The Dive Down

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. 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 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? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

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? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

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? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

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 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: 6:15 - 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? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

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 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: * 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? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

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 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: * 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? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

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 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 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: 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? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

It's time (for Devon) to get ready for the RC in DC this weekend, so we dive deep into Pioneer for the week. We talk through the RC that happened in Brazil last weekend, examine new/interesting decks, and go through some of Devon's considerations on deck selection. If you haven't been paying attention to Pioneer lately — post-Duskmourn seems like a good time to jump in! • An RC in Brazil! • Devon has been preparing! • There are lots of decks! 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 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: 4:28 - Heavy Play does not have art playmats (yet), but does have little windows 6:48 - This week's episode/housekeeping 11:56 - The Break Down begins: The City Class Games Brazil Pioneer RC 30:10 - The MTGO Pioneer Super Qualifier 34:28 - D00m's Decks: Gruul Delirium 47:08 - D00m's Decks continued: Boros Legends 52:33 - Cool Decks, Inc: Boros Tokens Control 56:30 - CDI, cont: Boros Aggro 1:04:05 - D00m's Decks, yet again: Bogles 1:09:03 - CDI, again! Rakdos Transmogrify 1:15:15 - Even more CDI: Rakdos Marvin 1:22:32 - Some Modern content: Abhorrent Oculus! 1:32:04 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: City Class Games Showdown VII Results: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/136231 MTGO Super Qualifier: https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/pioneer-super-qualifier-2024-09-2912692890 Boros Control: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/432621 Rakdos Transmogrify: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6663193#paper Rakdos Huh? What? of Perdition: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6663767#paper Boros Leyline of Resonance: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6663759#paper Gruul Delirium: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6665367#paper Boros Legends: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6655957#paper Bogles: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/-07j5KR26E6G0EDjUNZLMg UW Oculus: https://x.com/TandyMTG/status/1839511915803857113 Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

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. 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 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: 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? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

On this week's show, d00mwake recaps his RCQ win with Gerry T's take on Boros Energy, Stan recounts all the reasons he hated Rakdos Aggro, the boys review results from the NRG Louisville Modern Open, and discuss our final picks from Duskmourn. The Break Down: Devon Wins an RCQ! The Break Down cont.: 70% Winrate Seems Good! The Dive Down: Goods Cards From the Bad House? 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 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: 8:13 - Heavy Play, a patient and caring member of your family 9:09 - This week's show/housekeeping 10:55 - The Break Down begins: Devon won an RCQ with the new Boros Energy! 28:05 - The NRG Louisville Modern 10k 38:46 - Stan played Rakdos Aggro in Pioneer 45:04 - The Dive Down Begins: Duskmourn spoilers, part 2! 46:28 - Rip, Spawn Hunter 50:41 - Sheltered By Ghosts 53:40 - Screaming Nemesis 57:55 - Trial of Agony 1:01:45 - Altanak, the Thrice-Called 1:03:19 - Valgavoth Terror Eater 1:08:14 - Kona, Rescue Beastie 1:11:42 - Exorcise 1:15:30 - Nashi, Searcher in the Dark 1:18:20 - Hedge Shredder 1:21:24 - Roaring Furnace 1:24:14 - Walk-In Closet 1:27:50 - Our top cards from Duskmourn 1:33:41 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Gerry's Boros Energy: https://x.com/G3RRYT/status/1835089558964232249 NRG winrate matrix: https://mtgdecks.net/Modern/10-000-showdown-nrg-series-louisville-kentucky-tournament-169856/winrates Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

