For the first week of our NEXT 100 episodes, we finally took the plunge into Magic Arena's non-rotating format: Historic. We will help you understand how to assess and buy into Historic, what the decks and meta are like, what playing on Arena is like, and our thoughts on if Best of One is really Magic.... Enjoy the beginning of a new podcast adventure!The Dive Down: 88 GoblinsThe Dive Down, cont: Pants, Pants, PantsThe Dive Down, cont: Gruul SmashDownload the FREE Untapped Companion to track your stats, see your decklists, get details on your performance and more! Use our link to help us out without spending anything: https://mtga.untapped.gg/companion?utmmedium=affiliate&utmsource=youtube&utm_campaign=divedownBecome a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedownGet 15% off your first 3 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code "thedivedown"Timestamps:3:35 - Housekeeping7:07 - The Dive Down: The Dive Down Does Historic7:33 - Why are we covering Historic?23:00 - What does this mean for The Dive Down?26:42 - What were our expectations for Historic?28:33 - How can you buy into Historic, and the economy of Arena41:00 - The meta and decks in Historic43:07 - Quick sidebar: how much Historic did we play?46:53 - The decks of Historic:47:40 - Azorius Auras57:40 - Mono-Red Goblins1:05:58 - Gruul Aggro1:13:04 - Sultai Midrange1:19:30 - Rakdos Sacrifice1:23:07 - Other decks in brief1:28:08 - Our thoughts on Historic's meta1:31:43 - Best of One vs. Best of Three1:39:30 - The competition on Arena1:43:15 - Monitoring the Historic meta and some economy talk1:49:45 - Closing outLinks from this week's episode:Mono-Red Goblins: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/historic-goblins-3896#paperAzorius Auras: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/historic-azorius-aggro#paperGruul Aggro: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/3575700#paperOur opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?email us: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown