Such a great guy. I remember the times I'd played against Reid at GPs oh so long ago. My MTG inspiration back then, I never got to his level but his skill and his humbleness is amazing. Love ya Reid.
4:30 stowaway is super good in many decks, like reanimator/combo/artifact decks. notably you got a mox so you can turn 1 stowaway which is actually a lot of pressure (it will likely flip or you still immediately start looting)
I liked stowaway a lot in that spot as well. Being a cheap card that works fine in a U midrange shell while being a discard outlet if you end up doing something unfair is quite nice
If someone showed me this deck and told me Reid Duke drafted it, I'd slap them. But I'm mid video right after the draft portion, and I'm somehow sure he'll make it work.
Honestly can't believe you passed on the Elite Spellbinder if you took a card like Knight of the Reliquary. Spellbinder is premium tier interaction against combo decks, pressures control decks, kills walkers, and is all around a very versatile card.
Batterskull in your non sfm hands is a 4/4 lifelink for 5. You only really want it against mono red, and if thats the play I'd have taken Finks to play earlier
Interesting draft. I probably would have ended up in UWx midrange/control from this seat. Mox-Misty-Hallowed-Stowaway/Venser-Clique-Repeal-Glenn and then you wheel Typhoon or DTT, which feels like something that shouldn't happen often. Wouldnt fault anyone for offramping into skullclamp or Animate dead p1p4 though, both of those are insanely strong and it might be correct to grab one there; im just a sucker for U midrange in vintage cube
Such a great guy. I remember the times I'd played against Reid at GPs oh so long ago. My MTG inspiration back then, I never got to his level but his skill and his humbleness is amazing. Love ya Reid.
Masterfully piloted. Still my favorite person to watch cube draft. Wish you did it more often!
This deck is sweet. I love seeing an unconventional deck. So often I see the same deck builds. Awesome content
I'd never have the balls to draft a deck like this such a sweet deck
Gosh, the batter skull passed with SFM in your deck hurt my heart
Agree 1000% if you have been deeper into blue, Drain for sure but with SFM, Jitte, Batterskull etc. ?????
meant Clamp not Jitte
The first time or the second time?
SoulFire grand Master was in the pack after Batterskull.
15:50 Great draft! Hard pick with Mana Vault there.
Passed the nuts blue deck
that dak faden play was goated
Lion Sash: "And I helped!"
Dream ambush with the resto
4:30 stowaway is super good in many decks, like reanimator/combo/artifact decks. notably you got a mox so you can turn 1 stowaway which is actually a lot of pressure (it will likely flip or you still immediately start looting)
I liked stowaway a lot in that spot as well. Being a cheap card that works fine in a U midrange shell while being a discard outlet if you end up doing something unfair is quite nice
If someone showed me this deck and told me Reid Duke drafted it, I'd slap them. But I'm mid video right after the draft portion, and I'm somehow sure he'll make it work.
any consideration for swift reconfiguration (either time around)?
Yo Reid, m1 opponent had a family bro.
Honestly can't believe you passed on the Elite Spellbinder if you took a card like Knight of the Reliquary. Spellbinder is premium tier interaction against combo decks, pressures control decks, kills walkers, and is all around a very versatile card.
Planning for Niv mizzet
what a line on the last play of the video
Yo Mr. Duke, how do you find out when the cube is on MTGO? Wizards doesn't seem to update the events calendar on the website...
Could have had a sick reanimator deck
OMFG Passed Batterskull TWICE WITH SFM???
Batterskull is meh
It's a huge combo, but without SFM in hand the batterskull is pretty dead compared to Golos, Niv or Omnath
Batterskull in your non sfm hands is a 4/4 lifelink for 5. You only really want it against mono red, and if thats the play I'd have taken Finks to play earlier
Interesting draft. I probably would have ended up in UWx midrange/control from this seat.
Mox-Misty-Hallowed-Stowaway/Venser-Clique-Repeal-Glenn and then you wheel Typhoon or DTT, which feels like something that shouldn't happen often. Wouldnt fault anyone for offramping into skullclamp or Animate dead p1p4 though, both of those are insanely strong and it might be correct to grab one there; im just a sucker for U midrange in vintage cube
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I cannot believe the Shark Typhoon pick over Elite Spellbinder
Similarly Breeding Pool over Scrubland
Blue green is 100 times better than black white
For me it was passing the Dak fayden for a greenwhite fast land when we already have a Temple garden.
14:44
I would've taken Jitte over Mana Drain.
Ads like every 5 minutes is just too much.