The Dive Down
The Dive Down is a weekly podcast for people who love Magic: The Gathering but like talking about other things too. From videogames, to parenting, to 3D printing, and beyond.
Each week hosts Dave, Stan, and Shane discuss the latest Magic formats they've been playing, videogames they've been beating, movies they've been watching, music they've discovered, and the daily embarrassments they endure along the way.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 96 minutes
- Episodes
- 357
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 54: The Many Moods of Monastery Mentor
The lads see if Monastery Mentor has what it takes to succeed in Pioneer by testing 3 different decks!
The Break Down: Looking over the post-Oko Pioneer Preliminaries (plus some Modern Prelims)
The D…
Episode 53: Diving Deeper: 5 Pioneer Takeaways
This week we Dive Deeper into the Pioneer format, and bring you 5 ways to level up your play!
The Break Down: The latest Pioneer bans, and WOTC's new B&R schedule
The Dive Down: Level up your Pioneer…
Episode 52: 2019: A Real Year
The guys get together in a studio to indulge themselves with discussion of our favorite Dive Down (and Magic) moments of 2019.
The Break Down: We talk about what we have been playing and enjoying in …
Episode 51: ROY G NIV: 5C Niv-Mizzet ft. Faithless Brewing
The Dive Down teams up with Faithless Brewing to bring you a deck dive into Five Color Niv-Mizzet!
The Break Down: The week of Pioneer PTQs and the subsequent bans
The Dive Down: The Five Color Niv-M…
Bonus 3: Return of the Reply Guys
In our third bonus episode, we take questions from our awesome fans and listeners about Magic the Gathering and our personal lives.
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Episode 50: How to Casual Spike a New Deck
The crew tackle a level-up topic: how to overcome the challenge of picking up a new deck!
The Break Down: GP Columbus
The Dive Down: That Fresh Deck Smell
The Dive Down, cont.: Those Fresh Deck Plans
Episode 49: Ban is Just Another Word for Pioneer Justice
This week, the Dive Down looks at some of Modern's bans throughout history, and examine how they shaped the format as it today.
The Beak Down: SCG Invitational, Modern and Pioneer results
The Dive D…
Episode 48: Sleeve It/Believe It/Heave It: Pioneer Edition
This week, the Dive Down gents explore three winning decks from the breakout new format - Pioneer!
The Break Down: Veil of Summer banned, and the MTGO Modern Challenge
The Dive Down: S/B/H Pioneer E…
Episode 47: Spirits: Be Yourself, in Ghost Form
This week, The Dive Down gents do a patent-pending Dive into a fan favorite tribe - Spirits! We also discuss the first wave of Pioneer bans and the decks of the first Pioneer PTQ.
Breaking News - Th…
Episode 46: Threat Level: Oko
This week we dive deep on Magic's latest boogeyman — Oko, Thief of Crowns. Is it one of the best cards ever or just one of the goodest? We work it out in between tournament reports on SCG Atlanta and…
Bonus 2: Modern Horizons Revisited: Mistakes Were Made
In our second monthly bonus episode, we revisit our Modern Horizons grades to see what we missed on - and why.
The Dive Down: Modern Horizons Revisited
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Episode 45: Pioneer Days: Fording Rivers, Dying of Dysentery
We talk the SCG Regionals, the decks that got away, and, oh yeah, an ENTIRELY NEW ETERNAL FORMAT - Pioneer!
The Break Down: SCG Regionals
The Dive Down: Welcome to Pioneer Town
The Wind Down: White W…
Episode 44: Ascending Urza: A Whirld of Clicks
We go over the SCG Indy (AKA the Motor City) Open, then perform our patented deep dive process on the various Urza-based decks showing up in Modern!
The Break Down: The Motor City SCG Open
The Dive …
Episode 43: Comboing Off with Throne of Eldraine: Sleeve/Believe/Heave Edition
The crew talk about combo decks they have tested with new Throne of Eldraine cards.
The Break Down: Modern Challenge
The Dive Down: "Wait, do you just win here?"
The Wind Down: I Don't want No Slump
Episode 42: Mono-Red Prison: A Guide to Turn 1 3-Drops
The crew do a deck dive into a personal favorite - Mono-Red Prison!
The Break Down: #OkoWatch2019
The Dive Down: SSG Ritual Ritual Karn
The Wind Down: Pocket Monsters
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Bonus 1: Milling About
The Dive Down: Reducing Libraries to Zero With UB Mill
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Episode 41: Watch the Throne (of Eldraine) ft. Emma Partlow
The Dive Down: Our picks to click from Throne of Eldraine
The Wind Down: What we plan to do with some downtime
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Episode 40: Modern Sideboarding: Going From Good to Great
The Break Down: GP Ghent discussion and analysis
The Dive Down: Talking sideboarding in modern
The Wind Down: Our favorite sideboard cards
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Episode 39: Stoneforge Steve Austin: Live and Die by the Blade
The Break Down: GP Hoosier State
The Dive Down: Wielding Swords
The Wind Down: Heel Turn
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Timestamps:
2:36 – The Break D…
Episode 38: Settling the Wreckage: Stoneforge Ahoy!
The Break Down: 24 to 32 Modern Decks
The Dive Down: Reactions // Responses
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Timestamps:
2:35 - Housekeeping
4:17 - The…