Episode 296: RC DC: Demons, Trees, Cauldrons, & Company

In the last part of our mini-arc on the current state of Pioneer, Devon, Dave, and Stan dive deep into what happened at this weekend's RC in Washington D.C. We cover the decks that took too long, the decks that aimed too high, and the decks that took it all down. Will Demons remain are force in the meta? Will we keep paying taxes to Selesnya after this event? How soon until we all get annoyed with Tree of Perdition? And then lastly — and most importantly — is Pioneer right now the Magic everyone SAYS they want? • 1,800+ Players • 1h30m Rounds • 3 Breakout 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_OBX And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 5:29 - Heavy Play is not cursed 7:40 - This week's show/housekeeping 13:30 - The Break Down begins - RC DC 39:17 - The outliers from RC DC 1:12:20 - Is Pioneer the Magic people want? 1:17:00 - Stan played Spirits 1:28:14 - Dave played Dimir Oculus 1:35:00 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: RC on MTGMelee: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/63398 Pioneer Mono-Black Demons: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/434736 Pioneer Rakdos Tree: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/435309 Pioneer Selesnya Company: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/433930 Pioneer Spirits: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6677777#paper Modern Dimir Frog-eye: https://x.com/DackFayden07/status/1841510715783299151 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