2013 Magic World Championship Final: Reid Duke vs. Shahar Shenhar (Modern)

Watch Reid Duke battle Shahar Shenhar in the best-of-five finals at the Magic World Championship in Amsterdam.

[@salrusso8768]

This is so much more enjoyable to watch than the synthetic Arena computer mythic championships.

[@TopLevelJiuJitsu]

Agreed

[@Ascarthor]

yes! and no. i do enjoy watching arena since i can actually see what cards are played

[@imbrainy9895]

2 years later and nobody’s opinion has changed

[@DrewskiTheLegend]

@@imbrainy9895 haven’t watched any coverage of arena period. It is a different game.

[@Vynetic]

man i miss paper magic

[@beanis34]

“Just one more video” its midnight and im watching this, i dont even know what this game is

[@Black_RoseGaming]

Magic the gathering great card game and one of the biggest

[@milesthomas932]

Are you for real? Magic is not fun to those who don't know the game. What's up?

[@jackreacher-ov6pz]

@@milesthomas932 why are you so salty

[@lmc3307]

@@notpoggamer when I was at school in the early 00s there was a mtg club and I went every week and built up a huge collection of cards and when I left school in 04 I put it on my shelf and haven’t looked at it for 17 years. This just came in my recommended I’m going to get my collection out now and see what I have lol

[@williamrhinehart1355]

@@notpoggamer not true

[@88Ulloa]

Mulligan for 4 on the last game of the final of the world championship is so cruel!

[@jmizzy6914]

whats muligan for 4 did he mulligan 4 times

[@brettjuelz2373]

I know im randomly asking but does someone know a trick to log back into an instagram account? I was stupid lost my login password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me.

[@odinyusuf9683]

@Brett Juelz Instablaster :)

[@yawgmoth6568]

@@brettjuelz2373 Reset the password. How did you end up on an 8 year old MTG video asking this?

[@InsertCleverNameHere0]

just ask Benton Madsen ;)

[@RipIPDime]

"Cryptic Command's really good." -BDM Words to live by.

[@confidentinterval3603]

7 years ago it would have been :'(

[@user-fj9cr7mu7o]

damn this actually make me nostalgia... I remember when cryptic command was so good, and next thing I know, pp are playing four force of negation now...

[@newname4941]

@@user-fj9cr7mu7o Cryptic still is really good and it is even better now with sanctuary.

[@chriscarroll5761]

new name RIP

[@newname4941]

@@chriscarroll5761 yeah xD

[@-bdl2696]

I never knew how close Reid got, those games were a breath away from him getting the title

[@CrimsonFox36]

Ha! Look at these Dorks! Playing their card games with friends, and having a good time... (cries in the corner)

[@FSH3885]

6 years later and I’m in the corner crying

[@savagedragn]

Yup. Now we’re all crying in the corner as we watch people play F2F Magic.

[@Smilkma]

I weep because now I dont have internet connection for my pc to play magic arena

[@santiagogarciamoreno9120]

Po

[@santiagogarciamoreno9120]

@@FSH3885 7 jiji

[@LiveHisLove]

Six years later and I still hold Shahar’s gameplay in this match to be among the best I’ve ever seen.

[@silvos8903]

You mean how he misplayed on that clique by targeting Reid and lucking into back to back burn draws? Terrible choices, pure luck. Better lucky than good.

[@jadegrace1312]

@@silvos8903 Yeah honestly he got insanely lucky. He's never even top 8d a PT.

[@tobdentashi1166]

Good to see Christian Bale made it to the finals.

[@TheGruffo]

no

[@808lorwyn]

gareth LOL

[@michaelvisser1940]

Just recently got in magic and I must say, this is really intense and I hope one day I can play friends and others like this.

[@RustCrewAidan]

Well did it happen?

[@rayserrato9519]

@@RustCrewAidan yes, Michael, did it happen?

