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 3: These Planes Were Made For Walking

    Episode  |  January 5th, 2019  |  1 hr 17 mins

    The crew talks about the MTGO Modern "Finals" (whatever that means) results, then dives down into the topic of Planeswalkers in Modern.

  • Episode 2: 2018 in Review

    Episode  |  December 29th, 2018  |  1 hr 15 mins

    In this episode, the crew talks about the most impactful cards of 2018, then breaks down the 2018 metagame across all the Modern GPs.

  • Episode 1: Modern Izzet Phoenix and the costs and benefits of self-mill

    Episode  |  December 22nd, 2018  |  1 hr 11 mins

    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 feels vs. reals of milling yourself.