Faithless Looting is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Flashback(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Complete guide
Faithless Looting is a staple sorcery that provides incredible card selection for decks that utilize the graveyard. By allowing you to see fresh cards and then bin the ones you don't need, it serves as a powerful engine for red mages. Its ability to be cast twice makes it a versatile tool for finding your win conditions.
What It Does
Faithless Looting allows you to draw two cards and immediately discard two cards. The Flashback keyword means that even if the card is in your graveyard—whether you cast it already or it was put there by another effect—you can pay {2}{R} to cast it one more time before it is exiled forever.
How It Resolves Step by Step
When Faithless Looting resolves, you perform the instructions in order. First, you draw two cards from your library. Second, you choose two cards from your hand and put them into your graveyard. It is important to note that no player can take actions between the draw and the discard; the spell must finish resolving entirely before any triggered abilities or responses can occur.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
A common error is forgetting that Flashback follows normal timing rules. Since Faithless Looting is a sorcery, you can only cast it from your graveyard during your main phase when the stack is empty, just like a normal spell. Additionally, if the spell is countered while being cast via Flashback, it still goes to the exile zone rather than back to the graveyard.
When to Play It
This card is best played when you have cards in your hand that are more useful in the graveyard than in your hand, or when you are digging for a specific answer. It is also a great way to use your mana on later turns if you have nothing else to do, thanks to the Flashback cost.
Interaction examples
VandalblastIf your opponent has no artifacts, Vandalblast might be a dead card in your hand. You cast Faithless Looting, draw two cards, and choose to discard Vandalblast and a land. This clears the 'dead' card from your hand while letting you dig deeper into your deck for threats.
GambleYou cast Gamble to search for a specific card, but unfortunately, you discard the card you searched for at random. Because you have Faithless Looting in your hand, you can cast it to draw two new cards, potentially finding another way to win or another card to help you recover.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Faithless Looting
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
"Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard if the resulting spell is an instant or sorcery spell by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
You draw two cards and discard two cards all while Faithless Looting is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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