Reid Duke vs. Nathan Steuer | Quarterfinal | Pro Tour Phyrexia

Reid Duke (Izzet Creativity) vs. Nathan Steuer (Lotus Field Combo)
0:00 Game 1
25:59 Game 2
45:48 Game 3
1:00:00 Game 4
1:20:20 Game 5
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[@gregoryfossati2594]

Thank you so much WOTC for bringing back the table top format with the pro tour set up. I will now be returning to watch pro scene again. I haven’t been this excited since eldritch moon pro tour

[@irifhir]

It is a PLEASURE to watch reid playing! He exsudes honesty and clarity and all the best practices! Such an amazing player

[@Sea-Voyager]

Yo the meat 🍖 glazing is amazing

[@Shugg12]

​@@Sea-Voyagerlmaoo fr niggas tlk like these mfs God or sum😂

[@coreymullins7716]

These games were fantastic, and Marshall and Paul put on a clinic with their commentary. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and couldn’t help but share in their excitement. It’s great to be back to paper magic!

[@ghostbeardz2000]

Absolutely Epic Comeback! Such a thrilling Game 5. Congratulations to Reid!

[@aramfingal]

It is SOOO great to have paper magic tourneys back! The coverage is fantastic such a professional operation. Great job all around!

[@romaincangardel6056]

What a match ! When both players can win from scratch in a single turn, we're in for a nail biter. Loved to see all the clutch interactions from both side. Boy that was amazing.

[@lotusfrucht111]

Great coverage as always! Thank you Marshall and Paul ;)

[@paulonavarro7095]

Best MTG match I`ve seen! Congratulations Reid, played like a champ

[@makorikuu]

he ultimately became a champ

[@carlograbielbutler]

he is a champ

[@chaz921dren8]

Thanks for sharing the live talk of the players

[@TheLastFiveTurns]

man! this is so epic and I can;t help but smile after that win

[@Holameamigo991]

Hey! That's Marshall Sutcliffe from Wristwatch Revival!

[@saintofelsewhere]

What an awesome match! lethal with the little shark token that could

[@3DHK935]

Please do more of these I love the pro tour

[@martinksk88]

That first face to face was soooo akward by Nathan XD

[@enthusiasticnihilst1032]

Amazing match from both players!

[@fernandogoesluiz2563]

Awesome match!

[@TimmytheSorcerer]

Loved this, paper magic is 🔥🔥🔥

[@makorikuu]

this was so impressive

[@andreasmyhre7578]

Haha, I kept thinking that one of the commentators sounded just like Marshall from Wristwatch Revival which is one of my favourite channels. Well, I wasnt wrong 😅

[@Shadowbow1000]

Reid getting hit hard TWICE by Boseiju. He's never going to forget that card again

[@deggdegg2005]

Can you imagine if he lost the match after not doing Creativity for 3 in game one? I was curious why he didn't do that in the first place given that you know deck lists.

[@saintofelsewhere]

@@deggdegg2005 Considering he played into Boseiju twice, I think it was intentional. He wanted to keep up Make Disappear g1 I think

[@dpaek85]

what a round! GG

[@legendofeon]

Congratulations Reid Duke on Making it to the Finals! This was a great Match to Watch! Also Nathan’s deck is super sweet!

[@skittles1736]

woah! that game 4 by Reid!!! surprise!!!

[@NVEmery]

That Curiosity combo was fun to watch.

[@lutherturk5375]

I'm glad Duke got the win, but I got a say this was a much more entertaining match then the Finals... No, I won't spoil anything.

[@KingTheLines]

"won't spoil anything"... 10 secs into this vid an I know who wins.. 👍

[@luisfabio]

Epic !!

[@iurirosa3155]

This was the moment Reid deserved to become champion. Such calmness and composure with decisive answers really made the difference. That attack at 1:30:00 won him the match.

[@dataninjuh2135]

Is it me or does Nathan Steuer look younger than last year ? Vs Eli Kassis I'm certain he looked much older From the view of the stream I was like whose this kid that Reid Duke is playing lol , no disrespect !

[@Trivedi_Tuesdays]

Reid was tired of playing fair. Beautiful reverse sweep! As reid was flipping cards in game 5 LET HIM COOK!!

[@googleplusisterrible4837]

I love watching paper over Arena

[@lancenaquin8911]

Thats my 🐐

[@jessyaguilar2797]

Damn the legend vs the champion

[@paulmichaelcamitan5364]

Wow Reid Duke Epic Comeback!

[@ianh1504]

Absolutely looove playing combo decks, hate playing against them and saying "yeah it resolves" 370 times

[@omegaula]

Only Magic Pro Tour would leave a 3 minute timed break in the video they had time to edit :/

[@Cephalid432]

Reid Duke is very consistent 4 so many years! Definetly the best MTG player that I know.

[@noworldforeric]

You must have never heard of a guy by the name of Jon.

[@Cephalid432]

@@noworldforeric Jon Finkel

[@ejecutorindomitus]

Congratulations to Reid. Long live to paper mtg.

[@detectivecbass]

What format is this? Pioneer?

[@eragonl7]

Can somebody please explain to me how did he managed to counter Sphinx of the final word? It has hexproof.