A new Pioneer metagame is upon us, just in time for a slate of new cards from Duskmourn. On this week's show, we review Pioneer MTGO Challenge results following the Amalia and Sorin bans, take a closer look at the hot new Rakdos Aggro deck making waves in the format, and peer into the latest spoilers from Duskrmourn. The Break Down: Rakdos Aggro, So Hot Right Now The Dive Down: Duskmourn Spoilers, pt 1 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 7:01 - Heavy Play is not a true crime 9:37 - This week's show/housekeeping 12:41 - The Break Down begins: Checking in on Pioneer 29:19 - Rakdos Prowess in Pioneer 37:12 - The Dive Down begins: Duskmourn previews! 42:19 - The mechanics of Duskmourn 56:22 - The Land cycles 1:03:22 - The Leyline cycle 1:10:35 - Pyroclasm 1:12:22 - Abhorrent Oculus 1:15:22 - Marvin, Murderous Mimic 1:17:16 - Split Up 1:19:25 - Kaito, Bane of Nightmares 1:22:10 - Chainsaw 1:25:37 - Silent Hallcreeper 1:27:33 - Nowhere to Run 1:29:09 - Unstoppable Slasher 1:32:01 - Razorkin Needlehead 1:35:44 - Wrapping up Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

What a long strange trip it's been... from Chicago to Seattle! On this week's show, Stan shares stories and highlights from his visit to Wizards of the Coast headquarters. Then we look at the first batch of Modern results since the Nadu ban, and breath a sigh of relief at a format finding its footing. The Break Down: The Sights and Sounds of Renton, WA The Dive Down: Energy Looks Good, Modern Looks Better 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 5:13 - Heavy Play is better than Mountain Dewmwake 7:13 - This week's show/housekeeping 12:25 - The Break Down begins: Stan went to WOTC! 41:40 - Stan interviews Blake Rasmussen 51:45 - Stan interviews Aaron Forsythe, Mike Turian, and Carmen Klomparens 1:04:14 - The Dive Down begins: Post-ban Modern 1:23:29 - Dave played Hollow One 1:34:47 - Devon played Naya Energy 1:48:34 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Samalia Combo: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6612111#paper Devon's Naya Energy: https://x.com/d00mwake/status/1830402879229755474 Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

This week we talk about... what else? With multiple cards banned in Pioneer and Modern — and a few cards left suspiciously untouched — we talk through what happened, how we feel about it, and what we think will happen next. • It Finally Happened • Sorin and Amalia Go in Pioneer • Nadu and Grief (?) Go in Modern 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 6:09 - Heavy Play will not file an injunction against you 8:08 - This week's show/housekeeping 11:14 - The Break Down begins: Bans in Pioneer 13:56 - Amalia is banned 21:45 - Sorin is banned 26:35 - What wasn't banned? 37:06 - Bans in Modern! 47:50 - Should Commander impact Modern? 56:20 - Why was Nadu banned? 1:14:20 - The One Ring - not banned! 1:28:40 - Changes to the B&R schedule 1:33:58 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: WOTC's B&R Announcement: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/august-26-2024-banned-and-restricted-announcement Michael Majors's Article: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/on-banning-nadu-winged-wisdom-in-modern Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Despite Stan getting Nadu's out of a Modern RCQ, he brushed off the dust and went back to MTGO for some Rakdos Lizards in Standard. Then Shane casts Through the Breach to cheat some Eldrazi into play, and Dave revisits a few Modern Wizards in an updated Izzet shell. 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 7:24 - Heavy Play enhances your natural abilities 9:28 - This week's show/housekeeping 14:27 - The Break Down begins: Stan played an RCQ 21:04 - More data from Anaël Yahi 23:35 - The Dive Down begins: Stan played Rakdos Lizards in Standard 44:00 - Shane played Through the Breach in Modern 1:08:30 - Dave played Izzet... stuff in Modern 1:19:40 - Wrapping up Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

