I'm absolutely not a good MtG player but I'd like to understand Reid's way of thought: why did he often wait until Saito's draw phase to cast his spells?
it's pretty simple if you think about it, the cards in question are kolagan's command and bomat courier. one of the modes of kcommand is to discard a card, so he's casting it in his draw step to make him discard the card he drew for turn. bomat courier is a complex card but the ability of bomat courier allows you to discard your hand to draw cards, so he kills it in his draw step so saito would be down the extra card if he choose to activate the courier
Love the Duke, but the slow play call was a little preemptive wasn't it? There were still 25 minutes left in game 2 with Duke up a game. His play didn't seem that slow to me.
I’m no where near a “good” magic player, but I have a question. Why do both Reid and Tomoharu crack their fetches on upkeep for no additional value? It happens in the early turns of the game around the time that Tomoharu cracks a Scalding Tarn on upkeep
Watching the legacy format, makes me sad at what modern has become. Bomat isn't viable in anything other than burn because temur builds are tier 1.5ish. No OP card draw to "get there" I think ill start playing legacy. I LIKE seeing rounded matchups, a turn 4 "oh this game ending cast resolves because there is no alternative counterspell cost? cool! ng!" feels anticlimatic.
@@NerdBallPodcast modern and legacy are quite different, t1 delver is the nut, given the brainstorm in hand to shuffle away two lands that is a snap keep
@@pairot01 If you want an in depth explanation for why WotC could (and should) abolish the reserved list I'd recommend watching videos that Tolarian Community College has released on the subject. The TLDR is that the reserved list is a relic of the past when there was the worry without collectible cards MTG would fail. Now that that isn't an issue AND since alpha printings of cards still retain their value of collectibles (look at Alpha Birds of paradise vs its reprints), the reserved list should be gotten rid of.
Basically he was scheduled to commentate this gp long before the poty race became so close, so the production and him came to this “experiment” in order to let reid both play AND commentate...and i loved every second of it
Magic the shuffling. Sorry to say but these guys fail at magic. In 5 turns all they have done is ponder and brainstorm. In legacy you should be winning on turn 1 or 2.
@@krishnadhulipati9152 so you're telling me a format with lions eye diamond, lotus petal, ancient tomb and the other fake moxes you cant win in 2 turns?
I miss coverage like this. Used to be a highlight of my day whenever a gp was posted.
Same here. Sick and tired of watching meaningless Arena tournments.
Did they stop doing stuff like this or something?
@@jarrybryant718 basically legacy died
a proper fencing match here.
Workin on any new videos?
When is your next video coming out?
I love watching Reid Duke play legacy
best way to ask your oppent to play faster firm but kindly
25:30 :)
Sorry i'm french, what did he say ?
@@abusus75 sorry to rush you but you have been playing a bit slowly
I really love this hearing the players format of GPs now. Keep it up!
I really like this video format.
rip headphone users at the start of the match
0:18 me at the beginning of work on mondays
The Duke rly isflawless. Saving push for bomat instead of using it on delver was clutch
even bomat courier made it tolegacy decks
proof that you dont need millions in production. just mic up marshall, the judge and the players.
Reids deck is gas
Does anyone know what Sleeves Reid is using? Can't make out whether it's Kmc Dragon Shield or Ultra Pro Eclipse
Not sure, but they might be ultimate guard matte black.
Cala Piet it would make sense if they were ultimate guards since hes on team ultimate guard
The M T Chair in the very beginning of the video got me haha *{::>_
I'm absolutely not a good MtG player but I'd like to understand Reid's way of thought: why did he often wait until Saito's draw phase to cast his spells?
it's pretty simple if you think about it, the cards in question are kolagan's command and bomat courier. one of the modes of kcommand is to discard a card, so he's casting it in his draw step to make him discard the card he drew for turn. bomat courier is a complex card but the ability of bomat courier allows you to discard your hand to draw cards, so he kills it in his draw step so saito would be down the extra card if he choose to activate the courier
@@rob3681 Good stuff, thanks :)
This match is 32 minutes long. 25 of it is Saito's decision making. Dude needs to put some pep in his step
I love this channel
Love the Duke, but the slow play call was a little preemptive wasn't it? There were still 25 minutes left in game 2 with Duke up a game. His play didn't seem that slow to me.
