About the show
The Dive Down is a podcast focused on Magic: The Gathering's Modern, Pioneer, and Historic formats, with the casual spike in mind. Each week your hosts Dave, Shane, and Stanislav discuss decks, events, and level-up topics related to the latest non-rotating formats.
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Episodes and Blog Entries
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Episode 38: Settling the Wreckage: Stoneforge Ahoy!
Episode | September 6th, 2019 | 1 hr 37 mins
The Break Down: 24 to 32 Modern Decks
The Dive Down: Reactions // Responses -
Episode 37: Eldrazi Tron: Smash Back to Reality
Episode | August 30th, 2019 | 1 hr 46 mins
The Break Down: B&R Bonanza
The Dive Down: All Hail Eldrazi Temple -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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! -
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.