This week, The Dive Down gents do a patent-pending Dive into a fan favorite tribe - Spirits! We also discuss the first wave of Pioneer bans and the decks of the first Pioneer PTQ.
Breaking News - The first Pioneer bans!
The Break Down - The first Pioneer PTQ!
The Dive Down - A Spooky Modern Tribe
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Timestamps:
04:47 - Housekeeping
05:42 - Breaking News - Pioneer Bans!
18:40 - The Break Down - The Pioneer PTQ
33:36 - The Dive Down Begins - An introduction to Modern Spirits
37:09 - A brief history of Spirits
42:00 - Cards and strategy - The disruption
59:56 - The lords
1:04:41 - The broken cards
1:15:38 - Bant vs Azorius Spirits
1:22:02 - The Spirits sideboard
1:25:29 - Playing against Spirits
1:31:40 - The future of Spirits
1:37:34 - Wrapping things up
Links from this week's episode:
The Nov 4 Pioneer Bannings: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/november-4-2019-pioneer-banned-announcement
The first Pioneer PTQ: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/pioneer-ptq-12006968#paper
Azorius Spirits: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2422839#online
Bant Spirits: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/modern-bant-spirits-52507#online
Pioneer Spirits: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2474730#paper
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