Reid Duke Plays a 6-Round Vintage Challenge with Storm

[@jc70003]

Wouldn’t be a Reid duke video without someone doing dishes in the background

[@federicopanzonato4528]

It's like a trademark hahaha

[@ErroneousClique]

I like to imagine that Reid records from inside a dog grooming facility. IRL, Reid is a master dog groomer who washes puppies while kicking ass on MTGO. I imagine him with a head-band on, puppy in 1 hand and mouse in the other.

[@federicopanzonato4528]

@@ErroneousClique this is so bad-ass that only Reid cold do it

[@NigiriCat]

@bobby Life is busy and this is an event with a starting time so it's not like he could schedule around it. Also I'd rather have more Reid videos , so if it takes a bit of noise clutter at the start to make that happen, it's an easy choice.

[@Khazuki_]

It's not even in the background, it's like he's playing on a laptop on the kitchen counter.

[@bannanaqueen42]

Waiting for Reid to come out with his cookbook “Things You Heard Being Cooked in the Background of my MTGO Videos”

[@mikemcintosh9933]

Would buy it!

[@jtyree0226]

You are worse than cancer ??. Lol I want to pet the cat. Learn to laugh. I guess I shouldn’t expect much from someone who calls other people autistic for no reason and uses the word “cancer” for there name in a demeaning way.

[@maxbachvaroff1967]

@You are worse than cancer'd buy it

[@tomdrayden7776]

@You are worse than cancer seems like you've both got something in common then.

[@thergonomic]

And the triggers go on the stack...

[@ToenIII]

This certainly takes "kitchen table magic" to a new level ^^.

[@zzafrica87]

xd

[@blaine2419]

This individual's play made all the more impressive by the fact that he played this whole event right beside his father's anvil inside a tiny blacksmithing hut not more than five feet wide. Ever tried to go off with Storm while molten metal is pounded into form beside you? Didn't think so. Love this video and the Duke! I hope the meal was at least helpful to keep you focused for the event!

[@FreshRumblePie]

We all knew Reid was good, but how many people knew he played Magic Online with his feet while he cooks?

[@clairejane3978]

I like to think Reid is the one cooking dinner while simultaneously filming vintage challenge and commentating

[@neoyasu93]

I wonder what the chef is cooking today

[@JR-xv6mv]

Who's cooking though?

[@utterlyj1277]

Something spicy I hope.

[@smacksstacks4258]

Maybe it's Mengucci cooking up another spicy veeedio.

[@outty77]

Definitely chopping onions around 8:00

[@federicodesilets3180]

You can almost smell the tension in the air! As thick as Sunday Gravy! Always like to watch Reid break bread with some opponents in Vintage, and playing Storm no less! So many ingredients needed for the win, but Reid puts them all together like a master chef! Fair warning, this video made me hungry, but well worth the watch!

[@adaelasm6467]

*opponent plays damping sphere* "Hmm, I guess I'll have to find my one chain of vapor to win the game now" *draws chain of vapor* #justreidthings

[@QuantillusVarus]

What's for dinner?

[@elmaestroalberto1786]

13:24 I need to find my chain of vapor if i want to win this game. 13:40 I found it. ROFLMAO

[@erikchupela7074]

And then he ends up losing to it, irony

[@mikechurchill1071]

If your not cheating your not trying!!

[@jonathanemontgomery]

I’m a simple man. I see Reid Duke in the video, I hit the like button.

[@ItaliansShredsBetter]

1:20:47 Who needs paradoxical outcome when you have chain of vapor? Thanks a lot Reid, this is a pretty nice Christmas present.

[@RumpledNutskin]

3 hours of Reid? Yes please!

[@blackopstk]

Theory: Reid Duke records his videos inside a restaurant that's secretly owned by him and the name of the restaurant is called Reid's Duke

[@JohnnyDeLeo1]

My favorite pro player playing my favorite format!!! I love it! Good luck Reid!

[@alessandroboscaini8424]

Santa brought something special this year 😍

[@texhakathisia1712]

this was awesome to watch, love that you share the thought process

[@qtaltube]

Awesome Reid! Play more vintage and legacy on the channel please. Good luck on the next tournament.

[@GacNac]

Love the vid, watching now. Can't wait for the next legacy vid

[@jimscott772]

At first I couldn’t tell if it was a dryer spinning with something metal in it and a washer filling but I agree it sounded like meal prep this time.

[@AncientTyrant]

Glad to hear Reid greatly improved his audio quality in these videos!

[@abrahamgeidel5181]

Just a little note here, around 1:26:00 Reid misses a very cool play. As he gets wastelanded the first time he could have floated blue Mana and bounced the opponent's Sol Ring without them copying the spell. This would have locked the opponent's on Mana for a couple turns, I was really hoping he would see it at the last second.

