The Dive Down

Episode 294: Working Not Playing, ft Mark Stanton


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On this week's show, Stan and Dave are joined by a new guest to The Dive Down. Taking a break from preparing for Regional Championship Washington DC and next month's World Championship in Las Vegas , Mark Stanton stops by to talk about the competitive mindset and how to practice Magic better.

We chat about first impressions from Duskmourn, the current state of Pioneer leading up to the RC, and how to prepare for tournaments that matter.

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  • Timestamps:

    2:34 — Mark Stanton is Here to Teach Us How To Be Good at Magic
    3:45 — Meet Team Rampant Growth, Sponsored by Heavy Play
    6:57 — Mark Triples Down
    9:35 — Housekeeping
    10:44 — The Dive Down Begins: Inside the Grinder’s Studio
    18:38 — Testing with Duskmourn
    28:15 — Duskmourn in Pioneer
    31:05 — Phoenix at the RC?
    33:28 — As the Dusk Settles
    34:58 — On Developing Magic Practice
    40:10 — A Different Kind of Fun
    43:20 — Working Rather Than Playing
    50:10 — Building Metagame Knowledge
    57:35 — The Pro Tour: A Whole Other Game
    1:01:38 — People Playing Better Decks
    1:05:45 — Let’s Talk Teams
    1:12:00 — Closing Thoughts: What Do You Want from Magic?
    1:20:52 — Signoff

    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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