Episode 223: Getting Weird in the Aftermath of MOM, ft. d00mwake

Author: The Dive Down
Published: Thu 18 May 2023
Episode Link: https://thedivedown.fireside.fm/223

This week d00mwake joins Shane and Dave to go through a quick tour of the weirdness that happened in Modern and Pioneer MTG this week. We dive deep into the wild Modern Challenge on 5/13, a new + interesting deck d00mwake has been playing in Pioneer, and the somewhat surprising places new cards have appeared in the last few weeks. Dave declares his love for Sultai Shadow. Shane wonders if Ob Nixilis is really a win more. Devon takes us through an interesting new Boros Tokens list he's been working on.

• Adventures in Pioneering

• Surprising Modern Tricks

• Yargle's Vengeance

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Timestamps:

5:25 - Housekeeping

8:15 - Devon's adventures in Pioneer

8:40 - Boros Tokens

16:48 - Rakdos Sacrifice with Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

27:12 - Coppercoat Vanguard

33:45 - Some final Pioneer highlights

40:15 - Saturday's Modern Challenge highlights

40:51 - Sultai Traverse Shadow

51:07 - Hardened Scales makes a return!

55:14 - Weird Creativity tech

57:24 - Weird Rakdos Scam tech

1:02:03 - 4-Color Omnath with Nissa

1:04:05 - Some more weird Modern tech

1:11:34 - Sunday's Modern Challenge highlights

1:14:42 - Yargle's Vengeance

1:17:13 - Even more weird Modern tech

1:21:34 - Wrapping up