[@xf4c347]

hmm im really courious did it happen

[@michaelvisser1940]

I ended up ditching competitive Magic for semi competitor Warhammer 40K and the occasional Pauper format

[@vecvecvec]

@@michaelvisser1940 understandable

[@Rinin.]

Poor Reid. Sucks to come so far to have your deck shit on you when it matters most. Best meta call I've ever seen. Champ in my book.

[@dipstickewew]

So, having the advantage through the whole tournament and losing makes you the champ? Awesome logic there. With a massive 95-5 advantage in the final he lost. You all have odd notions of what a champ is.

[@PatriciaCross]

Shahar played extremely smart. And it isn't that Reid's deck shat on him, it is a deck that is prone to having awful hands like that every few games. It happened twice to him in the top four. Game three and four Shahar strictly outplayed him. If you want to call luck then I would counter that game one and two that Reid got extremely lucky draws and Shahar's deck shat on him. Reid is awesome though, that was an awesome match to watch on both sides.

[@lukonas81]

Patricia Cross Ur vision of the game is awesome, i want someone that help me to improve mine. Do you play MWS? or any in particular? tks a lot.

[@Gauteron1]

The life total for Reid was actually at 8 at the end because when he played the ethereal armor he had to pay a life to use horizon canopy, the life totals just hadn't been changed yet on the screen.

[@BruceKarrde]

"When Rancor is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Rancor to its owner's hand." This is the line you're looking for.

[@AIMLESS-NAMELESS]

Hatred outlives the hateful

[@Nyitemare]

That was awesome. From losing on a 2-0 to winning on the 5th game for the world championship finals, it's about as drawn out and epic as you can get =D

[@skylar5257]

Throughout the years I’ve held Shahar Shenhar as a hidden gem in the game. Shahar was so good for his age and every game he was in he played so well. He was in my opinion a prodigy in the game.

[@Sosroseno]

So much interaction, even in a matchup where one deck was built to beat interaction. This is my favourite MtG finals by far.

[@ianw5663]

The 'A Knight's Tale' quote around 33:17 made the commentary for me. Well done, Mr. Hagon.

[@owenbrunelle3427]

“I’m glad he puts it [dryad arbor] out front where everyone can see it’s a creature.” ... yeah... That’s a rule now.

[@TimboSlice69420]

woah willy edel's intro card at the start just had me in tears laughing

[@WavyBeatz]

I love that you put the cards on the side for new players. thanks

[@lukavanrensburg7041]

Although a bit strange of me to say, I really like this matchup because neither player spasticly and obsessively shuffles their cards!

[@camfan54lisa]

Luka van Rensburg Shahar did at the beginning! It makes me nervous 😬

[@Mattress1996]

...did you... did you actually watch the video?

[@stephenilagan9075]

It's a win hard or lose hard deck. It was a really smart metagame pick for Reid. Sharhar did a really good job of side-boarding, and with a little bit of luck was able to outrace him at times. Pretty impressive for a control player.

[@aledimacantonio1140]

Third time i watch this now ... great magic

[@TheEppypens]

I miss these days, use to watch everyone, great commentary!! arena is more user friendly I guess but...

[@172rkgk]

Reid playing green is always my favourite thing to watch, so despite him losing, I keep coming back to this match. The triple mulligan was especially hard to watch though.

[@ziegfeld4131]

He should never lose this matchup he played really bad here

[@troyrussell177]

Everybody probably already does this, but even if you're not side boarding you add your whole side board to your deck, and remove 15 cards. If your are sideboarding, Your opponent won't know how many cards you put in. If your aren't sideboarding, they still think about you playing a deck with 15 different cards in it.

[@leftysheppey]

It's good at competitive events, but doing this at FNM is a bit overkill 😂

[@ElMoss64]

Final Match - Reid Duke vs Shahar Shenhar Game 1 1:01 Game 2 14:34 Game 3 37:04 Game 4 50:28 Game 5 1:10:08

[@kokajr]

Thanks bro.

