Podcast appearances and mentions of sam pardee

We come to you LIVE (well, sorta) from the recent MTG Las Vegas event, where we tapped some cards, hung out with friends, and talked to some big name players! We talked to some current and future household names about Modern, the decks they brought, and their tournament experiences. Thanks to our old and new friends Joe Lossett, Tannon Grace, Yamakiller, Aspiringspike, Sam Pardee, Reid Duke, Eli Loveman, Michael Rapp, and top 8 finishers Joel Lapray, Levi Sprung, and Steve Pearlman for the fun and insightful conversations! The Dive Down: Shane & Stan went to Vegas! The Dive Down, cont: For some reason Dave is here too! The Dive Down, cont again: More interviews than you can shake your deck at! Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Get 15% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code "thedivedown2021" Timestamps: 3:20 - Housekeeping 6:17 - MtG Las Vegas discussion begins 8:18 - Shane & Stan live from Vegas 21:47 - Discussing the overall event 28:26 - Joe Lossett talks 4-Color Control 36:15 - Tannon Grace chats... magic! 41:40 - Yamakiller talks Grixis Shadow 49:28 - Aspiringspike talks Rakdos Lurrus 58:52 - Sam Pardee on 4C Elementals 1:06:16 - Reid Duke talks Yawgmoth 1:11:53 - Stan talks about his tournament 1:14:28 - Eli Loveman on Hammertime 1:20:27 - Michael Rapp on Grixis Shadow 1:26:29 - Top seed Joel Lapray on Hardened Scales 1:32:06 - Talking the top 8 decks 1:39:49 - Top 8 finisher Levi Sprung 1:48:05 - Top 2 finisher Steve Pearlman 1:56:45 - Our takes on Modern after Vegas 1:59:55 - Thanks and closing out Links from this week's episode: MTG top 8 lists: https://twitter.com/theMMcast/status/1462223403914387458 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: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Well, it happened. Grixis has finally made the big time and this week, Carolyn, Brasky, and Nicole go all in on the upcoming Magic World Championships, including a fun LIGHTNING ROUND of Player Facts! Plus, get all the info you need to enjoy this weekend's World Championships and find out who each caster thinks will win and why it will be Sam Pardee! Don't forget to subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and follow us on Twitter @FAM_Podcast. If you leave us a review, we'll give you the biggest darn shout out ever too.

BK is joined by special guest (and newest MPL member) Sam Pardee to break down what Historic Horizons has to offer!Deck of the WeekModern Calibrated BlastSocial MediaAndrew Baeckstrom - @abaeckstLuis Scott-Vargas - @lsv

Sam Pardee is the reigning winner of the last Strixhaven Championships.

Sam Pardee breaks down the nuances of the aggro matchup against control on this week’s episode. You’ll learn how to change your plan of attack against your control opponent based on the specifics of each player’s deck. We’ll also cover the complicated art of playing around sweepers and countermagic, cards that your control opponents are […]

Sam Pardee joins the show this week to dive deep into the nuances of Red decks in Standard. Many guides lump all Red decks together, but you can gain an edge by figuring out what specific plan your opponent is enacting, and by carefully paying attention to which cards they’ve played you can infer much […]

This week on the Cardhoarder Podcast Draft Leagues are debated whether they are good for Magic Online as a whole.  Does it change the fundamentals of draft or are the subtle changes being overstated?  Other topics include Modern Grand Prix weekend, a new budget online only format called Penny Dreadful, and the current state of design for Magic: the Gathering.  The Cardhoarder Podcast is proudly sponsored by Cardhoarder.com Email us at cardhoarderpodcast@gmail.com Magic Online Wishlist - 1:34 Modern Grand Prix Weekend - 6:46 Penny Dreadful - 15:24 State of Design 2016 article by Mark Rosewater - 26:00 Draft Leagues are announced - 38:49 Wizards article about Magic Online grinder Brandon Burton Channel Fireball articles about Draft Leagues from Sam Pardee and Matt Sperling Penny Dreadful subreddit Magic Online Wishlist spreadsheet Music provided by Terrible Spaceship Your Hosts: Conor O'Donnell, Nathaniel Buckley-Wright, and David Murphy Conor's Twitter: @conorpodonnell | Twitch: conor_od Nathaniel's Twitter: @Cardhoarder | Twitch: Cardhoarder David's Twitter: @DavidSea89 | Twitch: davesea

