Episode 271: Casual Spiking RCQ Junction
- Author
- The Dive Down
- Published
- Thu 18 Apr 2024
- Episode Link
- https://thedivedown.fireside.fm/271
On this week’s show, we manage to fill that awkward week between spoilers and set release by preparing for the upcoming RCQ season, which conveniently kicks off this weekend. We take a look at the Pioneer metagame going into the season, and some possible upgrades from Outlaws of Thunder Junction that could shake up the format too.
Everything but the water and Clif Bars
New season old decks
D00m has prepared some new decks
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Timestamps:
5:42 - Barenaked Heavy Play
7:35 - This week's show/housekeeping
11:17 - The Dive Down begins: Prepping for Pioneer RCQ season
22:21 - The current Pioneer meta - Tier 1
42:07 - The Tier 2 decks
56:31 - Some Cool Decks
59:50 - d00m's hot new decks for Pioneer
1:22:01 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
Anael Yahi's Data: https://twitter.com/anaelyahi/status/1779962905099665648
Metagame Mentor: https://magic.gg/news/metagame-mentor-the-pioneer-decks-to-defeat-at-april-2024-rcqs
MTGDecks.net Pioneer Winrates: https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/winrates
D00m's Dimir Proft: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322644#paper
D00m's Slickshot Heroic: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322647#paper
D00m's Azorius Geralf: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322650#paper
D00m's MonoB Bronco: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322652#paper
D00m's Bant Plot: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322653#paper
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