Episode 36: Modern in Mathmagic Land

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

Timestamps:

2:15 - Housekeeping

3:58 - The Break Down Begins - GP Birmingaak

8:24 - Day 1 stand-outs

11:33 - Day 2 metagame breakdown and conversion rates

14:01 - Top 8 begins

14:57 - Discussing Mardu Death's Shadow

22:00 - 2nd place and beyond

24:14 - Post-GP discussion

26:11 - The Dive Down Begins - Probably correct math

31:52 - Why care about Magic Math?

39:28 - How to use a hypergeometric calculator

46:27 - Thanks to Frank Karsten

46:51 - 1) The Rule of 2 and 4

54:59 - 2) Your opening 7

57:26 - 3) 2-card combos

1:01:57 - 4) Mana screwing yourself

1:05:56 - 5) Cheating that Chalice

1:09:04 - 5a) The Deckulator

1:10:10 - 6) T1 Blood Moon

1:13:12 - 7) Natty Tron and other Tron math

1:16:42 - 8) Getting burned

1:20:21 - 9) Hollow numbers vs. Hogaak numbers

1:25:24 - 10) Jund'ing them out

1:26:28 - 11) Mono-red damage

1:30:30 - The Wind Down - Comboing out

Links from this week's episode:

See Zak commentate the MSL on 8/28: https://www.modernstreamersleague.com

Our custom token art: https://www.patreon.com/posts/our-awesome-are-29292615

More of Ben Dewey: https://benjamindewey.tumblr.com

GP Birmingham Top8:

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/grand-prix-birmingham-2019#paper

Math References:

http://channelfireball.com/articles/how-many-copies-of-any-given-card-should-you-put-in-your-deck/

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/the-london-mulligan-rule-mathematically-benefits-strategies-that-rely-on-specific-cards/

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-reliable-is-hollow-one/

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/magic-math-hogaak-can-be-played-on-turn-2-in-60-of-its-games/

Calculators:

https://stattrek.com/online-calculator/hypergeometric.aspx

https://deckulator.appspot.com/

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