[@notaphish]

Stunning game! Freaking awesome :)

[@morphene1k]

Damn, Shahar was just brilliant!

[@lovetownsend]

that underdog comeback was freaking amazing. favorite this video :) duke is cool but I was rooting for the multicolor player

[@lovetownsend]

Torvak Mendelek shahar. I prefer build-up combos then little hitters. it takes more skill.

[@thunderbug8640]

lovetownsend Id argue that point so would many others.

[@djaponik979]

I have never played or watched a single match of this game before....but for some reason I just watched this entire thing :/ Why?

[@InsertCleverNameHere0]

My favorite quip from the booth "'Are you casting it?' has been called." -LSV

[@XxGrizZ]

lol I love the line-up picks at the beginning. I've never seen such a group of lady killers in my life.

[@robin6899]

Ladies..maintain your orgasms..

[@Lavalle.mp3]

It reminds me of superbad, since shahar looks like maclovin

[@RagingPoo]

I'm sure that your perusing of youtube has scored you tons of points with the ladies. These guys have been lining their pockets with an activity they love, can you say the same?

[@XxGrizZ]

As a matter of fact, I do get paid to do what I love. Also, I didn't realize that someone making a comment on youtube somehow disqualifies them from ever being able to get girls... Do you live in a world where if you do something, that's the only thing you are ever allowed to do again? Additionally, if there is one thing that is a girl deterrent, it is the lack of a sense of humor - something you clearly posses in abundance...

[@RagingPoo]

Yeah... making fun of the way people look is super hilarious. Your girlfriend (?) must be in stitches daily about your people-watching skills.

[@RaEndymion]

This game used to be so fun and well-designed.

[@breccabyers2447]

Some Guy there is a lot ruining stuff right now....

[@yamchadragonball6983]

Yeah, before Lorwyn ruined the game forever.

[@creepercraft1107]

@Desert spirit MC I believe he's talking about the creation of planeswalkers, but that's a pretty boomer way to look at it, it didn't ruin anything, just changed the game a lot, which some people don't like

[@StarDoesntUpload]

I think things are getting back on track, though. They really seem to be pulling way back on the power creep lately. Look at the spoilers so far for the upcoming sets (Zendikar rising, commander legends). The cards look unique and powerful, but not dramatically game-changing which is what we want, no?

[@philippebrousseau8894]

@@StarDoesntUpload until omnath...

[@BroskiManitoba]

I have no words for this.

[@blazeboy36]

50,000 Views. The Championship attendance is Growing!

[@j_stach]

lol 31:50 "he knows better than to mess with the spiders" "powerful spider lobby"

[@aorusaki]

Hilarious!!!

[@gitarkin]

Reid Duke sounds like penguinz0 One of the announcers sounds like Badger from Breaking Bad.

[@badg_r6128]

Someone called my name?

[@Uberkitty55]

No

[@badg_r6128]

Uberkitty55 Pretty sure someone did he said this: "Reid Duke sounds like penguinz0 One of the announcers sounds like Badger from Breaking Bad" the BADGER is the part i heard so someone got me here.

[@joshinpc1772]

Any of you guys have the link or name of the video of that 3 hour match that they mention at about 10 minutes?

[@partykrew666]

nah, it was streaming live on MTG's website

[@dhoulkarnain]

Don't know why I'm watching this, probably cause I'm high but martell and stark? yeah right

[@rodrigogonzalez9860]

Dat Spell Snare! 42:49

[@setharagon2139]

Met both players. Played a match vs. shahar. Both super nice players.

[@sebastiankesy4078]

Thats AWSOME i wish i could have that knowledge id also play this

[@savagecelt]

I just recently started playing magic.. these commentate videos/streams are impossible for me to understand what's going on. I understand that I should increase my knowledge on the cards.. but can't the shout casters explain what's going on a bit more?

