Episode 281: A New Modern Emerges: Tournament Results, PT Predictions, and More Decks
06/27/24 • 89 min
On this week's show, we take a look at the results from Modern's first big paper tournaments since the release of MH3. We chat about NRG St. Louis, MXP Tacoma, our predictions for PT Amsterdam, Stan's experiences playing Bant Nadu, Devon's experiments with Kappa Cannoneer, and Dave (and Devon's) explorations of Energy Prowess.
The Break Down: Paper Modern Shows its Colors
The Dive Down: Nadu, Kappa, and Mutagenic Growth
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Timestamps:
5:41 - Heavy Play time
7:00 - This week's show/housekeeping
10:22 - The Break Down begins: the NRG St. Louis Modern event
19:12 - The MXP Tacoma Modern event
24:55 - What does the PT metagame potentially look like?
48:31 - The Dive Down begins: What's the deal with these new cards?
49:57 - Stan Nadu'd so you Nadon't have to
1:03:30 - Devon loves Kappa Cannoneer
1:11:15 - Dave (and Devon) played Energy Prowess
1:23:20 - We mention a single Assassin's Creed card
1:26:00 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/52904
https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/79404
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6464281#paper
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/6oV78FnDbkCjyWt3OEVKRg
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/mhmc1tqudk23WRA4yUUhew
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
email us: [email protected]
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On this week's show, we take a look at the results from Modern's first big paper tournaments since the release of MH3. We chat about NRG St. Louis, MXP Tacoma, our predictions for PT Amsterdam, Stan's experiences playing Bant Nadu, Devon's experiments with Kappa Cannoneer, and Dave (and Devon's) explorations of Energy Prowess.
The Break Down: Paper Modern Shows its Colors
The Dive Down: Nadu, Kappa, and Mutagenic Growth
- Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown
- Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store
- Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com
- Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN_43A
- And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
5:41 - Heavy Play time
7:00 - This week's show/housekeeping
10:22 - The Break Down begins: the NRG St. Louis Modern event
19:12 - The MXP Tacoma Modern event
24:55 - What does the PT metagame potentially look like?
48:31 - The Dive Down begins: What's the deal with these new cards?
49:57 - Stan Nadu'd so you Nadon't have to
1:03:30 - Devon loves Kappa Cannoneer
1:11:15 - Dave (and Devon) played Energy Prowess
1:23:20 - We mention a single Assassin's Creed card
1:26:00 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/52904
https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/79404
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6464281#paper
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/6oV78FnDbkCjyWt3OEVKRg
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/mhmc1tqudk23WRA4yUUhew
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
email us: [email protected]
twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown
Previous Episode
Episode 280: Sleeve/Believe/Heave MH3 Edition: Boros Energy, Eldrazi Prison & Ruby Storm
It's time to rev up those rental accounts because new cards are on the horizon. On this week's show, Shane and Stan (aka The Cool S Bros) share their war stories of leaguing with Modern Horizon 3 decks. Stan fires up some Boros Energy and Ruby Storm, while Shane locks his opponents out with Eldrazi Prison.
We kick off the show with a high level check-in on format diversity in the weeks following MH3's release. Then we chat about the one-two punch of Guide of Souls and Ajani, flexible applications for Kozilek's Command, and Storming off against The One Ring decks.
The Break Down: MH3 Week 2
The Dive Down: Sleeve, Believe, Heaving new decks in Modern
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- Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store
- Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com
- Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN_43A
- And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Timestamps:
7:12 - Heavy Play is lovely
8:51 - This week's show/housekeeping
14:54 - The Break Down begins: The new top tier of Modern?
25:10 - The Dive Down begins: Stan played Boros Energy
50:52 - Shane played Eldrazi Prison Tron
1:19:18 - Stan played Ruby Storm
1:33:16 - Wrapping up
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
email us: [email protected]
twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown
Next Episode
Episode 282: The Bird in the Room: PT MH3/Amsterdam Breakdown
PT Amsterdam was last week and Modern will never be the same. This week Dave, Devon, and Stan talk about the huge impact MH3 cards had on the tournament — and, of course, spend a ton of time speculating about what's going to happen with Nadu. Bans? Errata? Only Fly Away? We'll see, but we mostly bet it won't happen until about 6 weeks from now (sorry).
Devon shares what he thinks the next best deck will be. Stan gets energetic about his RCQ deck choice. Dave is torn between two ways to gain card advantage.
• 25.5% Nah Dude
• Anyone Have a Line on Cheap Soul Spikes?
• Is The One Ring The Real Problem?
Timecodes:
2:30: Introduction
5:53: We Love Heavy Play
7:38: Housekeeping
9:35: PT Amsterdam Day 1 Metagame
15:10: Winrates, etc., starting with Nadu
17:01: Sideboard Cards (RIP Storm)
21:55: The Next Decks: Jeskai Energy Control and Necrodominance
31:31: 10-0 Lists (Bant Nadu, Necro, Esper Goryo's)
35:49: Boros Energy
43:18: Domain Zoo
45:10: Mono Black Grief
47:03: Underperformers (Storm, Merfolk)
52:48: Focus on Nadu
53:06: Eldrazi Winter and Hogaak
1:01:16: We Said the B Word — Time to Ban Nadu
1:09:38: What About The One Ring?
1:18:10: What We're Doing During the Nadu Era
1:20:30: Signoff
- Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown
- Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store
- Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2024 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com
- Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN_8LU
- And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
email us: [email protected]
twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown
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