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There is a reason that card dominated standard, especially RTR through the release of Theros (when it rotated.) PT RTR she went from a $5 to $40 mythic in 1 weekend.
The Hungarian player got his hand stripped down to one card with a Rakdos' Return, and took a healthy amount of damage from it, too, the one card he kept was Olivia Voldaren, which then took over the game, knocking the French player down to below 10 life, one attack away from doom, the French player then ripped a second copy of Rakdos' Return to win him the game at the very last moment. It was a fantastic thing to see live. ^^
what so amazing about this match was that Hungry was leading 1-0, and Simonot was behind 1 game, and game 2 was just so close game becuz Hungry sweeped the board with Bonefire. and CUD have won, with miracle instant speed Bonfire with Underworld Connection. After wining that, French reversed the game.
When you lose in a situation like this.... damn, you are 1 turn away from winning, your oponent has nothing on the board, theres 1 card that gives him the game thought... and then it happens... damn, you are clearly the champion, and 1 second later youre not :D
@@guydror7297 Poker is a skill based game. Mtg is skill + variance based. The Danish player choosing to keep Olivia over Thragtusk was a call that was not in line with one of the best in the game (lsv) and it was the right decision. If he chose to keep thragtusk then it wouldn’t have even been close. Also, the opponent likely had multiple copies of RR in his deck but still, he got lucky. It’s unfortunate but this match displays the skill and variance components that make magic so great.
@@joe.5103 Poker is skill + variance based too. I've seen so many hands won on the river when they had nothing in the end. The 52 cards are always the same compared to MTG, but the 5 cards in play will always be the uncertainty.
@@joe.5103 to be fair, playing to your outs is also a part of the skill that makes up this game. He probably knew building that deck that there might come a time when topdecking the rakdos return was going to be the reason he won the game, simply because its such a powerful card late game like that. although i will admit that it does feel cheap when your opponent gets a fireball of top and you haave zero counterplay even though you played everything else near perfect until that point lol
I love this Great Moments series, but I think you sometimes cut a bit too much of the matches. Making it more climatic but less understandable so less climatic!
Moments like this are why I stopped playing standard. Making the correct decisions based on information and still losing to a topdeck against the odds. Welcome to swingy standard, where I drew a crappy wincon but because you don't have the right crappy answer I win. At least this wasn't a freaking miracle bonfire. There's no fun in that, its just "oh look how much luckier I am than you".
Agreed. Hungary came all skill and finesse and then lucker topdecks what he needs to steal victory from the better of the two players. This is why I don't do ranked Magic and only play for fun.
He loses style points for looking at it himself first.
Mitch no Agree.. you just slam it.!
I was honestly more impressed with the giant turnaround just with olivia voldaren xD
Braedon Williams same dude
Same here. I was hoping Olivia would win the match...
Holy shit the coomer joke is real.
There is a reason that card dominated standard, especially RTR through the release of Theros (when it rotated.)
PT RTR she went from a $5 to $40 mythic in 1 weekend.
you know its intense when the spectators are chewing on their shirts lmao
This is a MTG event they do that regardless
The Hungarian player got his hand stripped down to one card with a Rakdos' Return, and took a healthy amount of damage from it, too, the one card he kept was Olivia Voldaren, which then took over the game, knocking the French player down to below 10 life, one attack away from doom, the French player then ripped a second copy of Rakdos' Return to win him the game at the very last moment. It was a fantastic thing to see live. ^^
Can we talk about the guy LITERALLY eating his shirt off in the corner?
All you have to do to get crazy top-decks is believe in the heart of the cards.
I didn’t know Reid duke was French
Moments like this are why I keep playing magic
These uploads are very very nice :))
what so amazing about this match was that Hungry was leading 1-0, and Simonot was behind 1 game, and game 2 was just so close game becuz Hungry sweeped the board with Bonefire. and CUD have won, with miracle instant speed Bonfire with Underworld Connection. After wining that, French reversed the game.
When you lose in a situation like this.... damn, you are 1 turn away from winning, your oponent has nothing on the board, theres 1 card that gives him the game thought... and then it happens... damn, you are clearly the champion, and 1 second later youre not :D
Magic is a skill based game lol
@@guydror7297 Poker is a skill based game. Mtg is skill + variance based. The Danish player choosing to keep Olivia over Thragtusk was a call that was not in line with one of the best in the game (lsv) and it was the right decision. If he chose to keep thragtusk then it wouldn’t have even been close. Also, the opponent likely had multiple copies of RR in his deck but still, he got lucky. It’s unfortunate but this match displays the skill and variance components that make magic so great.
