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The Dive Down The Dive Down
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The Dive Down is a Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on the latest decks, trends, and strategies for the casual spikes in Modern, Pioneer, Explorer, and more!
Each week your hosts Dave, Shane, and Stanislav discuss the latest innovations, competitive events, and level-up topics for paper and online players.
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Goyf Are So Back: Modern Challenges, Gruul Aggro (Prowess), & More
After a brief intro, Stan is forced to drop out of the ep leaving Shane and Dave in the hot seat. First, they examine last weekend's 4 Modern Challenges in search of ideas, inspiration, and surprises. Do you know what the highest frequency deck was in all these Challenges? How about the one most likely to convert to an X-2 or better record? After all the event talk, the team goes deep into Andrea Mengucci's Gruul Prowess list from the weekend and welcome the return of the real king — Tarmogoyf.
• Shane & Dave Take Over
• A Few Surprising Challenges
• More Talk About Tarmogoyf
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Timestamps:
1:55 - Stanley Cups x Heavy Play
5:33 - This week's show/housekeeping
9:49 - The current Modern Challenge metagame
34:48 - Gruul Prowess in Modern
51:25 - Is Abundant Harvest good?
54:22 - Is Questing Druid good?
58:26 - More on Gruul Prowess
1:11:52 - Briefly talking MH3 spoilers
1:18:37 - Turn it off if you want: some Survivor chat
1:24:50 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
Bamzing's Challenge Posts:
Saturday: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernMagic/comments/1ckv7pz/saturday_modern_challenges_results_may_4_2024/
Sunday: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernMagic/comments/1cllxrd/sunday_modern_challenges_results_may_5_2024/
Mengu's Prowess List: https://x.com/Mengu09/status/1786721343523704991
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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High Res MH3 Spoilers & A Wild West Pro Tour
Shout out to Wizards of the Coast for seeing some poor quality card pictures in the wild and letting us see them in high definition instead. Official MH3 spoilers dropped this week, on the heels of the latest Pro Tour. Stan and D00mwake discuss!
Do Pro Tours still mean anything? Perhaps when the format they feature is fresh and exciting! We don't talk about Standard often, but enough innovations emerged at PT Thunder Junction, we were pumped to chat about the latest cards and winning decks.
Speaking of latest cards. MH3 spoilers came early, despite the somewhat awkward circumstances. The Dive Down doesn't discuss leaks, but official spoilers have started to roll out and we chat about some standouts, including Flare of Denial, Winter Moon, Kappa Cannoneer, and Wight of the Reliquery.
The Break Down: A Pro Tour for the Cowboy In All Of Us
The Dive Down: A Look, A New Free Counterspell
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Timestamps:
01:40 - Intro
02:00 - Holding a Heavy Play Heart
04:10 - A d00mwake-style Omelette
07:30 - This aggression will not stand
09:20 - This week’s show/housekeeping
16:05 - PT Seattle: What does it mean now?
19:40 - Overall Metagame
27:10 - Winrates
35:25 - Top 8
43:10 - Final thoughts on Standard
48:20 - Modern Horizons 3 early spoilers
49:05 - Nethergoyf
53:50 - Chthonian Nightmare
59:15 - Ugin’s Labyrinth
1:04:16 - Flare of Denial
1:09:22 - Kappa Cannoneer
1:12:45 - Winter Moon
1:16:25 - Wight of the Reliquary
1:21:21 - Wrapping Up
Links from this week's episode:
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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Slickshot Trick Shots
A new spellslinger's in town — goes by the name Slickshot Show-Off. This week we focus on the most hyped card coming into OTJ season, where it's fitting across formats, and talk about a few tricks to making sure the show off goes off without a hitch... off. Is there anything we can do to keep Dave from falling into a deep Prowess hole again? Probably not, but we're going to try — and just in case you're trying to avoid catching Prowess, too, we also talk about a few other decks Devon is having success with in Pioneer. But first — before all that — we dive into the Modern main event at this weekend's NRG Minneapolis tournament.
