The Dive Down

A Magic: The Gathering podcast for the casual spike, focused on Modern, Pioneer, Explorer, and more!

About the show

The Dive Down is a Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on the latest decks, trends, and strategies for the casual spikes in Modern, Pioneer, Explorer, and more!

Each week your hosts Dave, Shane, and Stanislav discuss the latest innovations, competitive events, and level-up topics for paper and online players.

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Episode 36: Modern in Mathmagic Land

    Episode  |  August 23rd, 2019  |  1 hr 37 mins

    The Break Down: GP Birmingaak with a special focus on Mardu Death's Shadow
    The Dive Down: Probably Correct Math
    The Wind Down: Comboing Out

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    Episode 35: Turn Zero Gaaktions: Leylines in Modern

    Episode  |  August 16th, 2019  |  1 hr 36 mins

    The Break Down: GP Gaakiapolis
    The Dive Down: Leying Lines
    The Wind Down: What We Deck in the Shadows

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    Episode 34: All Decks Go To Heaven ft. Ross Merriam

    Episode  |  August 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 47 mins

    The Break Down: The 8/4/19 Modern Challenge - only 38% Hogaak
    The Dive Down: I've Abandoned My Bird
    The Wind Down: It's Not Easy Being Fair

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    Episode 33: Jund: The Matriarch of Midrange

    Episode  |  August 2nd, 2019  |  1 hr 38 mins

    The Break Down: MC IV: Karn's Comeback
    The Dive Down: For Those About To Jund: We Can Help You
    The Wind Down: Practice Makes Perfect

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    Episode 32: Down and Out at the Denver MCQ

    Episode  |  July 26th, 2019  |  1 hr 40 mins

    The Break Down: The Modern MOCS - Hogaak's Back
    The Dive Down: MCQs are Hard - Our experiences at MF Denver
    The Wind Down: The Modern Power 9

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    Episode 31: How to Casual Spike a Tournament

    Episode  |  July 19th, 2019  |  1 hr 35 mins

    The Break Down: MF Krakow's MCQ and Tobi Henke's GP Dallas Data
    The Dive Down: Deck Selection for GP Denver's MCQ
    The Wind Down: The Timing of MH1's Release

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    Episode 30: Cut to the Core

    Episode  |  July 12th, 2019  |  1 hr 27 mins

    The Break Down: Analyzing the Bridge from Below ban
    The Dive Down: Our picks to click for Core Set 20
    The Wind Down: What to do with all these cleared up sideboard slots

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    Episode 29: The Gaak Came Back

    Episode  |  July 5th, 2019  |  1 hr 48 mins

    The Break Down: SCG Pittsburgh Open & GP DFW
    The Dive Down: Hogaak Bridgevine Deck Dive
    The Wind Down: Randomness in Modern Magic

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    Episode 28: Sleeve It / Believe It / Heave It: Modern Horizons Edition

    Episode  |  June 28th, 2019  |  1 hr 37 mins

    The Break Down: We analyze the emerging meta and the Hogaak menace in MTGO tournament results.
    The Dive Down: Do we want to Sleeve, Believe, or Heave 4 Modern decks built around new Modern Horizons cards?
    The Wind Down: Mistakes were made.

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    Episode 27: Knights of the Necropolis ft. Riley Knight

    Episode  |  June 21st, 2019  |  1 hr 47 mins

    The Break Down: We talk about the latest MTGO 5-0 deck dumps and the last MTGO Modern Challenge.
    The Dive Down: Stan and Zak chat with CFB's Riley Knight.

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    Episode 26: Reply Guys

    Episode  |  June 14th, 2019  |  1 hr 30 mins

    The Break Down: We talk about the London Mulligan and the first Modern Horizons MTGO Modern Challenge
    The Dive Down: Modern Horizons Listener Questions!

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    Episode 25: Modern Horizons Set Review, Part the Second

    Episode  |  June 7th, 2019  |  1 hr 45 mins

    The Dive Down: The gang reviews the OTHER half of Modern Horizons using the beloved sleeve / believe / heave grading system.

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    Episode 24: Modern Horizons Set Review, Part the First

    Episode  |  May 31st, 2019  |  2 hrs 19 mins

    The Dive Down: The gang reviews half of Modern Horizons using the beloved sleeve, believe, heave grading system.

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    Episode 23: UW Control: My Son Is ALSO Named Teferi

    Episode  |  May 24th, 2019  |  1 hr 48 mins

    The Break Down: 4 early preview cards from Modern Horizons.
    The Dive Down: The UW Control Deck Dive! What makes control decks tick, and why is UW seemingly better than ever?
    The Wind Down: A Patreon question about the Golden Age of Modern.

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    Episode 22: Sleeve It / Believe It / Heave It: War of the Spark Edition

    Episode  |  May 17th, 2019  |  1 hr 42 mins

    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?

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    Episode 21: Humans: Be Yourself, In Card Form

    Episode  |  May 10th, 2019  |  1 hr 41 mins

    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?