[@StefanWB]

A person who just learnt how to play Chess isn't going to learn a damn thing about playing Chess by watching Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov. The same applies to Magic. The Pro Tour is not the place to learn about the game. If you want to watch people who are better than you at playing Magic - which is a great way to learn how to play the game - I'd recommend you find someone who streams Magic Online and plays a lot of Limited i.e. drafting, because then they'll almost exclusively be playing with cards from the most recent expansion pack. LoadingReadyRun would be my personal recommendation.

[@iamkrazy1]

What I did, I just started watching videos, then pausing them every time they name a card and looking it up. Try that

[@jeffwells641]

Don't feel bad, I've been playing for a couple months now, and this is the third time I've watched this match and the first time I actually understand what is going on.

[@savagecelt]

Stefan Witkowski-Baker All I ask is that they give a short description of what the cards do.. it would take seconds and give a much more interactive experience to the game. This game focuses a lot on the fine details of the text on the cards.. If I don't even know what the card is called, how am I supposed to know what it does? But I do understand where you're coming from. I'll check out some other videos.

[@WarsWorth]

Will T Sorry but the Pro Tour isn't going to tell people what each individual card does. It's about the best playing the best, not about teaching the basics of the game. I'm by no means an expert, but trust me, the pro tour is now where to learn the ropes.

[@sebastiantomaszewski4493]

guys dont worry a decade from now reid wins a pro tour

[@femerkii5898]

Don’t think anyone will respond on a old video but if so are you not suppose to draw lands for your creature at tournaments? (I’m new)

[@jonathanshore5768]

S S’s performance in this event is legendary

[@michaelsousa6934]

I still have no clue how the game works.

[@yangboy123]

Michael Sousa I've been playing for 4 years and all of this was an awesome match. Here's an explanation for you if you are starting. Imagine a deck full of Cancels and burn vs a deck full of creatures that you cannot target but is heavily aggressive. Turns out that makes a good game.

[@harlou2795]

ReinGM Thri been playing since kamigawa ( don't remember the year ) and this IS an awesome match, wish youtube and all that existed in that time..

[@AeonAxisProductions]

+psychofreak949 buuuuut in yugioh its almost impossible to not have any monsters, but in magic you can have a deck like ivan floch with no creatures (pro tour m15)

[@aaronadrian8882]

+Michael Sousa you turn the flimflams sideways to put doodlebops into play. once you have 3 doodlebops, you shleem.

[@AeonAxisProductions]

aaron Adrian zip

[@Dodpolice83]

This a shuffling contest?

[@marowakcity3727]

I like how at 1:27 he says “bogle” exactly halfway between the two pronunciations

[@Wottmtg]

It's essentially considered to be blocked by a 0/0, meaning that if the creature has trample, all of it's damage tramples over to the defending player.

[@bloodsuckern]

They're practically from the same country kek

[@alooddark7734]

this match is fucking amazing! MTG

[@daquickscopa39]

this was posted on my b day

[@EddieLuongo]

how come they haven't posted any standard videos lately?

[@lumpusmaximus8100]

It doesn't matter how often you shuffle the cards in your hand, it will still be same ones.

[@AncientTyrant]

L vs. Light.

[@danielstewart4221]

What lands does Shahar have at the end of the first game? I cant tell but it looks like he has 2 red sources and a blue, so at the end of Dukes turn couldnt he have played a lightning bolt, done 3 damage, played a snapcaster, flashed the lightning bolt back, and then had 2 snapcasters to swing with on his turn for 10 damage?

[@bblivid]

awesome match

[@swspartanhwk]

I thought about getting into this type of tournie magic but the money it would take every year to stay competitive is just too much for my blood. I mean think about it they probably spend thousands and thousands on cards every year.

[@IceMaverick13]

Between buying all the cards to forge multiple high competitive decks and paying entry fees and attending Limited format events, I don't suspect they spend more than 3-7k a year in the format they're playing after figuring in card costs, entry fees, and other things needed to be paid for to play. It'd be worse if Legacy was the competitive format. I'd figure that'd tack on another 2-4k on card costs to get everything you need for a format that's so deep.