• NRG Minneapolis
• The Show Off Rides Again
• It's Basically Demonic Tutor
Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown
Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store
Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com
Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN_K4L
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
4:30 - Heavy Play has clout
6:42 - This week's show/housekeeping
11:32 - The Break Down begins: NRG Minneapolis
24:34 - The top 8
28:55 - Cool Decks, Inc
33:04 - The Dive Down begins: We played some cool decks!
34:10 - Slickshot Showoff - does it live up to the hype in Modern?
56:45 - Does it live up to the hype in Pioneer?
1:09:05 - Golgari Vampires in Pioneer
1:16:35 - Azorius Mentor Zombies in Pioneer
1:25:18 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
NRG Modern Open Decklists: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/51194
Alex Poulosky, Modern Temur Prowess: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/388962
Nathan VanDinter, Modern Temur Prowess: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/388996
Ryan Overturf, Modern Gruul Prowess: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/387842
Devon O'Donnell, Pioneer Gruul Prowess: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6332355#paper
d00mwake, Pioneer Golgari Vampires: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6338707#paper
Devon O'Donnell (aka d00mwake), Pioneer UW Zombie Mentor: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6339425#paper
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown
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Casual Spiking RCQ Junction
On this week’s show, we manage to fill that awkward week between spoilers and set release by preparing for the upcoming RCQ season, which conveniently kicks off this weekend. We take a look at the Pioneer metagame going into the season, and some possible upgrades from Outlaws of Thunder Junction that could shake up the format too.
Everything but the water and Clif Bars
New season old decks
D00m has prepared some new decks
Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown
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Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com
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And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
5:42 - Barenaked Heavy Play
7:35 - This week's show/housekeeping
11:17 - The Dive Down begins: Prepping for Pioneer RCQ season
22:21 - The current Pioneer meta - Tier 1
42:07 - The Tier 2 decks
56:31 - Some Cool Decks
59:50 - d00m's hot new decks for Pioneer
1:22:01 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
Anael Yahi's Data: https://twitter.com/anaelyahi/status/1779962905099665648
Metagame Mentor: https://magic.gg/news/metagame-mentor-the-pioneer-decks-to-defeat-at-april-2024-rcqs
MTGDecks.net Pioneer Winrates: https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/winrates
D00m's Dimir Proft: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322644#paper
D00m's Slickshot Heroic: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322647#paper
D00m's Azorius Geralf: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322650#paper
D00m's MonoB Bronco: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322652#paper
D00m's Bant Plot: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322653#paper
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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The BIG Lie: We Talk About More Cards
We said we'd never lie to you, but maybe... maybe we'd forget that there were another 30 mythics left to talk about in this set. So we did it for you — more cards! This week Dave, Devon, and Shane talk about what might happen with some of these weird, weird cards from The Big Score. Do we tell a certain Jitte to stay lost? What happens when we break out the Synthesizer? What card that Devon loves left Dave and Shane quaking in their boots?
After we discuss The Big Score, we take a quick trip through Pure Modern 5 — the most recent installment of Devon's "What if there was a simpler Modern?" tournaments.
• Congrats, Tanner
• The Spoils of the Vault
• Pure Modern: Stormwing is Back, Baby
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Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store
Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com
Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN_K4L
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
1:40 - Heavy Play is not impacted by the eclipse
5:52 - This week's show/housekeeping
9:03 - The Dive Down begins: The Big Score
12:20 - Lost Jitte
19:08 - Worldwalker Helm
23:00 - Simulacrum Synthesizer
27:01 - Bristlebud Farmer
30:22 - Torpor Orb
32:26 - Pest Control
36:26 - Generous Plunderer
39:13 - Sandstorm Salvager
41:25 - Harvester of Misery
44:20 - Grand Abolisher
46:35 - Legion Extruder
48:42 - Memory Vessel
49:58 - Esoteric Duplicator
53:24 - Greed's Gambit
57:16 - Sword of Wealth and Power
59:55 - Loot, the Key to Everything
1:02:52 - d00mwake's 5th Pure Modern tournament
1:17:08 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
d00m's Pure Modern 5 Meta: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/70042
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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Cowboy Hats Will Be Worn Until Morale Improves
Our friends from across the Multiverse have flooded the desert sands of Thunder Junction, and brought a host of exciting new spoiler cards with them. We recap some of our favorite cards and other notable arrivals in Magic's 100th set.