@@joe.5103 Poker is skill + variance based too. I've seen so many hands won on the river when they had nothing in the end. The 52 cards are always the same compared to MTG, but the 5 cards in play will always be the uncertainty.
@@timezero8409 you’re correct I should have said chess. I was just trying to make the latter point.
@@joe.5103 to be fair, playing to your outs is also a part of the skill that makes up this game. He probably knew building that deck that there might come a time when topdecking the rakdos return was going to be the reason he won the game, simply because its such a powerful card late game like that. although i will admit that it does feel cheap when your opponent gets a fireball of top and you haave zero counterplay even though you played everything else near perfect until that point lol
ITS RAKDOS RETURN!!! ITS LIGHTNING HELIX!!!
Now that was an awesome Standard !!!
I stayed up until about 1 in the morning the finals, and the ending payoff was worth my 2 hours and 30 minutes of lost sleep
Still play MTG vro?
Dang that top deck was epic
amazing.......
Veteran players have long ago learned to accept that a big part of magic is up to luck, and don't complain about these kinds of situations.
I love this Great Moments series, but I think you sometimes cut a bit too much of the matches. Making it more climatic but less understandable so less climatic!
Is that guy the wish version of Reid duke?
Rakdos be like, "Im back baby!"
You make me laugh so hard
I thought he was going to flip Geistflame, that would be hilarious.
So lucky
Rich gets so into it LOL
Can someone explain me?
I saw this live, nbd
You're right, it's not.
That was a nasty slowroll.
Never say to Lord Rakdos "you can't win"
Then a new deck will take it's place within the meta, and people will be in fits of rage (tears) over that one.
seems like the topdeck of doom :D
He didn't turn his lands at the required 90 degree angle he is disqualified
and to the wrong side
Don’t tell me this is a real thing
RAKDOS RETURNNNNNNN.
He should have flipped it with out looking.
So... Uhh... What happened...?
Well I have no idea what happened.
Rich Hagon is fucking off Chops!
WOMBO COMBO!!!
dude, it's odds...he could've had a 1/1 haster and won...or thundermaw or a shock...
Top decking bombs for the win is the only reason I play Jund.
The slow roll was lame. can't blame him though. it must have been a tense situation
And this is a great example as to why not to scoop.
NOM NOM NOM....COTTON TASTES GUUUUUUDDDDDD
shoulda flipped it. his greatest regret to this day
Burn spell classic top deck. I think burn spell is top decked infinite times.
Just flip the damn card!
How is Olivia shooting down 2/2's and 3/3's? Is there deathtouch somewhere I'm missing?
You can use it's ability multiple times
Right i know that but i didn't think he had the mana.
The ping ability costs 1R.
JxC The ability does not require Olivia to tap,therefore you could pay the mana cost to ping a creature multiple times.
Optimistic Secretions
That's not what I was questioning...
Moments like this are why I stopped playing standard. Making the correct decisions based on information and still losing to a topdeck against the odds. Welcome to swingy standard, where I drew a crappy wincon but because you don't have the right crappy answer I win.
At least this wasn't a freaking miracle bonfire. There's no fun in that, its just "oh look how much luckier I am than you".
Agreed. Hungary came all skill and finesse and then lucker topdecks what he needs to steal victory from the better of the two players. This is why I don't do ranked Magic and only play for fun.
in a way the far seek won him the game cause without the shuffle and land thinning the return wouldnt have been there
probably still return there，who knows
what is the creature topdeck?
that will go down in history as the first win for France, in anything
I wish he slammed it
HE DIDNT DO IT RIGHT !!!!!!
but is it C**k Magic? :3
Dante1hits south park plays magic LMFAO
More like hating jund midrange. Bye-bye innistrad = bye-bye meta jund.
Didn't slam, didn't count.
Didn't smash, didn't count.
No idea why he won
He drew Rakdos's Return gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=253574
knowing when to mulligan is also important, and deck construction is also a key concept but yes miracle is a little gay im glad its rotating
How do you not just flip the card? Dude has no style.
I often wonder if a ProTour or GrandPrix venue simply smells like one giant armpit... And whether or not the cleanup crews wear HazMat suits...