Faithless Brewing MTG: Modern and Pioneer for the Spike Rogue
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Season 18, Episode 16: Set Review (Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth)
Morde and Manacymbal join forces to analyze the best Modern cards from Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth. Very few of these cards seem flashy enough for 2023 Modern, but heed Tolkien’s advice: all that is gold does not glitter. A brave little hobbit, such as Rosie Cotton of South Lane, might have the right stats to enable a new infinite combo, and the interactive value provided by Orcish Bowmasters gets more powerful in older formats. A legendary land cycle has generous activated abilities, and Equipment decks get a new toy in Forge Anew. Will any of these cards break in to the brutally powerful Modern meta? Let’s find out!
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Timestamps
[2:47] Housekeeping
[4:02] Middle-Earth: First impressions
[10:37] Barad-dur
[11:51] Minas Tirith
[13:02] Mines of Moria
[13:55] Many Partings
[15:31] Delighted Halfling
[17:50] Oliphaunt + Generous Ent
[19:20] Long List of the Ents
[22:50] Shelob’s Ambush
[25:44] Orcish Bowmasters
[28:44] Westfold Rider
[30:13] Council’s Deliberation
[32:39] Nasty End
[33:17] Boromir, Warden of the Tower
[34:56] Rosie Cotton of South Lane
[38:46] Forge Anew
[42:17] Grishnakh, Brash Instigator
[44:18] Swarming of Moria
[45:13] Fires of Mount Doom
[47:38] Nazgul
[53:59] Bill the Pony
[56:19] Hew the Entwood
[58:16] Tom Bombadil
[59:07] Gandalf the White
[1:06:30] Aragorn, the Uniter
[1:07:50] Sauron, the Dark Lord
[1:09:38] March from the Black Gate
[1:15:24] Closing thoughts: the future of mini-sets
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