On this week's show, we marvel at the return of Through the Breach in MTGO Modern events, followed by a couple level up topics about scooping and mulligans. Then Lee McLeod drops buy to educate us about some Nadu Loops, and we wrap with a walk down memory lane via Dave's box of former playables. The Break Down: Return of Through the Breach? The Dive Down: Conceding? Mulliganning? The Dive Down cont.: Nadu Looping with Lee McLoud! The Wind Down: Dave's Box of Secrets 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 6:44 - Heavy Play is not sold at Mars Cheese Castle 7:55 - This week's show/housekeeping 12:55 - The Break Down begins: Some more weekend challenges 23:05 - The return of Through The Breach? 29:05 - Cool Decks, Inc 37:59 - The Dive Down begins: Should you concede more or less? 54:45 - Why concede less? 1:02:10 - Mulliganning, briefly 1:06:11 - Learning loops with Lee (McLeod) 1:34:00 - The Wind Down begins: Would you like to play a game? 1:46:49 - Wrapping up Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

This week it's a bit of a grab bag — or bags? Or grabs bag? One is the state of Modern since MH3, the other is our first tests with Bloomburrow in Modern and Pioneer. We take a dive through several recent challenges and a whole mess of concerning stats from frequently cited Modern watcher, Anaël Yahi. After that, we take a look at a few Bloomburrow cards in Modern and Pioneer — does Thundertrap Trainer slap? Is Rottenmouth Viper the truth... in Pioneer? We talk about all this and more. • Anaël Drops Another Banger • Mocked by Bird • Only a Snake Can Kill Another Snake 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 3:51 - Heavy Play is as good as quick pickles 5:52 - This week's show/housekeeping 11:01 - The Break Down begins: The current state of Modern 18:29 - The Modern Super Qualifier 27:40 - MH3-era paper data breakdown 41:55 - The Dive Down begins: Bloomburrow in Modern 42:34 - Mockingbird 49:17 - Thundertrap Trainer 55:55 - Innkeeper's Talent 1:02:22 - Helga, Skittish Seer/Feed the Cycle 1:10:14 - d00m loves Rottenmouth Viper in Pioneer 1:26:29 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Anaël Yahi's Metrics Tweet: https://x.com/AnaelYahi/status/1820337686982369522 D00mwake's Boros Energy List (Modern): https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2024-08-0312666568?player=D00mwake#deck_D00mwake Izzet by SvenSveeterSven (Modern): https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6550302#paper Mono Green Scales (Modern): https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6553561#paper Omnath + Helga by DackFayden (Modern): https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6556724#paper D00m's Dimir Viper List (Pioneer): https://www.moxfield.com/decks/9nyVhbjTEUW28T2w-JHHEw D00m's Golgari Viper List (Pioneer): https://www.moxfield.com/decks/6M6aAGQTNEiUXsJWUaorOA D00m's Rakdos Viper List (Pioneer): https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Eki38qUUfkaIB9aqTYDwoQ Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Modern Boros Energy has quickly emerged as a Tier 1 Modern deck despite the ongoing menace of Nadu taking over tournaments left and right. On this week's show, The Dive Down is joined by YungDingo to break down how the deck functions, how to sequence its various 1-drops, and the benefits of splashing into black for Mardu Energy. 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 2:56 - A Dingo ate my Heavy Play 4:40 - This week's episode/housekeeping 8:55 - The Dive Down begins: A wild Dingo appears! 17:28 - Inside the Grinder's Studio 21:52 - What is Boros Energy all about? 