Took his opponent too long in terms of the turn it was, also post board the games typically go much longer
@@phoenixgagnon1559 not maybe in situation like that but Saito had some slow play issues in the past.
Wow, Reid took down the two biggest Japanese cheaters in back to back rounds.
I’m no where near a “good” magic player, but I have a question. Why do both Reid and Tomoharu crack their fetches on upkeep for no additional value? It happens in the early turns of the game around the time that Tomoharu cracks a Scalding Tarn on upkeep
Well Reid might have been playing around stifle somehow (I'm not entirely sure myself) but idk why Saito does it
@@jordanschoepke1864 just not to tapout ever. but most probably just the habit.
so the only reason for saito to play temur delver instead of grixis is hooting mandrils ? that sounds like a joke lol
there were probably goyfs that he just didn't draw
Anyone know why he's playing marsh casualties? Wouldn't an anger of the good, bontu's reckoning, or sweltering suns be better?
Against legacy elves, which is why it’s there, turn 3 on the draw you could easily be dead.
True-name nemesis was once rampant in legacy and really hard to remove. Marsh casualties is a clean answer to it. (Sorry, I'm a bit late)
@@Nitrox_Costa_ thanks
Turn 1 Tseize, what a slap in the face.
Why did he have a brainstorm to the end? I will cast soon...
0:19 🤨
Watching the legacy format, makes me sad at what modern has become. Bomat isn't viable in anything other than burn because temur builds are tier 1.5ish. No OP card draw to "get there" I think ill start playing legacy. I LIKE seeing rounded matchups, a turn 4 "oh this game ending cast resolves because there is no alternative counterspell cost? cool! ng!" feels anticlimatic.
Good luck paying $600 at least just for your lands then lol
@@ziegfeld4131 for 1 land* by todays standards
@@ziegfeld4131 play on cockatrice and play for free lol
@@ziegfeld4131😂 Bruh that's y counterfeits exist... Double sleeved u cant even tell the difference.
Why did Saito keep that godawful 7 in Game 1? It was a Delver hand with 4 lands? Lmao
Krishna Dhulipati brainstorm fixes that
@@NerdBallPodcast modern and legacy are quite different, t1 delver is the nut, given the brainstorm in hand to shuffle away two lands that is a snap keep
So doesn't Saito have hexproof from Reid when he casts both kolaghan's command and diabolic edict because of tnn? 16:30
Only the true name has hexproof from Target player, not saito himself
They should really reprint the orginal "dual lands" havibg to spend $1000 on lands to play a format sucks
Research what the Reserved List is
@@pairot01 it’s still bs research list or not
@@pairot01
The OP's point that the cards being insanely expensive still stands, reserved list or not.
@@LazerpawX7 yeah, but he asksfor reprints which are literally impossiblefor cards in the reserved list.
@@pairot01
If you want an in depth explanation for why WotC could (and should) abolish the reserved list I'd recommend watching videos that Tolarian Community College has released on the subject.
The TLDR is that the reserved list is a relic of the past when there was the worry without collectible cards MTG would fail. Now that that isn't an issue AND since alpha printings of cards still retain their value of collectibles (look at Alpha Birds of paradise vs its reprints), the reserved list should be gotten rid of.
Why did they streamed pretty much every single Reid’s matches?
Reid is a pro-player with a large fan-base and direct ties to Wizards R&D. He is also very enjoyable to watch.
Also because he was in the race for player of the year and this tournament was very important as he would take the lead if he placed highly.
Basically he was scheduled to commentate this gp long before the poty race became so close, so the production and him came to this “experiment” in order to let reid both play AND commentate...and i loved every second of it
these were some non games for sure. bad draws for delver player
Magic the shuffling. Sorry to say but these guys fail at magic. In 5 turns all they have done is ponder and brainstorm. In legacy you should be winning on turn 1 or 2.
Frank Castle lmao this isn't Vintage. Games of Legacy either go very quickly or go long and it's more often the latter
Pro frank castle. U cant expect control to win on turn 2. Lol
@@krishnadhulipati9152 so you're telling me a format with lions eye diamond, lotus petal, ancient tomb and the other fake moxes you cant win in 2 turns?
@@mohdanasmohdnor1608 then you're doing it wrong. I've heard turn 1 show and tell emerkul or griselbrand is a thing.
Turn 2 win.
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