[@pdrohberg]

there aren't many new cards joining the competitive modern decks through new editions, since the cardpool is so large already. There are 3-10 relevant cards per edition and that's it. As long as you don't play standard, the price per year to get the new cards is really low.

[@grovestpepsi]

A lot of these guys work for major card retailers or are associated with them, so many just simply borrow cards to use in major tournaments or for testing.

[@maxpheby7287]

Wow the player faces at the start is like the intro to the worst blind date show ever.

[@chawan92]

+Max Pheby They need a cutie like Jesse Hampton to change things around.

[@anstytroll11]

and just like that mtg becomes a fashion show smh...i hate this world lmao

[@chawan92]

Andrew Fackenthall Jesse is best

[@10PKOR24]

+chawan92 i wojld say Joel Larsson, Steve Rubin, And the almighty LSV

[@chawan92]

KRivera you can only be gay for one man before you really start to raise some eyebrows

[@RWplusB]

Anyone else sleep to these?

[@lucasbeer]

Does anyone know which venue in Amsterdam this was held?

[@johndelong6693]

poor duke... shahar played well, but duke just didnt have fate in his corner in match 5. the umbra deck was nice shahar is a bit lucky i think

[@lackadaisicale492]

wtf did I just watch..

[@aquatiqueDR]

bam bam bam vroooom zip zooooop 18 to 16 huh wath you just played like 2 runds or wath???!? lol

[@lackadaisicale492]

Les Malades I have never even heard about this game..I was watching videos of magicians doing card tricks..and I end up watching competitive nerdness LOL it was a biit of a shock..

[@kikook222]

LackadaisicalE Nerds end up being your bosses, remember that. You don't get far in life by being dumb, unless you're abnormally beautiful.

[@astronautis1674]

Bumbleness Supreme Brady Because people who are not nerds are all stupid and nerds are 100% genius... riiiight.

[@lackadaisicale492]

Bumbleness Supreme Brady I admit I am only a wanna be nerd..Ive always wanted to be one, but..I simply have too great hair to be able to be accepted among nerds..thank gawd I am abnormally handsome, or I would have been without a chance in life! lulz

[@DontLeaveMeLucile]

are they using lands? I dont get it? where are the lands?

[@pdrohberg]

the lands are the (mostly) two colored cards just in front of them. they play a lot of non-basic lands.

[@Damonxv16]

If there ever was a moment where GW Auras "fell off the radar" this will surely never happen again. Thumbs up and a round of applause for Reid Duke, even though he didn't win, he went all the way with a unique deck and by unique I mean JUND AND WUR EVERYWHERE!!!!!

[@hernansabban3076]

"It's 5 am, I wanna go to beddd"...C'mon mates, it's not F1 LOL

[@sourcastle]

plays a awesome deck gets owned by blue

[@sourcastle]

thats how i feel every time

[@matej7683]

+sourcastle Awesome deck? It's like playing solitaire dude

[@modernminded5466]

It's commonly called the most boring deck in modern for a reason.

[@aorusaki]

facts

[@aorusaki]

wtf its completely the opposite. This "blue" deck is actully interactive and takes skills unlike to other.

[@Brianpeckin]

Ryam i dont know what totem armor is im just getting back to mtg after years

[@netnoob77]

Amazing. Definitely a deserving champion.

[@UmrAl-Tawil4422]

eyycnz

[@xXEPIKgamerXx]

I like the Pokemon World Championships better, Y so Serious Magickers?

[@Joaei]

Wow very good master ruseman

[@bm_pug]

Whats the prize money for Pokemon? Im just asking since i dont know... And it might answer your question. Also, this game is way more intense in general. I know since I play both.

[@hedworm]

because magic is the counter strike of card games 8] Some peeps just take it next level

[@MegaPANDAFREAK]

Because I don't feel like watch 8 year old kids argue.

