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 and constructed!
Each week your hosts Dave, Stan, and D00mwake 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 233: PT Barcelona Preview, ft. d00mwake
Episode | July 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 37 mins
In preparation for PT Barcelona, Shane, Dave, and Devon (aka d00mwake) go through all of the changes to Modern since LOTR and what we think that means to Pros and to the rest of us.
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Episode 232: Over the Top with The One Ring
Episode | July 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 26 mins
This week the boyz go over the top with the biggest decks that have gotten buffs from the LOTR set. Control and big mana strategies have been strengthened by The One Ring, so we take a trio of the best of them out for a test drive.
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Episode 231: Intercontinental Modern Tournament Results
Episode | July 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 25 mins
On this week's show, we continue to track the impact of Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth on the Modern metagame with a detailed recap of tournaments from all over the world and world wide web. We touch on the St. Louis NRG Team Trios, the Legacy European Tour Bologna event, and a bunch of Modern challenges.
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Episode 230: Put a Ring(s) on It
Episode | July 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 26 mins
This week we keep talking about THE PRECIOUSSSSs... because no one can stop putting this colorless 4-drop in their Modern decks.
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Episode 229: NRG Chicagoland & the Power of The One Ring, ft. d00mwake
Episode | June 29th, 2023 | 1 hr 40 mins
We finally return to Modern!! Shane and Devon join forces to break down a bunch of tournaments from last weekend, including the NRG Chicagoland Modern $10k, a huge Japanese paper tournament, and some wild MTGO Challenges. After that, they look more closely at The One Ring (and some other cards) and how it's quickly changing the face of Modern.
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Episode 228: The Past, Present, and Future of MTGO, ft. Ryan Spain
Episode | June 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 27 mins
Ryan Spain, now the Creative Director of Magic Online at Daybreak Games, returns to The Dive Down to talk about the transition of MTGO from WOTC to Daybreak, goals and hopes for the platform's future, and the realities of managing such monolithic software.
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Episode 227: The Pod Tempts You, ft. aspiringspike & d00mwake
Episode | June 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 36 mins
This week Shane welcomes back two friends of the show — Devon O'Donnell (aka d00mwake) & Evart Moughton (aka aspiringspike) — to sub in for Dave and Stan to talk Pioneer and Modern.
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Episode 226: Pioneer RC Results and Modern Ring Temptations, pt. 1
Episode | June 8th, 2023 | 1 hr 49 mins
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth spoilers are in full swing, so we dive into a bunch of cards that could see play in existing Modern decks or even create some new ones. Plus we recap the results of the latest Pioneer Regional Championship in Dallas.
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Episode 225: Boros Convoke: Demolishing Artifacts For Fun & Profit, ft. d00mwake
Episode | June 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 40 mins
Join us this week for our deep dive into the Pioneer's hype deck: Boros Convoke — followed by a quick preview of Dreamhack Dallas.
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Episode 224: B&R Hot Takes & NRG Minneapolis
Episode | May 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 17 mins
Stan and Shane combine forces to discuss the NRG Pioneer $10K in Minneapolis, and then give some hot takes about the changes to the B&R cadence and Standard's new 3-year rotation. What latest tech from March of the Machine (and it's Aftermath?) had an impact in Pioneer? And what do WOTC's changes mean for the future of our formats? Listen and find out!
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Episode 223: Getting Weird in the Aftermath of MOM, ft. d00mwake
Episode | May 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 23 mins
This week d00mwake joins Shane and Dave to go through a quick tour of the weirdness that happened in Modern and Pioneer MTG. We dive deep into several MTGO tournaments from the weekend and talk about the new decks that appeared — and the old decks that re-appeared.
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Episode 222: Aftermath and LOTR: The Spoilers Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Episode | May 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
This week it's time for... you guessed it... more card talk on The Dive Down. We're doing double duty with a look at the cards that stand tall in the Aftermath of MOM and then a quick trip to Middle Earth to talk about some tempting new information. Listen. Now. You've been tempted.
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Episode 221: Deckfest 2 (Pioneer ed.): Gruul Elves & Boats, Dimir Rogues, Izzet Pyro, and Naya Tokens, ft. d00mwake
Episode | May 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 22 mins
Devon is here to make sure we're playing his Pioneer brews correctly. We tried out a ton of decks this week in Pioneer, including some more ways to play Ancient Imperiosaur, Meeting of Minds, and Elesh Norn. We found time to chat about a ton of Modern data!
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Episode 220: Sleeve/Believe/Heave: Decks Go Marching (Modern and Pio)
Episode | April 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 36 mins
It's Sleeve Believe Heave week for new cards from March of the Machine. We play Modern and Pioneer with cards like Ancient Imperiosaur, Rona, Herald of Invasion, Fairie Mastermind, and more!
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Episode 219: Pio d00m Brews & Modern SCG Richmond, ft. d00mwake
Episode | April 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 41 mins
This week we get to look at the first paper Modern tournament featuring the new cards of March of Machines - the $20K Modern RCQ that took place in Richmond this past weekend. We go over the metagame, the performances, and the top 12 decks! Following that, d00mwake is back to talk to us about a bunch of brews he has for Pioneer, featuring some hot tech from MOM. Is Jeskai Ascendancy back? Is Invasion of Tarkir going to change Pioneer? We don't actually know yet, but we sure can hope!
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Episode 218: These Machines Are Making Me Marchy, pt 2
Episode | April 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 19 mins
The boys are back for some more spicy takes and overall expectations for March of the Machine. We chat about some new instant speed draw spells, some potential combo shenanigans, and our called shots on the set's potential sleeper hits.