Faithless Looting
Sorcery
Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
*"Avacyn has abandoned us! We have nothing left except what we can take!"*
Why Play Faithless Looting
At just one red mana, this sorcery provides exceptional card selection while filling your graveyard with resources. Decks built around graveyard value, such as reanimator strategies or those utilizing delve and flashback mechanics, benefit enormously from the cheap filtering and self-mill effect. Play it early to sculpt your opening hand, or cast it later when you have specific cards you want to discard for value. The flashback ability effectively makes this a three-mana draw four, discard four effect when you factor in both castings.Format Notes
Faithless Looting sees heavy play across multiple formats, particularly excelling in Legacy and Modern graveyard-based strategies. The card has avoided bans despite its power level, remaining legal in all major formats including Pauper where it enables various combo decks. In Commander, it serves as reliable early-game card selection in red decks that otherwise struggle with card advantage, making it a popular inclusion in casual and competitive builds alike.Combos & Synergies
Pairs exceptionally well with Arclight Phoenix, as the cheap spell helps trigger the phoenix's return condition while potentially discarding copies to reanimate. Laboratory Maniac strategies use it to rapidly mill through the deck while maintaining card selection. Hollow One decks leverage the discard effect to enable free creatures, while dredge mechanics like those on Life from the Loam turn the discarded cards into additional resources rather than true card disadvantage.Featured in These Decks
- The Hosts of Mordor Commander
- Seize Control Commander
- Quick Draw Commander
- Prismari Performance Commander
- Mystic Intellect Commander
- Mishra’s Burnished Banner Commander