[@kikook222]

Pokemon is very easy to learn and play. Magic is equally as easy to learn and play but Magic is much more complex. Most child can't play it.

[@ShadowManV3]

Dude theses guys are so silent wtf? And Reid flips his cards and shuffles his hand to much its so annoying. And they move to quickly it doesnt even seem like they enjoy the game

[@CdogssnackShack]

It's just nervous habits and things. These are the finals and winning probably means everything to them.

[@thugjuice69]

Ethan Bushard 40000 everything

[@aorusaki]

lol wtf thats wrong

[@downsjmmyjones101]

Cryptic Command. The answer to everything.

[@calebhalbrook1506]

Does anybody know what Shahar actually said in Israeli at the awards ceremony?

[@LeviGenesove]

Caleb Halbrook He just said hi and asked his family what time is it in Israel.

[@shanebryant8606]

I was rooting for Reid Duke! I've played with Shahar (who lives in the US by the way) and he has very poor sportsmanship. It's a bummer to see the nice guy take 2nd place but sometimes the bad guy wins. Shahar played well.

[@involuntaryappreciation]

Complete waste of time sorry. MTG is a great game but when taken to this level it becomes annoying. If you have the time and energy for this stuff rock on but if your like me I'll stick to collecting and playing against friends and foes.

[@zachx303]

and your point?

[@involuntaryappreciation]

Figure it out brainiac.

[@TheBiscuitTickler]

I have an opinion and it matters so I'll post something useless.

[@gentlemangamer7215]

If I could win $40,000 by taking it to this level, hell I'd do this for a living.

[@Goofzillers]

They both have some pretty awesome names. ...Oh and I guess they're good at Magic...

[@EBxHDMuttley]

where do you get one of those tables?

[@HodMaster]

Reid Duke seems like a solid dude.

[@callousp9114]

What did Shahar sideboard in/out for this match?

[@joe8133]

Back when magic was good

[@SirSmythingtonKappa]

Ooh that makes sense! I thought that might be the case!

[@twodotsoveri]

It's legal to rearrange the graveyard in formats where there's no card that depends on the order of graveyards. Modern is one of those formats

[@PalPlays]

1:05:40 I love the name "Pinkbolt." WotC? Why wasn't that its name?!

[@Waxy-qv5qt]

are the old cards still useful? still got alpha cards and cards from about 15 years ago. can those still be played?

[@crosisbh1451]

They can probably be played in EDH, better known as Commander.

[@Waxy-qv5qt]

ty

[@00005153]

Legacy

[@greenbuzzable]

Awesome match for Shahar....Congrats!

[@Patchez91]

One thing I always wondered was don’t your cards bend if you shuffle them like they’re poker cards?

[@124blazer]

i'd love to watch this, but its frozen and i cant

[@MortenTanizawa]

Sry about my poor english but, Someone please explain to me the 26'40'' when Shahar tap 2 manas and cast a lighting helix in a 4/4 white creature and then decides to goes back in his decision.

[@itsmeandrewe]

It helps players see different lines of play by having cards next to different cards versus just looking at your hand in any particular order. Alternatively it could just be A) Something to do while your opponent makes their move, or B) Nervous reaction.

[@mce320]

Is that Blake from Workaholics judging?

[@DigitalSniper45]

Me sitting here in 2021 wishing this was the world again

[@kevinlification]

I have that problem too because I started playing rather recently so I only know cards from m13 onwards

[@scardude99]

Btw I'm a noob and I need suggestions for an aggressive gruul deck. I'll be using cards from gate crash and dragons maze.

[@8BitPinkiePie]

Never had anyone to play against, well I might have a friend now if he has his deck on the next hang out

[@Tuttigiu]

where are the lands?

[@cristiansosa1512]

Can somebody tell me what all those guys with tablets were doing?

[@cristiansosa1512]

Thanks

[@ethansgoated2326]

is this on tv?