The Dive Down

By The Dive Down

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... more

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January 16, 2025Episode 304: Why Isn’t Faithless Looting the Best Card in Modern?
In the first of our episodes diving into each card from the recent unbans, we take a deep look at Faithless Looting. First we take a look at the history of the card — all the way back to spoiler conversations — followed by a dive into many of the decks trying to play it in Modern today. Creativity? Check. Hollow One? Check. Phoenix? You know it. Dredge? Well, we almost forgot Dredge, but we at least mention it in passing. Why isn't it as powerful as it used to be? We have thoughts and those thoughts are what make us The Dive Down. And the recording of the thoughts, too.
• Devon Does it Again
• Draw Two, Discard Two, Do Nothing
• We All Just WANT to Play Phoenix, Ok?
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Timestamps:
2:58 - Housekeeping/this week's episode
5:59 - The Break Down begins: Devin, relax!
13:20 - The Dive Down begins: Why isn't Faithless Looting the best card in Modern?
16:20 - The History and Present of Faithless Looting
25:44 - Excitement Levels
29:45 - Anatomy of a Looting
32:45 - From Here it's Just Decks
33:15 - Jund Creativity
35:45 - Hollow One
40:47 - Grixis Reanimator/Froculus
43:14 - Izzet Phoenix
46:15 - Mono-Red Phoenix
49:15 - Other Decks
52:55 - The Faithless Looting grudge match
1:05:20 - Wrapping up
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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1h 7min
January 09, 2025Episode 303: The One Where Devon 9-0d a Spotlight
We're back — to podcasting. But also Devon's back — to large eventing. And, in a way, Magic is back — with a 1,400+ person open tournament. We spend this week talking about what happened, what's going on in Standard (Modern next week!), what the return of opens like the Spotlight Series means, and more. Devon cheats in overlords. Dave considers what to do with his wild cards. Stan starts working towards Portland.
• Hot in Hotlanta
• A Deck Full of Blade Splicers
• A Day Full of Ws
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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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Timestamps:
4:02 - Housekeeping
5:01 - Spotlight Series Atlanta Begins
5:42 - The Selesnya Cage Deck: How and Why
11:21 - What Happened Round-by-Round
27:54 - Day 1 Ends/Day 2 Begins
39:45 - The Health of Standard
46:02 - Upcoming Spotlight Series
51:09 - Starting to Think About RCs
53:00 - Stan Will Be in New York!
Links from this week's episode:
Devon's Decklist from Atlanta: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/464658
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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57min
January 02, 2025Bonus: Return of the Rhinos
Rhinos is making a comeback and so are we! As we wind down from vacation mode, Stan and D00mwake warm up their podcasting muscles with one of their favorite topics: Crashing Footfalls in Modern. Enjoy this bonus minisode before our official feature length return next week!
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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
Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
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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28min
December 19, 2024Episode 302: The Mad Lads Did It
A B&R so hot we had to pause our vacation. The One Ring, Amped Raptor, and Jegantha are banned. Mox Opal is unbanned. Mox Opal, Green Sun's Zenith, Faithless Looting and Splinter Twin are unbanned. Discuss.
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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
Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN_OBX
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
4:17 - Housekeping
8:38 - The Dive Down begins: Bans, and Unbans
10:15 - Before the announcement
16:38 - Getting into the meat of the announcement
45:38 - The unbans
1:23:22 - Hot takes and cool vibes
1:37:58 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-december-16-2024
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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1h 40min
November 21, 2024Episode 301: Standard Rules, Modern Drools, and Pokémon Fools
We kick off this week's show with an important announcement about the future of The Dive Down. Just listen since it's too long to explain in writing. Then we bemoan the B&R window before highlighting the fun times happening in Standard right now. And we wrap with a nice chat about our love-hate relationship with the new Pokémon TCG Pocket.
The Break Down: A really important announcement
The Dive Down: The new Foundations of Standard and Draft
The Wind Down: Pokémon Pocket is a bad game we are playing
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 THEDIVEDOWNTEN
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
6:27 - Let loose with Heavy Play
9:15 - This week's episode
11:51 - IMPORTANT housekeeping!
25:00 - The Break Down begins: Does Modern suck right now?
32:37 - Foundations is here, and impacting Standard
47:25 - D00m's Decks: The best decks in Standard
1:15:48 - Dave's Limited corner
1:25:25 - Pokémon Pocket is certainly a game to play
1:46:54 - Wrapping up
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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1h 51min
November 13, 2024Episode 300: Magic as Richard Garfield Intended, ft. Richard Garfield, Ph.D.
The doctor is in. For a very special episode 300, The Dive Down sits down with THE Richard Garfield, inventor of Magic: The Gathering and great-great-grandson of President James A. Garfield. What is Magic as Garfield intended? We finally have the answer.
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 THEDIVEDOWNTEN
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
1:25 - Richard Garfield does not need to hear about Heavy Play
2:43 - This week's episode - somehow this is 300
5:56 - The Dive Down begins: Our interview with Richard Garfield
43:56 - What is Magic as Garfield intended?