[@Borkybaby]

This is the best Christmas gift here I tell ya :) I’m gonna open the top shelf liquor and enjoy this video :)

[@alfyb4512]

So, next video... Review of whatever was for Christmas dinner? I mean it’s Reid Duke, I’d watch no matter what!

[@timbusbee1483]

Reid could literally play Yu-Gi-Oh and I'll still watch.

[@fusionenvironmentalsolutions]

What are you guys making over there? Making me hungry lol

[@TeambrutalDeluxe]

"Hey honey, i'm gonna record a cfb video today at 1pm." "Ok, babe! I'm gonna make sure i will clean the kitchen when you start recording!"

[@stephenlofton5403]

Wew boys here we go it’s that time again!!

[@FrankFerret]

Hey Reid, just a bit of friendly advice from a vintage player :). when your opponent decided to bounce your defense grid off the chain of vapors, I would have used the opportunity to just re-jam the defense grid. At worst, it's get's countered by force of will since your opponent is tapped out and if they just have a second force of will and another blue card, you're just dead in the water anyway and it doesn't matter. If the defense grid sticks though I think there's still lines where you can get there without that extra 2 mana. Red Elemental blast just feels like a trap here.

[@FrankFerret]

BTW I did actually write this before watching the part where your opponent had the force, so I think I stand by that. Risking losing your dark petition when it's actually a demonic tutor right now just seems really bad.

[@daveruckstuhl3298]

problem is chain was bouncing the damping sphere, so jamming grid just lets op play out sphere again, which basicly is wasting an answer. i would have rather tried to eot chain, possibly when their sphere blocks them out, and have the one more mana up. but i dont play vintage myself, so idk if my line is utter garbage.

[@jonasdash]

You can't EOT Chain when you have Defense Grid down (it costs 3 more) The only way I think this game can be won is to wait to draw a 3rd land. Main phase cast Chain off Sea, if opponent copies Chain onto your Defense Grid, then you can copy Chain back onto your own LED (increasing storm count), then you can cast Mox, LED, Dark Ritual off Badlands + one other land and cast Dark Petition. If he has Force, you have Lotus Petal for R to cast Red Elemental Blast. If not, you get a Demonic Tutor off the Petition (1 black floating) crack Petal for B and cast DT for Yawgmoth's Will (crack LED in response) and use Will to play Petal and LED. Petal to play Ritual. Crack LED, play Dark Petition again for Tendrils and win. at least, that's what I think... not sure if I missed something

[@FrankFerret]

@@daveruckstuhl3298 so you have access to 9 mana in this hand at that point before you play the chain of vapors: 2 land, petal, diamond, mox and dark ritual. Cast chain, grid gets bounced, recast grid and (i would assume) it gets countered by fow. That's 6 mana left, cast dark ritual as part of the 6 mana left then dark petition with spell mastery to get yawgmoths will. 4 mana left. Then cast yawg and go off. Again this is assuming they don't have a second force of will.

[@RyuPlaneswalker]

since you are a Vintage player, you could answer this question, when the chain of Vapor copy was on the stack, couldn't he have Red Elemental Blasted that, saved his defense grid and allowed himself to Dark Petition for Yawgmoth's Will, cast everything from the graveyard and then Tendrils?

[@powuhofPIE]

In M1G2, REBing the copy of chain of vapor was a line, no?

[@phreakerfighter4950]

powuhofPIE I think he couldn’t have casted petition afterward, idk why he didn’t crack LED for red in response to force with dark petition on the stack and red blast force then dark petition for yawg will, maybe I’m missing something

[@eemelin6660]

@@phreakerfighter4950 REB with what mana?

[@hobitfromhell]

James Weasel can’t cast red blast off of LED mana, he would have to discard it when he cracked the LED.

[@powuhofPIE]

@eemeli n Lotus Petal was up

[@theGeross]

powuhofPIE He couldn't have played Dark Petition if he cracked petal. He probably shouldn't have bounced the Jace to reduce odds of fow but other than that I think he had to go for the Petition either way. and once OP forces he can't REB because crackind LED would discard it.

[@StrayHoboWho]

In the future, could you show us your final standing in the tournament? I think it would be an interesting conclusion to the video.

[@lukes_guy_walker]

It sounds like Reid records in the booth at the back of a restaurant that's right between the bathroom and the door to the kitchen/ dish pit.

[@jonathanemontgomery]

Why not hydroblast the copied chain at 19:00 ?

[@grone1778]

Reid. Vintage. Handcream. Ready.