[@masraphael603]

Hullbreaker horror can send it back on Nathan's hand while it is still on the stack. Hexproof only works if the permanent is in play. You can counter hexproof creatures

[@eragonl7]

@@masraphael603 Thank you man!!

[@user-ex5me7bd8h]

while you can counter creatures with hexproof Sphinx of the final world explicitly says it cant be countered. The difference here is that it wasn't countered just send back to hand while on stack

[@nkling02]

Is this modern or legacy?

[@nkling02]

Or pioneer? Why isn’t this information in the description?

[@pietropiersanti3347]

@@nkling02 It's pioneer. It's technically written on the cover image of the video but nonetheless, writing it more clearly wouldn't hurt 🥲

[@badvoodoo2097]

Why isn’t lotus field not playing reservoir ?

[@donaldtaylor724]

Karn the Great Creator says hello

[@dsnavely13]

Approach is a much cleaner kill

[@Thatpokeydude]

I wonder what reid did for sideboarding here? In game 2 it seemed like he maybe boarded out his combo, but then boarded it back in for the other games??

[@garagavia]

Don't hate on Lotus Field, it's cool

[@teaapplesauce9174]

They just smile and stare at eachother...

[@ultima00005]

Reid is the 🐐!

[@morlock8936]

Paul

[@krisreed3765]

That sideboard between games 3 and 4 where Reid put the combo back in was such a power move.

[@wigglegenie]

It's not a power move. He needs the combo to threaten a quick win.

[@tydembele7285]

i want reid duke to play canadian highlander 1 time

[@Sea-Voyager]

I really wanted the lotus player to win

[@Tespai]

I absolutely like to watch a game of magic and then see the commentators wear serious suits and look like they are debating on politics.

[@thunderbug8640]

I hate that lotus field snorefest deck, im so glad it didnt win.

[@garagavia]

I think it's great. Weird how so many people don't like it, maybe it's because they don't understand what's going on?

[@thunderbug8640]

@@garagavia I think everyone who’s ever played against it understands what’s going on since they have plenty of time to watch it while the other guy is playing solitaire. It’s just an unbelievably tedious deck to play against which is unfortunately numerous. How field of the dead is still banned but they are ok with this less interactive, more boring, more resilient and generally more powerful land is dumb as rocks.

[@bsmartr806]

Remember everyone, when playing Lotus Field make them play out their combo even if you can't stop it. If youre lucky, the match will go to time and you'll get a draw...and maybe the Lotus player won't make top8.

[@cosmotect]

Paper tournaments, best tournaments

[@jimpanse5375]

Ah yes PvE Lotus field combo gameplay lol

[@rom623ownsu]

Mulligan is the true winner of this tournament

[@cosmotect]

Well if you are playing a wonky deck with a lot of moving pieces, you get got. Fair play to me

[@hd_1635]

Every match lotus field dont win is a good match.

[@Scoob3rs]

Unfortunately it was a match between two combo decks

[@hd_1635]

@@Scoob3rs Yeah but one of them kills you in a blast and dont take 5 minutes

[@ThomasL.116]

@@Scoob3rs yes... but at least creativity is finishing it very fast

[@NMerriott80]

​@@Scoob3rs at least creativity has some interaction, and can win in other ways beyond combo off. Lotus Field combo does nothing but combo. No interaction whatsoever.

[@tedybear6592]

​@@Scoob3rs creativity doesn't take my afternoon to resolve the combo

[@flobenzo4897]

games like game 1 make me think there should be player timers, thats just absurd. keeps many people away from the format imo.

[@garagavia]

I think it's cool that those kind of deep combo lines are also available.

[@jueviolegrace290]

there is a simple way to nerf a lot of these decks. add a 25 minute timer that runs down on each player during their turn. they run out of time, they lose

[@iankane3732]

This literally exists on mtgo and these decks still perform lol.

[@neil2451]

They don't bother to even tell us the format anymore? I guess they retired modern and legacy so hard they don't even bother to act like there's multiple formats anymore.

[@aleksaurus2722]

Lol, pro's don't even know what some of it means, they just go "lostus field combo go brrr!".

[@starscreen85]

nothing against the players but that was kind of boring magic..... very little interaction and mostly " 2 ships passing in the night" magic.

[@Skytho]

i mean, lots of countermagic and boseiju shenanigans but that's just what combo decks do. I'd argue that a red deck pointing 7 burn spell at your face is no more interactive, and a white deck running you over on turn 4 with a god draw isn't either. Not all matchups can be midrange vs midrange. Also much rather this than control vs control snoozefest

[@badvoodoo2097]

@@Skytho control vs control is about the mental breakdown of the players

[@sambeussman7239]

​@@Skytho Games 3-5 were much better, but 1 and 2 were two players essentially playing solitaire. Give me a red deck vs a white deck over those two games any day, because at least those go quick.

[@paulonavarro7095]

What do you mean, all matches were very entertaining, specially the sideboard mental games Reid played on Nathan! Very interesting decisions, the gameplay itself is just a fraction of the skills the players had to showcase during this match

[@Trivedi_Tuesdays]

All good, you just aren’t skilled enough to see the game within the game 🤙

[@DerekScottBland]

Remember when winning the pro tour was important? Now this is a glorified grand prix (Grand Prix was replaced my Magic Fest, which in turn was replaced by Magic Con), and WotC cared more about previewing new product than it did who won this event.