Get ready for Grand Prix Los Angeles with MTG Pro and Chann el Fireball writer Sam Pardee. We discuss what the meta game is looking like going and all the different plans of attack. They then each share their picks for best cards to sideboard per color.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oliver Tiu has 1 Grand Prix top 8 and 1 Pro Tour top 16 on his record. He’s also won a MOCs final, and cashed both of the PTs he’s played in. He loves Magic and plays as much as he can - mostly on Magic Online. Oliver is 18 years old and is always striving to become a better player and staying open to learning more. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Oliver Tiu when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor today! Click here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep78 First Set  Time Spiral Favorite Set  Innistrad Favorite Card Jace, the Mind Sculptor What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? Oliver finds it difficult to pinpoint a specific aspect of Magic that has him hooked. He loves how no two Magic matches are the same, and when he plays he is on full competitive burn aiming to win. Early Challenge While he feels he always had a good grasp on Constructed, Limited was challenging for him to dive into. Oliver improved mostly through playing Magic Online, since the wealth of great players helped him learn quickly from his mistakes. He also watches streamers, like NumotTheNummy, which helps him see other player’s choices and thought processes. Talking to other players about the format is good help, but he has realized that while talking about rares is fun, it is usually more fruitful to have conversations about commons. Level Up Moment Oliver found his Magic skills vastly improved when he qualified for his first Pro Tour after making Top 8 at Grand Prix Providence. He found a deck that was played in a Japanese Grand Prix that was an excellent match up for the Abzan deck, which was the most popular deck in the format at the time. He refined the deck by playtesting and analyzing which cards over performed or underperformed; his philosophy on playtesting is not to necessarily focus on winning, but finding out what cards in his deck are doing what they should, and which ones aren’t. Heaviest Magic Moment A few years ago Oliver felt as though he couldn’t win anything. He was losing multiple PTQs and tournaments, and decided to take a break. This helped him shake off some of his frustration with the game, and gave him the space and perspective to learn from his old mistakes. He learned that while he was playing a lot of Magic, he wasn’t actually learning from his matches. Proudest Magic Moment For Oliver, making top 16 at his last Pro Tour stands as his crowning achievement in competitive Magic at this point in his career. He played against Sam Pardee, and managed to beat him due to a weak hand in their third match. Oliver made Silver level pro, which has qualified him for the next 3 Pro Tours: Pro Tour Madrid, Pro Tour Sydney, and then Pro Tour Honolulu. Best Format Standard What Should A New Standard Player Focus On? Oliver's advice for a new Standard player is to adapt to the metagame. If you want to perform well at tournaments your deck needs to be able to adapt to the most popular decks being played. Keeping an eye on Magic Online is a good way to see what's being played leading up to any major tournament, and Oliver generally tweaks his decks as opposed to outright brewing them. Biggest Mistake Players Make Before Oliver took a break from Magic he was blaming all his losses on luck. This is one of the biggest pitfalls he finds players, including himself, trapped in. He was unable to see that he was making mistakes in his play or deck building. In terms of actionable advice, Oliver found that ignoring the luck aspect all together helped him focus on the things he could control such as his play style, sideboard and deck building. Sealed & Draft Tips Sealed : Oliver separates his cards by color and which cards are unplayable. It takes a while to know what’s unplayable, but it can come from experience playing previous formats and what types of cards worked well in them. Watching other players helps give you an idea of what is playable and what isn’t as well. It’s important to know what type of deck you are trying to build as well. In Control Decks it is generally less important to have two drops, but you will still want defensive creatures to play early on, however in Aggro decks you will want a lot of two drops. Draft : Focusing on learning what cards are good and what cards aren’t are what Oliver finds a new player should focus on. He sees many new Drafters put un-impactful cards in their decks. While there are other things you could focus on, like pinpointing when you should change colors and how to balance removal spells in your deck, for a brand new drafter the first step is card evaluation. How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event In preparing for larger events, Oliver identifies which decks are popular and then meets up with a bunch of friends to assign decks and playtest. They will stop and identify what is working best, what sideboard cards are functioning well, and investing time to understand the metagame. He prepared with a team for the last Pro Tour, but he found that it wasn’t as helpful as it should have been. While they played a lot of games, he felt the team's effectiveness was hindered since they didn’t take time to reflect and discuss their matches. What's in Your Tournament Bag Dice Notepad Pen Deck Playmat (if you think the tables will be dirty) Final Wisdom While it may be tempting to go beat up on new players, Oliver understands the best way to improve is to learn from better players. Ask them if there were any obvious mistakes you made in the match after the fact, and don’t be afraid to ask them for advice and their thoughts about your game. Magic Resource MTGGoldfish MTGO WikiPrice Sam Pardee MTG Pro Tutor episode Kenji "Numot the Nummy" Egashira MTG Pro Tutor episode Connect With Oliver Tiu Twitter: @TiuChainz Like What You Hear? If you like the show, head on over to iTunes and leave an honest Rating & Review. Let me know what you like and what I can do better so I can make the show the best it can be and continue bringing you valuable content. I read every single one and look forward to your feedback. (Here's a 1.5 minute tutorial on how to leave a review if you don't already know. THANK YOU!) Sponsors

