How to WIN MORE Against Good MTG Players!!! Reid Duke's, "How to Smell Blood" Breakdown

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In this video I breakdown Reid Duke's incredible article, "How to Smell Blood and Level Up Your Game." It is an incredible article about how to continue improving as you face better competition in Magic: the Gathering, so I wanted to give it some exposure to help more players benefit from its timeless wisdom. I also add a bit of context and explain some of his examples, because it was written over 5 years ago and some of the references may be difficult for newer players to grasp.

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All Comments (21)
  • @NicolaiBolas
    Remember to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to support the channel! Would you like to see more breakdown videos like this in the future?
  • @DontMindMe117
    I had a miserable start to the week, and theory/ level up articles like these help a ton. Just subscribed
  • @Anthony-il4gs
    Very interesting and helpful article. Such videos are my favorite. Also, this philosophy is applicable not only in magic but in other competitive games too.
  • @alucard449
    Great video. i love the article episodes
  • @ohadm6038
    Thanks man, I love this stuff about improving your game
  • @JeffswartzSSU
    Would love to see a video devoted to your mana base. How many fast lands, slow lands, enters tapped, etc for each deck archetype. #glory
  • @adrianspiby9969
    #glory great idea for video. I think jailbreak scheme is an interesting card and could talk about those sort of cards in draft
  • @tychoMX
    No risk, no @glory? I'm way behind in this process - still the guy that tests the patience of the experienced players, casting spells into open mana, etc. :)
  • @hathejoker
    I was playing the One Piece TCG and my opponent had played a removal card. It was my turn and I thought about playing another character but I was afraid of the same removal. I should've played the character and establish a better board instead of being afraid of a low probability removal from my opponent.
  • @handroid3023
    #glory Also I'd love to have more videos like this. Sometimes i have an amazing draft deck but then I don't know how to make the best decision and then I'm blown away by an opponents card, where if i had played my cards right, I wouldn't need to care about.
  • @jaysuede2627
    Damn right. You can't win through the cards they "might have." They have to have the removal, or the extra haste creature. Make them have it.
  • @mibbzx1493
    If “you got it, you got it” since it force their hand, if they had it then they would definitely use it on what im about to play cuz we both know how good it is