Are all the Spree cards great or merely good? Is the emphasis on Crime cards the latest symptom of Magic's moral decline? Have we lost the Plot or simply found a new way to cast spells for free?
D00mwake likes Duelist of the Mind. Dave likes Requisition Raid. Shane likes Magda, the Hoardmaster. Stan likes Calamity, Galloping Inferno.
Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown
Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store
Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com
Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN_K4L
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
6:39 - Heavy Play is not an April Fool's joke
8:54 - Housekeeping/this week's episode
11:15 - The mechanics of Outlaws of Thunder Junction
20:07 - Aven Interrupter
23:58 - Final Showdown
27:05 - Fortune, Loyal Steed
29:07 - High Noon
31:30 - Claim Jumper
33:15 - Requisition Raid/Bovine Intervention
37:16 - Getaway Glamour
37:17 - Oltec Matterweaver
41:15 - Archmages Newt
44:28 - Duelist of the Mind
48:24 - Jace, Reawakened
51:22 - Geralf, the Fleshwright
53:35 - The Key to the Vault
56:49 - Three Steps Ahead
59:10 - Kaervek, the Punisher
1:10:59 - Hollow Murauder
1:04:30 - Lively Dirge
1:07:06 - Insatiable Avarice
1:09:09 - Pitiless Carnage
1:10:40 - Magda, the Hordemaster
1:13:22 - Magebane Lizard/Reckless Lackey
1:14:40 - Slickshot Showoff
1:19:01 - Calamity, Galloping Inferno
1:20:40 - Aloe Alchemist/Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
1:22:40 - Collosal Rattlewurm
1:24:14 - Smuggler's Surprise
1:27:10 - Railway Brawler
1:29:05 - Ornery Tumblewagg/Trash the Town
1:32:40 - Akul the Unrepentant
1:34:30 - Assimilation Aegis
1:36:40 - Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius/Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds/Intimidation Campaign
1:38:04 - Oko, the Ringleader/Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
1:40:36 - Satoru, the Infiltrator
1:44:35 - Pillage the Bog
1:46:54 - Lavaspur Boots
1:50:08 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
https://scryfall.com/sets/otj?order=set&as=grid
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown
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Customer Reviews
BEST MODERN PODCAST EVER
Guys, the first thing I have to say: I love your stuff!
You said you’re working so hard for this podcast, and reading that your work is worth it makes you happy? IT IS SO SO WORTH IT!!!!!
I’m playing modern for 3 weeks now in paper and this is still such a new and unaccessible format for me (bc of all of these decks and thousands of cards), your podcast just gives me such a great overview about the meta and the decks being played. It is almost I’m sitting at a LGS and I can just listen to other people and learn from them how their decks work - this is so valuable! Now when I’m going to my LGS and I see my opponent plays a deck you were talking about I just know on a basic level what this deck is trying to accomplish! This is the most helpful thing ever! You’re giving cards a context and explain why they are strong in a certain deck - that’s something dry decklists on goldfish cannot provide and that’s information which is usually hard to get. Also your approach of gathering data about the meta and using this to judge how the meta is evolving is the only true way to present meaningful insights into the format. This is the stuff I wanna hear. Today, taking the bike to go shopping and seeing you published another episode made me really happy :)
Thank you!
Meluseek
Best modern Podcast
I‘ve been listening to the dive down since i got into modern roughly one year ago. i really enjoy listening to the podcast, on the strategy level they give great insights into the ins and outs of different cards and interactions, the metagame breakdown is also super interesting. but mostly its a great pleasure to listen because the dive down team and their guests are just a great bunch of friendly and funny fellow magic lovers. keep up the great work!
My favorite MTG related Podcast.
I listen to the boys while driving to work every time a new episode releases.
Charming, informative and funny.
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