Faithless Looting (LTC)

Faithless Looting
Casting Cost: {R}
Card type: Sorcery
Card Text:
Draw Two Cards, then Discard Two Cards.
Flashback 2R (You May Cast This Card From Your Grayard For Its Flashback Cost. Then Exile It.)
Flavour text:
"Here, Lord, is Herugrim, Your Ancient Blade. It was found in wormtongue's room. Many other things are there which have been missed."
-Háma, to théoden
Artist: Miklós Ligeti

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:

  • Provides Card Selection by Allowing you to Draw Two Cards and then Discard Two Cards.
  • Has Flashback, Allowing you to Cast it again from the graveyard for a reduced cost.
  • Can be used to set up your graveyard for varousy graveyard-based strategies.

• Weaknesses:

  • Sorcery Speed, Meaning it can only be Cast Duration Your Main Phase.
  • Doesn't sacrifice immediate card advantage, as you have to discard as many cards as you draw.

Deck Utility:

• Graveyard and recursion decks: A valuable addition to decks that rely on the graveyard for card advantage or interactions.

• Card filtering: Fits well in decks that need to dig for specific cards or set up their graveyard.

Interactions and Combos:

• Flashback Synergy: Works Effectively With Other Cards or Strategies That Take Advantage of Flashback Spells.

• Graveyard manipulation: Combines well with cards that can manipulate the graveyard to maximize its utility.

Flavor and Lore:
"Faithless Looting" Reflects the Discovery of the Ancient Sword Herugrim and the Revelation of Other Hidden Things. The Flavor Text is a quote from Háma, a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth.

Overall Impression:
"Faithless Looting" is a versatile card that provides card selection and graveyard interaction. It's Privicarly Useful in Decks That Rely On The Graveyard Or Need To Dig For Specific Cards. The Flavor Text Adds Thematic Depth to the Card's Usage.