Episode 181: The Synergies of Pioneer's Metagame, ft. Todd Anderson

Friend of the show and Pioneer aficionado Todd Anderson joins us this week to go over the top decks, up and comers, unsung heroes, and potential traps in the format. Mono-Green continues to reign supreme, but could Young Pyromancer put up a fight? We also look into the Mono-Green vs Rakdos matchup, how well control is positioned, what happened to Lotus Field, and more! This episode is high flying, fast talking, and really in depth... try to keep up! The Dive Down: Mono-Green Devotion The Dive Down, cont: Izzet Pyromancer The Dive Down, cont: The Other Ones Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Check out our sponsor Barrister and Mann! https://www.barristerandmann.com/ Use code THEDIVEDOWN15 for 15% off your first order of some incredible fragrances, soaps, beard oils, and more. Get 15% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code THEDIVEDOWN15 Timestamps: 2:13 - Housekeeping and a special announcement 7:31 - Hanging with the Todd Squad 19:02 - How does Pioneer function as a format? 25:13 - What's the best deck in the format? 30:50 - How do the best decks play against each other? 32:33 - What makes a strong Pioneer deck? 37:02 - What are underappreciated decks in Pio? 38:50 - Summer Fridays 42:25 - Thoughts on some other decks 46:45 - Preparing for a Pioneer RCQ 48:37 - Todd talks Izzet Pyromancer 55:29 - Are there any "trap" decks or cards, and why is Rakdos Midrange good? 1:02:24 - Is Mono-Green too good? 1:06:20 - Stan's Pioneer ban burns 1:12:51 - Revisiting Izzet Pyromancer 1:16:50 - Final verdict: How to approach a Pioneer RCQ 1:22:02 - Closing out with Todd Links from this week's episode: Todd on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Tandy Todd on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tandy Todd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TandyMTG Izzet Pyromancer: https://twitter.com/TandyMTG/status/1543230873222381568?s=20&t=fkQba52rNy8QU6XqKxl5MA Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? Watch us stream our episodes every Sunday night at 8pm Central: https://www.twitch.tv/thedivedown_shane email us: [email protected] twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown