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Episode 22: Sleeve It / Believe It / Heave It: War of the Spark Edition May 17, 2019

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The Break Down: We look at some spicy new decks making their appearance in the Modern Challenge and the Modern MOCS Monthly.
The Dive Down: Do we want to Sleeve, Believe, or Heave 4 Modern decks built around new War of the Spark cards?
The Wind Down: When and how to buy into Modern?

Links from this week’s episode:
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Modern Challenge: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-challenge-2019-05-13
MOCS Monthly: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/mtgo-standings/modern-mocs-2019-05-13

10-Rack: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1895733#online
Narset Prison: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/modern-ub-86040#paper
Rainbow Niv-Mizzet: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/modern-rainbow-niv-mizzet#paper
Wish Tron: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1906135#paper

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Episode 21: Humans: Be Yourself, In Card Form May 10, 2019

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The Break Down: 3 new decks courtesy of War Of The Spark
The Dive Down: Deck Dives are back! We talk Humans - how it's constructed, some tips and tricks, and how you might try to beat this Tier 1 staple.
The Wind Down: Why isn't UW Control more popular?

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Neoform Combo: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1885374#paper
Wish Tron: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1879166#paper
Narset Pitch Blue: https://twitter.com/Conley81/status/1124172639180689408

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Episode 20: MC2: London Boogaloo May 03, 2019

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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

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Episode 19: War of the Spec! Apr 26, 2019

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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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Episode 18: London Mulling Apr 19, 2019

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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:
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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

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Episode 17: The Best Unplayables Apr 12, 2019

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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:
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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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Episode 16: The Unholy Grail Apr 05, 2019

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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/

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Episode 15: 1+1+1=7 Mar 29, 2019

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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

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Episode 14: The Bird That Shan't Be Named ft. Ross Merriam Mar 22, 2019

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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

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Episode 13: Modern Modulation ft. GP LA Runner-Up Gal Schlesinger Mar 15, 2019

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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/

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