You Pick the Card: Ghirapur Orrery

By Faithless Brewing

Wednesday, January 08, 2020

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Faithless Brewing #36: Ghirapur Orrery
 
The results are in! In the final days before Theros: Beyond Death, we let our listeners choose the card that we would brew around for the week. Many outstanding cards from Magic's past and present were nominated, but in the end, only one could emerge victorious in the patron poll: Ghirapur Orrery! This forgotten gem from Kaladesh hearkens back to the days when we were small children with a poor understanding of Magic's rules: we were convinced, for example, that if you played your last card from hand you immediately got to draw a fresh seven, or that if you declared "fast mana" you could play multiple land drops at once. Well guess what, children: with Ghirapur Orrery in play, now you can do both, and it's not even against the rules! The dream of going nuts with an Orrery is certainly enticing, but to make this card competitive, a lot has to go right. David has some ideas for getting the ball rolling, so let's dive into the lists!
 
Also in this episode: a GP Portland tournament report, 2019 in Review, Theros: Beyond Death Previews, Regisaur testing results, and more!
 
You Pick the Card Poll Results: Summary
 
 
Roundup: GP Portland + 2019 in review + Theros Previews
 
 
Izzet Flash (Damon): 4-4, GP Portland (Standard)
 
 
Flashback: Rotting Regisaur
 
 
Modern
 
 
Reference:
 
"Amulet-less Titan" (bolov0): runner-up, Modern MOCS
 
Urza Charm (VTCLA): winner, Modern MOCS
 
 
Pioneer
 
Golgari Great Hengisaur (David): 5-5 leagues
 
Monoblack Picker (Dan): 7-3 leagues
 
Abzan Evolve (David): 4-1 league
 
Rakdos Vamp Madness (David): 4-1 league
 
 
Follow-ups from previous weeks:
 
 
Scarab God Reclamation (aspiringspike)
 
Blood Moon Niv-Mizzet (Lawson Zandi): 5-3 Modern challenge, 5-0 league, 4-1 league
 
RB Regicleave by Paimon ("Pioneer Death's Shadow)
 
Legacy Kiora Prison by Johan Bang
 
 
Brew Session: Ghirapur Orrery
 
 
Pioneer
 
 
 
Sketch 2: Sultai Dredge
 
 
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