Arsenal Pass - Flesh and Blood Podcast

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Welcome to Arsenal Pass, a Flesh and Blood podcast for players by players all about strategy, leveling up and the latest news in the world of Rathe. Your hosts are Brendan Patrick, Flesh and Blood commentator and former Calling top 8 competitor. Alongside him Hayden Dale, Calling 2019 Sydney champion and Flesh and Blood writer. Get in touch with us and submit your questions for the show by email to arsenalpassfab@gmail.com

Episodes

Friday Aug 13, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep18 - Breaking Down the Monarch Constructed Meta

Friday Aug 13, 2021

Join us on Arsenal Pass this week as we get statistical! Hayden has crunched some numbers and brings to the pod a plethora of statistical data on the first two weeks of Road to Nationals for himself and Brendan to break down, analysis and discuss. From what you can read into the first two weeks, to the shifting meta and how to use this info to your advantage in this Classic Constructed Monarch metagame. A special shoutout and thank you to Davis Kingsley for his amazing data sheet on the Road to Nationals events.

This past week we hit 1k subscribers on our YouTube, and to say thank you to all our amazing listeners and viewers we are giving away a COLD FOIL Anothos. All you have to do to enter is get your question in for next weeks mailbag episode! Simply drop your QUESTION, yes a question on this weeks episode on YouTube and we will pick a winner next week on the pod. Anything from the meta, to decks, to strategy questions or even non FAB related questions. All are welcome and we will read as many as we can, chosen by us on the pod next week.

Email: arsenalpassfab@gmail.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhUUppHaVDBUOJHXL-a0EQ

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H2Y8uTHZaVgxpjhnTBn6n?si=R6Uya7paT_e2HOr4n2KC-w

ChannelFireball Affiliate Code: ARSENALPASS

Twitter: @TheFiddyShades (Brendan) & @Fyen_Dale (Hayden)

Special Thanks: Davis Kingsley

Hosts: Brendan Patrick and Hayden Dale

Friday Aug 06, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep17 - Road to Nationals Week 1: Reflection & Learnings

Friday Aug 06, 2021

Episode 17 and we are taking some time to reflect on the first weekend of Road to Nationals. Brendan had a stellar weekend, running the tables for a 9-0 day to earn his Nationals invite on the first attempt and take home a shiny prize to boot. Not only do we have Brendan to talk about his experience and learnings from the weekend, we are joined by Special Guest Dave Marshall. Dave hails from New Zealand and recently finished top16 at the Auckland Calling and also secured a Nationals invite over the weekend, with a 2nd place finish at a Road to Nationals.

Join us as Hayden throws questions Brendan and Dave's way to uncover some of their big learnings from the weekend, and what the experience was like cementing their path to Nationals 2021.

Keep an eye out for our upcoming listener mailbag episode and get your questions in to be featured on that pod! To submit a question send us an email...

Chane 9-0 Deck Profile: https://youtu.be/Dk4udS-CE-8

Twitter: @TheFiddyShades (Brendan) & @Fyen_Dale (Hayden)

Guest: Dave Marshall

Hosts: Brendan Patrick and Hayden Dale

Friday Jul 30, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep16 - Nock the Pod-Whistle: Ranger Class 101

Friday Jul 30, 2021

Part three in our class deep dive series sees us take on one of Hayden's nearest and dearest in Ranger. We talk all things Azalea and also discuss the impact of future Ranger's given what we know now and the card pool at our disposal. From how to build the deck, key cards, how to win, how to beat it and of course a match up overview! Arsenal Pass have you covered for everything Ranger in Constructed this week.

Keep an eye out for our upcoming listener mailbag episode and get your questions in to be featured on that pod! To submit a question send us an email...

Azalea v Chane CC Gameplay Video: https://youtu.be/Gb7POSn9BEI

Twitter: @TheFiddyShades (Brendan) & @Fyen_Dale (Hayden)

Hosts: Brendan Patrick and Hayden Dale

Friday Jul 23, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep15 - Our Guide to Deckbuilding in Classic Constructed

Friday Jul 23, 2021

One of the most important skills you can possess in Flesh and Blood is deckbuilding for constructed. This week Hayden with Brendan along for the ride, takes you through his process of deckbuilding. Giving you the listener all our insights on how to approach building strong decks for Classic Constructed. Full of tips and tricks as well, and highlighting somethings you might never have thought to consider before when sleeving up those 80 cards!

We have a great listener question in our Command & Cookout section on mastering heroes versus playing the field. Get your questions in for the segment directly via email or drop them in the YouTube comments section!