Sam Pardee is a Grand Prix superstar. So far he’s grabbed 7 Grand Prix top 8s, with wins in Detroit (team) and Portland (Modern). Sam lives in Berkeley California. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Sam Pardee when he shared his story on MTG Pro Tutor today! Click here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep40 First Set Ice Age Favorite Set Invasion   Rise of the Eldrazi Favorite Card Gideon JuraGavony Township Early Challenge Side boards - Sam would just copy a side board and not think why the cards are there or pick 15 cards that weren't really good. Rigorously going through each match up and thinking which cards you need in the match up with others really help. Level Up Moment Right after Worlds 2012 Sam played Tempered Steel, which was out of his comfort zone, twice a day on MTGO. He learned the deck inside out, including how to side board, and feels this period really boosted his skills. Proudest Magic Moment Pro Tour Born of the Gods. Sam's team, Face to Face Games, did really well and he loved being part of that moment. Best Format Modern - You get such an edge knowing your deck inside out. (Currently playing Splinter Twin.) How to Choose a Standard Deck Consider what was visible from the most recent tournaments and play decks that come from a different angle. For example if Dromoka's Command is really popular, don't play a card that gets blown out by it (like an enchantment based deck). Biggest Mistake Players Make Not advancing your own game because you ascribe too much to your opponent's plays. Card Evaluation Tips Sam takes a hard look at new lands, especially when a rotation is going to happen, because the mana base will have a huge impact on the direction of the format. When evaluating cards for eternal formats, the casting cost is very important because the barrier to entry is very high. Sealed & Draft Tips Sealed: Sam looks at his bombs, answers to bombs, and cards that are resilient to removal. Draft: Through practice (repetition) you get a better feel for reading the draft and managing your curve. Find the time to draft regularly and you'll see improvement. Sam drafts 10-20 times to get a feel for the format and then uses that information to do well. Team Building Putting together a group of people you like and have similar goals is the basis of a team. A minimum of 8 players is kind of the standard so you can hold a draft but 10-12 is better in case a member has to step out for something. When you have your core group and come up short for the Pro Tour then bring people on through a trial period. If things work out, keep them, if not then you can part way cordially.  How to Effectively Play Test Find a group of people who have similar goals to you and that you like hanging out with and play a lot. Improvement Suggestions Use proxies to play test and then invest in the deck you really like before your event. Magic Resource Channel Fireball Watching Streams Magic Online Connect With Sam Twitter: @Smdster Like What You Hear? If you like the show, head on over to iTunes and leave an honest Rating & Review. Let me know what you like and what I can do better so I can make the show the best it can be and continue bringing you valuable content. I read every single one and look forward to your feedback.