Episode 201: Sleeve/Believe/Heave: New Modern BROs

Annnnnnnd we're back. Now that your faithful hosts have or have not recovered from Episode 200, Dreamhack, Thanksgiving, NRG Chicago, international travel, and other... ailments... it's time for the three friends to embark on the next 200 episodes of the show. To kick off the dawning of this new age of TDD, we're first going to spend some time talking about NRG Chicago and Stan's incredible performance there. After heaping praise upon our favorite son who came in 10th place, we dive into some Modern decks that feature cards from The Brothers' War. First, Stan talks about Portal to Phyrexia in a Shape Anew shell — is it anew contender for the top spot in Modern? Dave talks about sacrificing creatures to get what you want in Hammer using Diabolic Intent. Shane gets Arcane but only via Proxy in Cascade Rhinos. And lastly, because he couldn't help himself, Dave breaks back into an old image of his — using Third Path Iconoclast in UR Prowess. Do any of these updates earn a coveted Sleeve rating from TDD Inc, Intl? Tune in and find out. The Break Down: Stan Tramples the Field at NRG Chicago The Dive Down: New Modern BROs 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 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code THEDIVEDOWN10 And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code "DIVE8" at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 2:58 - Housekeeping 8:17 - The Break Down: The NRG Chicago Pioneer $10K 11:45 - Stan finishes 10th at the NRG Modern $5K 18:44 - The Modern Meta 22:02 - The top 8 decks 26:26 - Modern takeaways 32:00 - It's your local Santa impersonator 35:14 - The Dive Down: Stan Shapes Anew 43:00 - Dave Hammers with Diabolic Intent 54:30 - Shane Tramples with Arcane Proxy 1:04:31 - Dave Plays Prowess (Again) 1:19:20 - Closing out Links from this week's episode: Shape Anew/Portal to Phyrexia: https://twitter.com/Aspiringspike/status/1597399229558759424 Hammer w/ Diabolic Intent: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5258908#paper Rhinos w/ Arcane Proxy: https://twitter.com/Brittney_MTG/status/1597630506103099392 UR Prowess w/ Third Path Iconoclast: https://www.streamdecker.com/deck/o5BZmd8eM 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