Email: arsenalpassfab@gmail.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhUUppHaVDBUOJHXL-a0EQ

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H2Y8uTHZaVgxpjhnTBn6n?si=R6Uya7paT_e2HOr4n2KC-w

Jasin Long's Resources Article: https://strategy.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/fab/numbers-game-getting-the-right-ratios-in-flesh-and-blood/

ChannelFireball Affiliate Code: ARSENALPASS

Twitter: @TheFiddyShades (Brendan) & @Fyen_Dale (Hayden)

Hosts: Brendan Patrick and Hayden Dale

Friday Jul 16, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep14 - Lord of Win(D): Ninja Class 101

Friday Jul 16, 2021

We are back this week with part two in our class dep dive series, this time with the Kodachi wielding, Mask of Momentum wearing Ninja class. Join your hosts Brendan and Hayden as they give a full rundown of everything Ninja you need to know in FaB constructed. From how to build the deck, key cards, how to win, how to beat it and of course a match up overview! Featuring a number of tips to ensure you are setup for success when taking the ever flexible Ninja class into battle.

A great listener question this week in the Command & Cookout section on testing and the key things to watch for in your testing games for the best data.

As always, if you want to submit a question, the best way is to send us an email or you can drop a comment on our YouTube page.

Twitter: @TheFiddyShades (Brendan) & @Fyen_Dale (Hayden)

Hosts: Brendan Patrick and Hayden Dale

Friday Jul 09, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep13 - Tournament Preparation & Setting Yourself Up for Success

Friday Jul 09, 2021

Big events with coveted prizes on the line can often be daunting, and getting prepared for said events isn't always straight forward. Luckily Brendan and Hayden are back with episode 13 to discuss tournament preparation and setting yourself up for success. With Callings, Road to Nationals and Nationals all on the horizon, get the lowdown on how the guys go about their preparation. Class is in session!

In the Command Cookout section we take a break from correspondence this week to talk about the top 8 of the recent Classic Constructed online charity event that recently wrapped up.

As always, send in your questions for us to read out on the show and answer in future weeks.

Friday Jul 02, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep12 - Chamber of Secrets: Wizard 101

Friday Jul 02, 2021

The first of the Constructed class overviews sees Brendan and Hayden discuss all things Wizard. From Classic to Blitz this episode is a masterclass style breakdown covering key cards, macro strategies, how to win as Wizard and importantly how to beat Wizard!

The Command and Cookout questions segment is back in full swing with a great listener Q on unsolved formats and data in Flesh and Blood.

Friday Jun 25, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep11 - Blitz to Classic: Making the Transition

Friday Jun 25, 2021

Join Arsenal Pass this week as Brendan and Hayden talk taking the leap from playing Blitz in Armouries and Skirmishes to getting stuck in to the Classic Constructed format. With Road to Nationals season just around the corner, this pod is all about getting you ready and sharing tips on how to make that successful transition. Not a format to be taken lightly, Classic Constructed certainly has many differences in everything from deckbuilding and gameplay compared to Blitz. So get the notepad out, because we share exactly what you need to do to ensure you get up to speed on Classic right off the bat!

This week sees a break from the regular Command and Cookout correspondence section, but instead sees Hayden getting the scoop from Brendan on his THREE Skirmish events over the weekend. Spoiler: Brendan top8d all of them!

ChannelFireball Blitz Skirmish Link: https://shop.channelfireball.com/pages/skirmish

Hosts: Brendan Patrick and Hayden Dale

Friday Jun 18, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep10 - Organized Play Interview with Legend Story Studios

Friday Jun 18, 2021

Episode 10 is a very special episode, and not just for the show hitting double digits! Brendan and Hayden are joined by one half of the Session Blood Podcast and Legend Story Studios organized play manager, Kieran McEntegart. From Kieran's background in Flesh and Blood, his role at LSS, the Auckland Calling and the organised play program, we ask Kieran all the things you might want to hear about. We even get some info from Kieran on the upcoming official judge program!

As always we have our question of the week in the Command and Cookout section and updates on all the key happenings in the world of Rathe.

ChannelFireball Blitz Skirmish Link: https://shop.channelfireball.com/pages/skirmish

Hosts: Brendan Patrick and Hayden Dale

Guests: Kieran McEntegart

Friday Jun 11, 2021

Arsenal Pass Ep9 - The Calling Auckland 2021 Monarch Limited

Friday Jun 11, 2021

In this episode, you will get the full Calling experience as we go in depth day by day and round by round on everything the weekend had to offer. To dive deeper into the weekend, Brendan takes the role of interviewer on this episode to find out about Hayden's experience playing in the Auckland Calling - Monarch Limited. Hayden outlines his preparation for the event, testing team, constructed deck from day 2, and most importantly lets listeners into his thought process on how do deal with losses and always staying positive.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a comment/question last week! The Cold Foil Dawnblade winner is announced in this episode.

Calling Auckland Coverage: https://youtu.be/QFDHMgDZAwQ