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Season 15, Episode 10: Brew Session (Soul of Windgrace) + Flashback (Aether Channeler)

Three Faithless Brewers looked at a new Dominaria United card. One said, “That’s a Primeval Titan.” Another said, “No, that’s Solemn Simulacrum.” The third brewer said, “Actually, that’s Jund Omnath.”

Soul of Windgrace has the potential to be all of these things, and maybe more. Legendary four drops that generate mana and card advantage have the potential to be format-defining centerpieces of strong, unfussy decks. Or, they could completely flop like the Sad Robot himself (sorry Jens Thoren, we still love you). For those who like to dream big, Soul of Wingrace even has echoes of Prime Time, but at a much more affordable mana cost.

Today we put our theories to the test and build a half dozen decks with Soul of Windgrace. From proven strategies like Jund Sagavan and 5c Omnath, to ambitious brews like Bard Class, Titania Ramp, and even some attempts to bring Jund land ramp into Pioneer. Who is right, and who is getting high off their own mana supply? There’s only one way to find out!

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Decklists and Timestamps

[1:01] Updates on the kittens

[6:10] Housekeeping

Brew Session: Soul of Windgrace

[12:27] Rules notes

[15:54] Key questions

[22:15] Comparisons: Omnath, Primeval Titan

[30:39] Jund Sagavan by YungDingo

[33:18] Emi’s 5c Omnath

[40:03] Dan’s Jund Bard Class

[45:02] Dan’s Jund Titania’s Fury

[50:04] Naya Maverick by ChaosVeiler89

[51:52] David’s Jund Titan Ramp

[1:00:15] David’s Shigeki Fires 2.0

Flashback: Aether Channeler

[1:06:13] Emi’s Bant Soulherder

[1:08:38] David’s Bant Teleportation Circle

[1:13:26] Dan’s Mono Blue Devotion

[1:17:54] Bant Humans by StarwalkeroO

[1:18:47] Bant Company by FreeMyFelidar

[1:19:47] Closing thoughts

Season 15, Episode 9: Faithless Brewing x Serum Visions #4

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Season 15, Episode 8: Brew Session (Aether Channeler) + Flashback (Leyline Binding)

Aether Channeler isn’t the best at any one job, but it always gives you something meaningful. Is this style of card strong enough for today’s Modern and Pioneer? That’s the question that we set out to answer today on Faithless Brewing.

We’ve seen multiple modes on 3 drops before, most notably on Callous Bloodmage, a card that barely saw play. Channeler offers two similar abilities (make a token, draw a card) but replaces the niche graveyard hate with an always-solid bounce any permanent effect. This raises the floor of the card significantly, making Channeler a meaningful play whether you are ahead or behind. What’s more, the ability to bounce a planeswalker is an effect previously missing from the blink strategies where ETB triggers are known to thrive.

On the Flashback, David and Morde share their results testing various brews with Leyline Binding. The card has quickly established itself as a staple in top tier Modern archetypes (hopefully you bought your copies early, we tried to warn you!). But can Binding also power up silly synergies with Enigmatic Incarnation and In Search of Greatness? The better the card, the more hope there is for enabling some true nonsense.

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Timestamps

Brew Session: Aether Channeler

[4:05] What makes this card good?

[9:07] David’s Naban Wizards

[15:30] David’s Teleportation Circle

[21:50] Morde’s Bant Soulherder

[24:55] Morde’s WU Sun Titan Taxes

Flashback: Leyline Binding

[31:49] David’s Enigmatic Greatness

[45:08] Morde’s 5c Restoration Angel

[49:19] Morde’s Shadow Prophecy Reanimator