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Episode 36: Modern in Mathmagic Land
The Break Down: GP Birmingaak with a special focus on Mardu Death's Shadow
The Dive Down: Probably Correct Math
The Wind Down: Comboing Out
Timestamps:
2:15 - Housekeeping
3:58 - The Break Down Begins - GP Birmingaak
8:24 - Day 1 stand-outs
11:33 - Day 2 metagame breakdown and conversion rates
14:01 - Top 8 begins
14:57 - Discussing Mardu Death's Shadow
22:00 - 2nd place and beyond
24:14 - Post-GP discussion
26:11 - The Dive Down Begins - Probably correct math
31:52 - Why care about Magic Math?
39:28 - How to use a hypergeometric calculator
46:27 - Thanks to Frank Karsten
46:51 - 1) The Rule of 2 and 4
54:59 - 2) Your opening 7
57:26 - 3) 2-card combos
1:01:57 - 4) Mana screwing yourself
1:05:56 - 5) Cheating that Chalice
1:09:04 - 5a) The Deckulator
1:10:10 - 6) T1 Blood Moon
1:13:12 - 7) Natty Tron and other Tron math
1:16:42 - 8) Getting burned
1:20:21 - 9) Hollow numbers vs. Hogaak numbers
1:25:24 - 10) Jund'ing them out
1:26:28 - 11) Mono-red damage
1:30:30 - The Wind Down - Comboing out
Links from this week's episode:
See Zak commentate the MSL on 8/28: https://www.modernstreamersleague.com
Our custom token art: https://www.patreon.com/posts/our-awesome-are-29292615
More of Ben Dewey: https://benjamindewey.tumblr.com
GP Birmingham Top8:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/grand-prix-birmingham-2019#paper
Math References:
http://channelfireball.com/articles/how-many-copies-of-any-given-card-should-you-put-in-your-deck/
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/the-london-mulligan-rule-mathematically-benefits-strategies-that-rely-on-specific-cards/
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-reliable-is-hollow-one/
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/magic-math-hogaak-can-be-played-on-turn-2-in-60-of-its-games/
Calculators:
https://stattrek.com/online-calculator/hypergeometric.aspx
https://deckulator.appspot.com/
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
email us: [email protected]
twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown
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The Break Down: GP Birmingaak with a special focus on Mardu Death's Shadow
The Dive Down: Probably Correct Math
The Wind Down: Comboing Out
Timestamps:
2:15 - Housekeeping
3:58 - The Break Down Begins - GP Birmingaak
8:24 - Day 1 stand-outs
11:33 - Day 2 metagame breakdown and conversion rates
14:01 - Top 8 begins
14:57 - Discussing Mardu Death's Shadow
22:00 - 2nd place and beyond
24:14 - Post-GP discussion
26:11 - The Dive Down Begins - Probably correct math
31:52 - Why care about Magic Math?
39:28 - How to use a hypergeometric calculator
46:27 - Thanks to Frank Karsten
46:51 - 1) The Rule of 2 and 4
54:59 - 2) Your opening 7
57:26 - 3) 2-card combos
1:01:57 - 4) Mana screwing yourself
1:05:56 - 5) Cheating that Chalice
1:09:04 - 5a) The Deckulator
1:10:10 - 6) T1 Blood Moon
1:13:12 - 7) Natty Tron and other Tron math
1:16:42 - 8) Getting burned
1:20:21 - 9) Hollow numbers vs. Hogaak numbers
1:25:24 - 10) Jund'ing them out
1:26:28 - 11) Mono-red damage
1:30:30 - The Wind Down - Comboing out
Links from this week's episode:
See Zak commentate the MSL on 8/28: https://www.modernstreamersleague.com
Our custom token art: https://www.patreon.com/posts/our-awesome-are-29292615
More of Ben Dewey: https://benjamindewey.tumblr.com
GP Birmingham Top8:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/grand-prix-birmingham-2019#paper
Math References:
http://channelfireball.com/articles/how-many-copies-of-any-given-card-should-you-put-in-your-deck/
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/the-london-mulligan-rule-mathematically-benefits-strategies-that-rely-on-specific-cards/
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-reliable-is-hollow-one/
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/magic-math-hogaak-can-be-played-on-turn-2-in-60-of-its-games/
Calculators:
https://stattrek.com/online-calculator/hypergeometric.aspx
https://deckulator.appspot.com/
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
email us: [email protected]
twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown
Support The Dive Down
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