Faithless Brewing, Episode 79: Leveling Up with Aspiringspike
Fresh off a PTQ win, Evart Moughon aka Aspiringspike returns to answer listener questions about the state of Modern and Pioneer, the future of control, tips for aspiring brewers, and how to improve as a Magic player. Also on the Flashback: another trophy with Zombies, and a cool new twist on Reanimator.
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Decklists and Timestamps
Fundamentals of Brewing: Q&A with Aspiringspike
7:15 “At the Dive-In: Heliod Company Is the Deck to Beat This Weekend” by Stanislav
14:07 Evart’s current favorite decks
24:14 The speed of Pioneer
29:37 How to attack the meta without a top tier deck
33:41 Secrets for successful brewing
36:20 Pet cards waiting for their perfect synergy piece
42:37 The positioning of Counterbalance in Modern
46:55 UW and Sharkblade in Modern
50:24 To plus or not to plus?
51:57 Creature design and the future of control
Flashback: Halloween Spooktacular
57:29 UB Zombies by aspiringspike: 5-0, 5-0 leagues
1:01:55 WB Zombies by Tarraque: 5-0 league
1:08:58 Thwart the Grave by David: 4-1 league, 2-3 league
1:19:40 Tome Diviner by David: 2-3 league
1:22:15 Vesperlark Reanimator by Fluffywolf2: 5-0 league
Fundamentals, continued
1:29:12 How to improve as a Magic player
Where to find Evart
Stream: twitch.tv/aspiringspike (9am-3pm CST, Mon-Fri)
Twitter: @MoughonEvart