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
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Episode 6: My Shadow Hold Me Down 4 Whatever
Episode | January 25th, 2019 | 1 hr 17 mins
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.
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Episode 5: Pterry, Phoenix, and Pfriends
Episode | January 18th, 2019 | 1 hr 27 mins
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.
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Episode 4: I, For One, Welcome Our New Furnace Overlords
Episode | January 11th, 2019 | 1 hr 12 mins
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.