Reference: BR Lurrus Rites (by Wolfie98, 4-1 Pioneer preliminary)

Sketch 1: Rakdos Archfiend Rites (Modern)

Brainstorm: Archfiend Pox (Modern)

Sketch 2: Abzan Collected Sacrifice (Pioneer)

Sketch 3: Abzan Horse Rallier (Pioneer)

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