46:10 - Richard on other games
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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1h 2min
October 31, 2024Episode 299: Stan Won an RCQ!
They said it couldn't be done, but one of the Dive Down boys (other than D00mwake) finally won an RCQ. On this week's show, Stan talks about piloting Boros Energy to qualify for RC Portland, and we break down the Standard metagame and results from the Magic World Championship in Las Vegas.
The Break Down: 6 Matches to Portland
The Dive Down: Congratulations, Javier Dominguez
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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 THEDIVEDOWNTEN
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
6:15 - Allow Heavy Play to penetrate your pocketbook
7:59 - This week's show/housekeeping
13:04 - The Break Down begins: Some hot news!
18:55 - More takes on the Universes Beyond announcement
27:45 - Stan won an RCQ!
40:52 - The tournament report
58:10 - The next steps
1:03:22 - The Dive Down begins: The World Championship breakdown
1:12:50 - WC Standard winrates
1:16:23 - The top 8
1:23:12 - The Wind Down: Shane's Gadget Corner
1:31:38 - Dave also went to the RCQ, by the way
1:34:50 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
World Championship 30: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/146430
Buy a Steam Deck or something: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
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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1h 38min
October 25, 2024Episode 298: The Foundations Era is Here
Hot off the presses of WOTC's Foundations announcement, we break down and discuss the impact of Universes Beyond sets entering the Standard format in 2025.
The Break Down: Cards That Will Be Standard Legal for 5 Years
The Dive Down: Squidward Reborn
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:
2:22 - Heavy Play, a Full Stack sponsor
3:48 - This week's show/housekeeping
7:03 - The Break Down begins: The Foundations Era React-A-Sode
8:40 - First, Foundations spoilers
16:38 - Some new Foundations cards
21:42 - The other announcement - The Foundations Era
28:10 - There sure are a lot of Universes Beyond sets coming out
35:30 - How are we feeling about so much UB?
1:22:26 - How long can UB last?
1:29:56 - Tying a bow on the convo
1:37:20 - Wrapping up
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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1h 39min
October 17, 2024Episode 297: Modern: What to Play Before RCQ Season Ends
On this week's show, Dave tries to determine what to play during the one RCQ he can attend this season. We do our best to help him out by reviewing the latest Metagame Mentor, taking a closer look at Dimir Oculus, following in the steps of some Jeskai Control masters, and trying something new with Fear of Missing Out in Rakdos and Jund Delirium.
The Break Down: Frank Loves Stats
The Dive Down: Dave Needs a Deck
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
Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWNTEN
And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
7:25 - Heavy Play is our actual sponsor
9:00 - This week's show/housekeeping
14:36 - The Break Down begins: no Pioneer RCQs in 2025??
22:35 - Frank analysis on Modern's current meta
34:22 - Current Modern winrates
41:54 - The Dive Down begins: Shane played Dimir Frogtide
1:04:32 - Dave and Devon played Delirium decks
1:17:30 - Stan played actual Jeskai Control
Links from this week's episode:
https://www.channelfireball.com/article/What-s-New-in-Modern-with-Duskmourn-House-of-Horror/80e67eba-474a-41bf-a704-15bc28755f02/
Jeskai Control by YungDingo/George Jabbour: https://x.com/YungDingoMTG/status/1844245120658653515
Dimir Oculus by Kane Daly: https://old.starcitygames.com/decks/159924
Jund Delirium by Offl1ne: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6682017#paper
Jund Delirium by d00mwake: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/OFxKWf-jx0WIiWlS_TWENg
Rakdos Shadow by J from TDD Nation: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6701125#paper
Rakdos FOMO by @jacesdaddy from Twitter: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6701123#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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1h 37min
October 10, 2024Episode 296: RC DC: Demons, Trees, Cauldrons, & Company
In the last part of our mini-arc on the current state of Pioneer, Devon, Dave, and Stan dive deep into what happened at this weekend's RC in Washington D.C. We cover the decks that took too long, the decks that aimed too high, and the decks that took it all down. Will Demons remain are force in the meta? Will we keep paying taxes to Selesnya after this event? How soon until we all get annoyed with Tree of Perdition? And then lastly — and most importantly — is Pioneer right now the Magic everyone SAYS they want?
• 1,800+ Players
• 1h30m Rounds
• 3 Breakout Decks
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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
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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:
5:29 - Heavy Play is not cursed
7:40 - This week's show/housekeeping
13:30 - The Break Down begins - RC DC
39:17 - The outliers from RC DC
1:12:20 - Is Pioneer the Magic people want?
1:17:00 - Stan played Spirits
1:28:14 - Dave played Dimir Oculus
1:35:00 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
RC on MTGMelee: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/63398
Pioneer Mono-Black Demons: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/434736
Pioneer Rakdos Tree: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/435309
Pioneer Selesnya Company: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/433930
Pioneer Spirits: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6677777#paper
Modern Dimir Frog-eye: https://x.com/DackFayden07/status/1841510715783299151
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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1h 37min

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