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May 03, 2019 Episode 20: MC2: London Boogaloo
The Break Down & The Dive Down: Mythic Championship London.
The Wind Down: We take some listener questions.
Links from the episode:
The most played cards at MC London: https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC2/most-played-modern-cards-mythic-championship-ii-2019-04-27
The top 8 from MC London:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/mythic-championship-london-top-eight-decklists
Mark Jacobson's Red Eldrazi Deck: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1847510#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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1 hr 23 min
April 26, 2019 Episode 19: War of the Spec!
The Break Down: Going over the final GP before Mythic Championship London: GP Yokohama.
The Dive Down: Our picks to click from War of the Spark.
The Wind Down: A philosophical tournament report from Stanislav.
Links from the episode:
The top 32 decks of GP Yokohama: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/grand-prix-yokohama-2019#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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1 hr 49 min
April 19, 2019 Episode 18: London Mulling
The Break Down: We talk about the latest Modern GP, Sao Paulo!
The Dive Down: The London Mulligan: how does it impact modern? What we can learn from the latest Magic Online tournaments, and our own experiences.
The Wind Down: Our predictions for MC London.
Links from this weeks episode:
TAKE OUR PATREON SURVEY: https://forms.gle/yjyDSZSntAzR2mcg7
The Day 2 Sao Paulo Metagame: https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1117406325254828032
Day 2 winrates: https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1117559245803855879
The Modern Challenge: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-challenge-2019-04-14
The Modern MOCS: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-mocs-2019-04-14
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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1 hr 30 min
April 12, 2019 Episode 17: The Best Unplayables
The Break Down: We talk the SCG Cleveland Modern Open and the latest MTGO Modern Challenge.
The Dive Down: 4 cards (and a little bonus!) that aren't quite ready for prime time. Why they aren't there and what we're looking for to make them playable.
The Wind Down: A special announcement many of you have been waiting for!
Links from this weeks episode:
TAKE OUR PATREON SURVEY: https://forms.gle/ay8AsPLdHhn5zheTA
The SCG Cleveland decks: http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Open/2019-04-06_modern_Cleveland_OH_US/1/
The 4/7/19 Modern Challenge: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-challenge-2019-04-07
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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1 hr 43 min
April 05, 2019 Episode 16: The Unholy Grail
The Break Down: Dissecting GP Calgary, the Modern MOCS, and Tobi Henke's full meta packet of GP Bilbao.
The Dive Down: How best to use, abuse, and understand Chalice of the Void.
The Wind Down: Our first picks to click from War of the Spark.
Links from this weeks episode:
Tobi Henke's GP Bilbao Breakdown: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/full-meta-packet-the-99-of-grand-prix-bilbao/
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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1 hr 47 min
March 29, 2019 Episode 15: 1+1+1=7
The Break Down: Analyzing the results from SCG Cincinnati's Team Open and Modern Classic.
The Dive Down: We dive down into the big green menace: TRON. How it works, what it's trying to do, and how you can try to stop it.
The Wind Down: The crew answers a listener question about the Modern decks we miss most.
Links from this weeks episode:
Brandon Czognowski's Restore Balance deck: http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/128025
Philip Silberman's Cruel Control deck: http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/128007
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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1 hr 46 min
March 22, 2019 Episode 14: The Bird That Shan't Be Named ft. Ross Merriam
The Break Down: Analyzing the results from GPs Tampa and Bilbao, and SCG Philadelphia.
The Dive Down: We interview Ross Merriam about Izzet Phoenix, tournament preparation, Modern Horizons reprints, and more.
The Wind Down: The crew talks about new decks we're looking at.
Links from this weeks episode:
Subscribe to Ross on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosshunneds
See past episodes of Versus Live at https://www.youtube.com/user/starcitygamesvideo/videos
Watch Versus Live when it airs and more SCG events at https://www.twitch.tv/scgtour
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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2 hr 10 min
March 15, 2019 Episode 13: Modern Modulation ft. GP LA Runner-Up Gal Schlesinger
The Break Down: Digesting all the top 8 results from the SCG Regionals
The Dive Down: Gal Schlesinger joins us for an interview to talk all things Hardened Scales
The Wind Down: Another B&R announcement with no changes
Links from this weeks episode:
Subscribe to Gal on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/yamakiller/
Our SCG Regionals breakdown spreadsheet: https://tinyurl.com/y2az8l3j
How to Play Hardened Scales by Matt Nass: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-to-play-hardened-scales/
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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1 hr 43 min
March 08, 2019 Episode 12: Surgical Precision
The Break Down: The Grand Prix Los Angeles metagame, fun and winning decks, and the power of Faithless Looting.
The Dive Down: How to avoid and overcome 3 problems related to Surgical Extraction.
The Wind Down: How Stan is prepping for this weekend's SCG Regionals.
Links from this weeks episode:
GP LA Top 32: https://www.channelfireball.com/grand-prix-los-angeles-top-32-deck-lists/
GP LA Top 8: https://www.channelfireball.com/grand-prix-los-angeles-top-8-decklists/
Craig Wescoe's Mono-White Devotion Deck Tech: https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1101960638123765760
The 3/2/19 Modern Challenge: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-challenge-2019-03-03#decklists
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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1 hr 44 min
March 01, 2019 Episode 11: Dredge: It's Confla-Great!
First things first, we talk about the announcement of Modern Horizons!
The Break Down - Feb 24 Modern Challenge and MagicFest Cleveland's Modern MCQ, as well as some spicy picks from this weeks Modern Leagues
The Dive Down - An in-depth look at Dredge: how it works, how it wants to win, and how to try to beat it
The Wind Down - We talk the newly proposed mulligan rule
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
Find Emma Partlow's work here: https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/author/epartlow/
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1 hr 49 min

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The Dive Down is a weekly podcast for people who love Magic: The Gathering but like talking about other things too. From videogames, to parenting, to 3D printing, and beyond. Each week hosts Dave,…