The Dive Down

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Episode 12: Surgical Precision Mar 08, 2019

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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

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Episode 11: Dredge: It's Confla-Great! Mar 01, 2019

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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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Episode 10: Prime Real Estate Feb 22, 2019

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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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Episode 9: Sleeve It / Believe It / Heave It: The Latest Developments in Modern Feb 15, 2019

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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

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Episode 8: To Tweak: Weak, or on Fleek? Feb 08, 2019

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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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Episode 7: When In Doubt, Burn 'Em Out! Feb 01, 2019

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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/

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Episode 6: My Shadow Hold Me Down 4 Whatever Jan 25, 2019

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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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Episode 5: Pterry, Phoenix, and Pfriends Jan 18, 2019

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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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Episode 4: I, For One, Welcome Our New Furnace Overlords Jan 11, 2019

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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

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Episode 3: These Planes Were Made For Walking Jan 05, 2019

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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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