The Dive Down

Episode 253: RC Atlanta Preview: Amalia, Copters, & More


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RC Atlanta is looming, so this week the team is diving into Pioneer. Dave, Devon, and Shane take a spin through what's happened to the format since the bans early last week. Is Copter rising? Is Mono Green Devotion dead? Where's Phoenix right now? How did Shane like the new hotness Amalia Combo — a deck that Dave hated a couple of weeks ago? Turn in to find out.

Don't worry if Pioneer isn't your thing, we still spend some time on Modern going through the results of the Legacy European Tour: Barcelona Modern main event. Lots of interesting results to consider after this 700+ person tournament.

  • Scam Still Won... Big?
  • Infinite Loops No One Understands
  • The Most Popular Deck Doesn't Have Copter

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  • Timestamps:

    2:01 - Have you heard the Heavy word?
    4:19 - This week's show/housekeeping/patreon highlight
    10:04 - The Break Down begins: The Legacy European Tour Barcelona overall meta
    23:37 - The Top 64 meta and conversion rates
    27:24 - The Top 8
    35:10 - We travel to Arrakis
    38:04 - The Dive Down begins: prepping for RC Atlanta
    39:24 - The effects of Pioneer's recent bans
    57:20 - Lost Caverns of Ixalan's additions (including Amalia combo)
    1:13:57 - What will happen at the RC, and what d00m is (probably) playing
    1:24:15 - Predicting the RC meta
    1:30:02 - Wrapping up

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