[@deadnoobie2859]

Chop, chop, chop, chop, light the stove burner, chop, pull stuff from wrapper, scoop, light stove burner, open jar, close jar....

[@christopherlundgren1700]

Crack-crack-crack the egg in-to the bowl. M-I-X the flou-r into the bowl.

[@fclmfan1]

Drop something, "jeez!"

[@justinburns2490]

you had an out tap mana vault and swamp tutor for abrade toss spirit guide eat chalice then proceed with eggs and recall for more time ect

[@mikechurchill1071]

Ahhhhh Classic Reid Duke backround noise of steak being fried up and dishes being done right next to then computer. The best thing about these videos is the backround noise I always wonder what they are cooking!!!!

[@Khazuki_]

Why the hell do you (apparently) record these in the kitchen?

[@lovelylemonfactory]

His computer is in the kitchen

[@Khazuki_]

@@lovelylemonfactory See, I believe that, but that makes absolutely zero sense. That's like what your mom does with the family pc when you're a teenager and she doesn't want you looking up porn. Why is Reid Duke's pc in his god damn kitchen?

[@flamer00070]

with that chain of vapor wouldnt it of been better to red ele it and then go for the combo ?

[@UGSHavard]

What kind of party is happening in the background? First it was just cooking some food and then in match 2 you can hear a conversation. I haven't gotten to match 3 but if I dont hear anything else I'm going to assume some tragedy has befallen his partygoers

[@Harlequin_3141]

3:38 someone's got a gas stove! Fancy!

[@TheMcleetsauce]

With headphones on, I legit thought my friend was cooking breakfast.

[@ManusMagus]

At 32:ish would getting mox sapphire be good? That let's you use preordain, then next turn cast yagmoth's bargain

[@ahigherplace1542]

THE BEST HAIR IN THE GAME

[@RASK1904]

Is he at Steam Vents?

[@ItaliansShredsBetter]

More likely at Steamed Hams.

[@jamesfowler206]

This video made me build a storm vintage deck. I hate modern storm with a passion. This version seems fun to play even in vintage. Ty reid.

[@RyuPlaneswalker]

God I love Vintage, they need to set the restricted list on fire and reprint all the great vintage cards so people can play it in paper.

[@erikchupela7074]

I understand the classic ponder over preordain idea, but here in this deck in vintage with so many one ofs could it be better to have the scry 2 option if you know you don't want cards you see* as opposed to the shuffle

[@erikchupela7074]

Or is it just better to see the three options

[@erikchupela7074]

Also playing the match against shops and opting out of casting your own defense grid might limit your ability to use the chain of vapor at some point but would the potential extra one Mana from an academy help fight through the hate from the opponent?

[@klasto]

I remember when this deck (kinda) was standart legal. It had academy rectors vampiric tutors and grim monoliths and the point was to get yawgs bargain and cast soul feast 5 times. Not to mention yawgmoth's will was completey legal. Good times.

[@KrazyHades]

You could tell round 5 would be against shops because what else would Dr. Shay be on

[@BBrecht]

Mama Duke's cooking up some delicious gumbo for her boys!

[@hundredpercentjuice]

Tails never fails, come on Reid! It's like, "Why did we even bother making a rhyming heuristic?"

[@Chiron423]

Against the Delver deck, when you cracked fetches to cast Bargain, isn't leaving the Badlands in the deck better than exposing it to land destruction in addition to leaving it fetchable? You had Island Island Sea Badlands in the deck, so the Mire can get Sea while the Delta gets an Island.

[@isaacbullwinkle679]

veentige veedio?? Reeed Veedio? I click!

[@natestrasburg]

When it comes to Mana Crypt the consensus is that Tails never fails

[@myztik5716]

*tails always fails

[@darrenhabib]

Choosing heads for Mana Crypt! Tails never fails..

[@sbcreppin]

Whats cookin at the Duke house?

[@grizzlymanverneteil4443]

13:41 took serious skill to draw that chain of vapor

[@abrahamgeidel5181]

That's just the kind of quality plays one can expect from Mr. Reid Duke.

[@kamal224261]

Wow a time before underworld breach

[@HELLICRINATIOn]

Enjoy your content man, but I couldn't do this one, the mouse clicks are so incredibly loud

[@TheScruffy2013]

Sounds like lettuce being cut in the beginning

[@stephenlofton5403]

How many drils? It’s Ten Drils.

[@cbro_]

Hi Reid, please get a shock mount for your microphone. (Table tapping noises) And a dynamic mic would do a lot to reduce the kitchen noises.

[@forman357]

What program is he playing on?

[@philippemineau2015]

Magic the gathering online

[@Massolgy]

How does Strom win if TOA get counter game 1?

