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Episode 244: To Ban or Not to Ban, Scam is the Question


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No one fully understands the timing of the upcoming B&R announcement, but public opinion in Modern is swelling around Scam. Is it time to make a change to Modern? We look at the deck's performance, play patterns, and popularity to consider Wizard's options.

The Dive Down boys are divided. Some of us like the deck! But it's insanely popular right now, and the Grief play patterns can be pretty annoying. Messing with the ban list seems a bit awkward during the Modern RCQ season, but maybe saving people from the turn one Scam play would be a welcome change?

The Dive Down: Luv2Grief

The Dive Down, cont: More of a Dauthi head myself
The Dive Down, still cont: This discussion isn't dead after all

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  • Timestamps:

    3:58 - Heavy Beeps
    6:25 - Housekeeping
    9:42 - Why we are talking about Scam
    13:13 - How did we get here?
    21:13 - Scam's current place in the meta
    39:12 - Our experiences with Scam
    46:11 - How good is Scam, really?
    1:00:11 - What's maybe not so good about Scam
    1:12:07 - How you can beat Scam
    1:20:08 - Winter scents
    1:22:50 - Does Scam deserve a ban?
    1:31:15 - Wrapping up

    Links from this week's episode:

    • https://www.magic.gg/news/metagame-mentor-everything-to-win-your-2023-modern-rcq?_ga=2.177410017.512776497.1696739444-1798107090.1696739444
    • https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/10/september-23-modern-metagame-update-getting-cheated/
    • 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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