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February 22, 2019 Episode 10: Prime Real Estate
We break down the GP Strasbourg and Magic Online Modern Mythic Champ Qualifiers, dive down into four different decks built around Primeval Titan, then wind things down with a conversation on what happens if your favorite deck gets banned.
Ironworksless Ironworks: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/modern-ironworksless-ironworks#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 19 min
February 15, 2019 Episode 9: Sleeve It / Believe It / Heave It: The Latest Developments in Modern
We go over GP Toronto and the Nerd Rage Gaming 5k in Milwaukee, then rate 5 of the latest winning decks in Modern, and finally answer the burning question: what is a "casual spike?"
Decklists from this episode:
Shaman Tribal: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1643170#paper
RG Beats: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1643157#paper
Vannifar Pod: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1643149#paper
Sultai Teachings: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1647502#paper
Living Dominance: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1643173#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 21 min
February 08, 2019 Episode 8: To Tweak: Weak, or on Fleek?
We talk about the Modern portion of the Team Constructed event at SCG Baltimore, then dive down into the highs and lows of tweaking decks for the metagame, and bring it home with a listener question.
Jeffrey Carr's write-up from his awesome run with Mono-Red Phoenix: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VtTGrHGm-5vvTda_E9tKny-eHLXgmVZZq_T6VCDTNt0/
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 21 min
February 01, 2019 Episode 7: When In Doubt, Burn 'Em Out!
We go over the latest Modern Challenge and the new Pod, talk about Stanislav's awesome finish at the SCG Classic, then dive down into a discussion of the latest experiments with Burn.
Prime Speaker Vannifar Pod: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/prime-speaker-vannifar-with-kiki-combo-in-modern/
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 12 min
January 25, 2019 Episode 6: My Shadow Hold Me Down 4 Whatever
We discuss the banning of KCI and some MTGO tournament results, dive down into an analysis of Death's Shadow decks, and chat about Gavin Varhey's interview with The Professor.
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 18 min
January 18, 2019 Episode 5: Pterry, Phoenix, and Pfriends
We discuss the results of SCG Worcester, analyze ways to beat Izzet Phoenix, and break down our picks for the top modern cards from Ravnica Allegiance.
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 28 min
January 11, 2019 Episode 4: I, For One, Welcome Our New Furnace Overlords
The crew break down the SCG Non-Unified Team Modern and GP Oakland results, then talk about KCI, what makes a deck bannable, and the impact of some potential upcoming bans in modern.
The KCI Combo Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8olqGdtZuvg
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? Thanks to our friends for the use of their music!
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1 hr 13 min
January 05, 2019 Episode 3: These Planes Were Made For Walking
The crew talks about the MTGO Modern "Finals" (whatever that means) results, then dives down into the topic of Planeswalkers in Modern.
The Modern Finals results can be found here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-finals-2018-12-31
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1 hr 18 min
December 29, 2018 Episode 2: 2018 in Review
In this episode, the crew talks about the most impactful cards of 2018, then breaks down the 2018 metagame across all the Modern GPs.
The reddit article that looks at the 2018 Modern GPs can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernMagic/comments/a64wnc/looking_back_at_2018_gp_top_8s_plus_br_speculation/
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1 hr 16 min
December 22, 2018 Episode 1: Modern Izzet Phoenix and the costs and benefits of self-mill
Welcome to the first episode of The Dive Down, a modern focused podcast for the casual spike!
In this episode we talk about Izzet Phoenix, and the costs and benefits of milling yourself.
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1 hr 12 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,…