26:20 - The 1-drops 36:52 - The 2-drops 51:30 - The 3-drops 1:08:45 - Interaction 1:13:40 - The Energy economy 1:17:42 - The matchups 1:26:56 - The future of Boros Energy 1:31:01 - Bye, Dingo! Links from this week's episode: twitch.tv/yungdingo x.com/yungdingomtg https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6540163#paper Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Someone finally did it... Crashing Footfalls has revealed its beautiful face again in a post-MH3 Modern tournament, so D00mwake and Stan had to try the deck out themselves. Then we share our favorite picks from Bloomburrow in the final week of spoilers for the upcoming set. The Break Down: Stan and Devon talk about the same deck again. The Dive Down: Dave talks about the same cards again. Shane has the same doubts again. 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 6:00 - Heavy Play, not a camarone 7:10 - This week's show/housekeeping 11:01 - The Break Down begins: The rhinos are back in town 43:44 - The Dive Down begins: Bloomburrow spoilers, part 2 44:26 - The Infamous Cruelclaw (revisited)/Sunspine Lynx 49:53 - Osteomancer Adept 52:36 - Lumra, Bellow of the Woods 55:04 - Beza, the Bounding Spring (revisited)/Dourport Mage 1:00:37 - Huskburster Swarm 1:03:13 - Fountainport 1:05:21 - Jackdaw Savior 1:09:34 - Vinereap Mentor 1:11:10 - Ygra, Eater of All 1:15:25 - Darkstar Auger 1:17:54 - Stormsplitter 1:20:22 - Valley Mightcaller 1:21:14 - Keen-Eyed Curator 1:25:28 - Thundertrap Trainer 1:27:30 - Our picks to click 1:35:16 - Wrapping up Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Oh look, another Modern tournament dominated by Nadu decks! On this week's show, we break down the results from NRG Chicago, which included a Modern 10K and some cheeky side events featuring the rhino boys. Then we dive into our Bloomburrow spoilers. • No Surprises, All Alarms • Higher Highs for Nadu • The Cutest Little Cards Ever 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 3:08 - Heavy Play is anything but bland 5:13 - This week's show/housekeeping 9:51 - The Break Down begins: NRG Chicagoland 26:20 - The MTGO Modern Super Qualifier 35:21 - The Dive Down begins: Bloomburrow Spoilers begin! 41:42 - Hidden Grotto 42:51 - Three Tree City 46:28 - Heartfire Hero 49:10 - Into the Floodmaw 52:13 - Iridescent Vinelasher 53:46 - Might of the Meek 55:41 - Valley Mightcaller 56:51 - Mistbreath Elder 59:49 - Emberheart Challenger 1:02:20 - Kitsa, Otterball Elite 1:06:37 - Brazen Collector/Coruscation Mage 1:09:33 - Artist's Talent 1:11:32 - Dawn's Truth 1:13:13 - Dewdrop Cure 1:15:33 - Pearl of Wisdom 1:16:17 - Rottenmouth Viper 1:18:17 - Huskburster Swarm 1:20:54 - Ral, Crackling Wit 1:22:43 - Maha, Its Feathers Night 1:25:00 - The Season Cycle 1:27:38 - Mockingbird 1:29:40 - The Infamous Cruelclaw 1:31:56 - Beza, The Bounding Spring 1:35:16 - Wrapping up Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

We couldn't get through an episode without mentioning the lack of a Nadu ban, but quickly dive into the huge batch of MTGO data that was finally unlocked after several weeks of downtime. Then we recap some of our favorite sideboard cards in the current Modern Metagame, and announce latest love of Basim Ibn Ishaq and Ocelot Pride. We kick off the show by asking the difficult question, "What is WOTC waiting for?" Then we dive into a ton of MTGO data, which finally came back this week with decks from Leagues, Challenges, and Last Chance qualifiers. We review the most successul decks and admire some of the coolest outliers. Then we rundown some of the biggest sideboard cards to make a splash after MH3 and the decks they attack most. The Break Down: What are they waiting for? The Break Down, cont.: New Pivot Tables Unlocked The Dive Down: How to Sideboard for MH3 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 THEDIVEDOWN_8LU And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 6:00 - Heavy Play will not remove your fingers 9:24 - This week's episode/housekeeping 14:32 - The Break Down begins: Nadu's still here 22:10 - Decklists are back, and we broke them down 30:17 - MH3 has dramatically changed Modern - is this good? 47:55 - Some new decks on the Modern scene 1:11:28 - The Dive Down begins: New meta, new sideboards 1:31:39 - Winding down Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown