Episode 271: Casual Spiking RCQ Junction

On this week’s show, we manage to fill that awkward week between spoilers and set release by preparing for the upcoming RCQ season, which conveniently kicks off this weekend. We take a look at the Pioneer metagame going into the season, and some possible upgrades from Outlaws of Thunder Junction that could shake up the format too. Everything but the water and Clif Bars New season old decks D00m has prepared some new decks 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_K4L And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 5:42 - Barenaked Heavy Play 7:35 - This week's show/housekeeping 11:17 - The Dive Down begins: Prepping for Pioneer RCQ season 22:21 - The current Pioneer meta - Tier 1 42:07 - The Tier 2 decks 56:31 - Some Cool Decks 59:50 - d00m's hot new decks for Pioneer 1:22:01 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Anael Yahi's Data: https://twitter.com/anaelyahi/status/1779962905099665648 Metagame Mentor: https://magic.gg/news/metagame-mentor-the-pioneer-decks-to-defeat-at-april-2024-rcqs MTGDecks.net Pioneer Winrates: https://mtgdecks.net/Pioneer/winrates D00m's Dimir Proft: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322644#paper D00m's Slickshot Heroic: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322647#paper D00m's Azorius Geralf: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322650#paper D00m's MonoB Bronco: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322652#paper D00m's Bant Plot: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6322653#paper 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