On this week's show, Stan and Dave are joined by a new guest to The Dive Down. Taking a break from preparing for Regional Championship Washington DC and next month's World Championship in Las Vegas , Mark Stanton stops by to talk about the competitive mindset and how to practice Magic better. We chat about first impressions from Duskmourn, the current state of Pioneer leading up to the RC, and how to prepare for tournaments that matter. 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: 2:34 — Mark Stanton is Here to Teach Us How To Be Good at Magic 3:45 — Meet Team Rampant Growth, Sponsored by Heavy Play 6:57 — Mark Triples Down 9:35 — Housekeeping 10:44 — The Dive Down Begins: Inside the Grinder’s Studio 18:38 — Testing with Duskmourn 28:15 — Duskmourn in Pioneer 31:05 — Phoenix at the RC? 33:28 — As the Dusk Settles 34:58 — On Developing Magic Practice 40:10 — A Different Kind of Fun 43:20 — Working Rather Than Playing 50:10 — Building Metagame Knowledge 57:35 — The Pro Tour: A Whole Other Game 1:01:38 — People Playing Better Decks 1:05:45 — Let’s Talk Teams 1:12:00 — Closing Thoughts: What Do You Want from Magic? 1:20:52 — Signoff 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 Support The Dive Down