[@philippemineau2015]

You would have to use yawg will. But Tendrils' storm ability triggers, si it takes specifically Flusterstorm. Because of that, they counter action cards like Demonic tutor, draw sevens or Ancestral recall. But then grid and duress helps you preventing that happening

[@italianyourjourney]

I am curious about the dishwashing shenanigans ahhaha

[@cedricwestcott1852]

13:28 you are the luckiest player alive 😂

[@catalistsheart]

He found it!

[@GUIHTD]

2:32:30 Haha, this is great!

[@goldcobraarima9819]

Very nice, i like me some vintage :))

[@OnlyBadSalmon]

13:45 “I found it!”

[@forman357]

Why doesn’t he just lay all of his 0 drops on his turns? Sorry, I’m really new.

[@stenzenneznets]

There’s not a unique/simple answer to your question! But it’s not always the best choice, especially in a storm deck. With more experience you will understand why he do so.

[@WimpyMcWeaksauce]

ChannelMeatball

[@MrThebigdog93]

Yay finally a non standard format that isn't played by mengucci.(no offense to mengucci its just that literally everyone else only plays standard and i can't find enough legacy/vintage videos)

[@jjs8426]

14:00 did you forget that Lion's eye diamond costs 0 not 1?

[@myztik5716]

Even disregarding the fact that it costs 1 mana due to Dampening Sphere, you literally saw him use 1 mana to cast it

[@Elfmidget1]

redblast chain of vapor

[@Elfmidget1]

jk its a bad idea

[@seannissen2509]

Tails never fails!

[@brickchains1]

13:30 MUST BE NICE

[@ezra6643]

Damn bro what they cookin

[@TheScruffy2013]

On a serious note, if these guys are gonna keep doing content on youtube and on your website, can we just please get some basic audio quality improvements? Its not expensive to make sure that the audio quality isnt echoing or sounding super dense. You cant avoid whatever is going on in the backgrounds of their households, but something should be done to start improving the quality of the videos through just the audio means.

[@sidasdf]

vintage veeedio!

[@thetruth4654]

Reid also forgot to mention the Oath of Druids decks in vintage. WOTC can we please restrict Workshops in Vintage!

[@xZipkan]

Love your videos, but can we please do something about the amount of background noises there are? Please, its really simple to fix, literally a noise gate, or minimum volume required to activate the microphone.

[@sambowman7362]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2GomomshK1qftE "And I wouldn't even know what to do with it, you know?" Classic Reid video.

[@wolfgangank8851]

I found it, he says casually

[@philosopherhobbs]

I don't undestand why Reid plays his academy instead of his delta in the game he resolves bargain and his opponent has null rod. I can't remember the deck list so maybe there's only one badland but even if he can't keep pyroblast up, he exposed his academy to wasteland.

[@eviscerator007]

Nice "Windfail" xDDDD

[@AnimeMemesz]

i see vintage i hit like

[@elmaestroalberto1786]

Whos cooking? 🤔🤔🤔. By the way, you have a huge collection of cards. I barely have 9000 and i have spent thousands of dollars on mtgo lol

[@alfyb4512]

I have 35,000. But I have 4-ofs of every single common until I think Zendikar, and that makes a huge difference for a very little price. Almost all the money is concentrated in my Modern and Legacy collection, and that has to be less than 1,000 cards, so the total is hardly representative. On the other hand, it DOES mean that Reid Duke has a very powerful computer, because man does it slow down the client. :)

[@elmaestroalberto1786]

@@alfyb4512 collecting Is an addiction. I have all the staples of modern and legacy and vintage too. I guess thats why. I never get commons lol.

[@yamael14]

All the rage-quits

[@spyderman312]

Think you really undervalue Bargain. Match 2 you could have just Petitioned for Lotus and went off drawing X cards. A bargain resolved at about 15 life is basically an auto win.

[@TheCartajay]

Someone is cooking spaghetti

[@tbaggins5349]

Awwww actual storm not the sweeter turn 1 kill version.

[@kungfupandaluver6919]

I'm pretty sure he makes his videos in a soup kitchen

[@shwift8789]

That moment when storm isn’t an oppressive deck in a format.

[@liamisafireplace]

Words can not describe how little I like shops :/ like I’ve played some oppressive decks that stop the opponent from playing magic (eminent domain in modern) but I saw that none of my friends liked playing against it, so I stopped playing it cause damn those decks are just sorta miserable

[@williamstanton6126]

I found it

[@stevsomeguy07]

Hey Reid you know the microphone picks up all the noise around you not just your own voice right? Maybe try not recording when someone is doing dishes in the background.

[@KumanoMTG]

But Reid, "a tails never fails", that's why you've been losing so many coin flips...