Episode 40: Modern Sideboarding: Going From Good to Great

09/20/19 • 95 min

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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Timestamps:
1:25 - Housekeeping
3:29 - The Break Down begins - GP Ghent
8:40 - GP Ghent top 4 team decks
16:17 - Thoughts on the meta
19:25 - The Dive Down begins - talkin' sideboards
20:55 - Silver bullet cards
29:51 - Color hosers
35:55 - Building a sideboard
38:27 - Knowing your plan, pivoting your plan
42:59 - Why to not netdeck sideboards
46:48 - Should you plan for your perceived local meta?
50:40 - Preparing for an expected meta
53:53 - Preparing for an unknown meta
56:48 - Sideboarding - for your good or bad matchups?
70:25 - When to tweak your sideboard
74:53 - Common sideboarding habits of Modern decks
87:04 - The Wind Down begins - our favorite sideboard cards

Links from this week's episode:
CFB's MagicFest Ghent coverage: https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/32

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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The Break Down: GP Ghent discussion and analysis
The Dive Down: Talking sideboarding in modern
The Wind Down: Our favorite sideboard cards

Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown

Links from this week's episode:
CFB's MagicFest Ghent coverage: https://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/32

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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Previous Episode

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 Down begins: GP Indianapolis
9:49 – Our thoughts on the top 4 team decks
13:13 – The GP Indy metagame
22:28 – The Dive Down begins: The history of Stoneforge Mystic
28:44 – The Stoneforge unban in New Modern
32:59 – The Stoneforge Package
42:36 – New swords on the block
47:14 – Sword strats
50:55 – Sleeve/Believe/Heave – UW Control
1:02:26 – S/B/H – GW Eldrazi
1:10:55 – S/B/H – Jeskai Tempoforge
1:24:47 – S/B/H – Bant Snowflash
1:31:50 – The Wind Down begins – is modern better with a big baddie?
1:39:35 – What do you love playing against?

Links from this week’s episode:
Every deck from GP Indy: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTCwN2g7cBwLzmED2vedpMsqsSObsvi3jHJCJSDm7YQ36gSHRUICWOi0fzbKCvGle5lIFekPt02wOIs/pubhtml
Day 1 and day 2 GP Indy data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSsh9wpyhBTSTOjTmUrsiOOrSCyO1K0zsPK0E2gh2I1m9bRFCZ2BoIyNeL2gR7AQuWxYD2LQM_mX30A/pubhtml
UW Control: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2232374#paper
GW Eldrazi: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2239583#online
Jeskai Tempoforge: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2239424#paper
Bant Snowflash: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2239373#paper

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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Next Episode

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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Timestamps:
2:10 - Housekeeping
4:38 - The Dive Down begins - What makes a card appealing for Modern?
11:44 - The mechanics of Eldraine
24:43 - The Dive Down Nation's set review survey
25:48 - Once Upon a Time
33:36 - Emry, Lurker of the Loch
45:22 - Hushbringer
53:46 - Brazen Borrower
60:18 - Grumgully the Generous
66:00 - Charming Prince
71:45 - The Royal Scions
78:48 - Claim the Firstborn
82:19 - The Wind Down - Our plans for the break in Modern tournaments
89:18 - How to find Emma Partlow