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

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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
  • 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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  • @NicolaiBolas
    @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому +4

    Remember to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to support the channel!
    Would you like to see more breakdown videos like this in the future?

    • @xbrain13
      @xbrain13 3 місяці тому +1

      Yes please!
      Do you have a playlist for these?
      #glory

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому +2

      @@xbrain13 I do have a playlist! It’s called, “MTG Article Breakdowns,” and you can find it on my channel home page! I’m so glad you’re liking them!

  • @DontMindMe117
    @DontMindMe117 3 місяці тому +15

    I had a miserable start to the week, and theory/ level up articles like these help a ton. Just subscribed

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому +1

      I’m glad I was able to help you enjoy your week a bit more. If you like this sort of video, I have a whole playlist of them on my channel home page! It’s called “MTG Article Breakdowns.”

  • @Anthony-il4gs
    @Anthony-il4gs 3 місяці тому +5

    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.

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      I’m so glad you liked it! I really enjoy making these and you can find a whole playlist called, “MTG Article Breakdowns,” on my channel home page with more videos like this one!

  • @EN-nz5xe
    @EN-nz5xe Місяць тому

    I really like your videos where you read and explain articles like this! Very helpful!

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  Місяць тому

      I really like making them, so this is great to hear!

  • @JeffswartzSSU
    @JeffswartzSSU 3 місяці тому

    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

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      I have videos on building mana bases for Limited, but I don't tend to focus on it for Constructed as much.

  • @adrianspiby9969
    @adrianspiby9969 3 місяці тому

    #glory great idea for video. I think jailbreak scheme is an interesting card and could talk about those sort of cards in draft

  • @tychoMX
    @tychoMX 3 місяці тому +1

    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. :)

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      Everyone starts somewhere! Sometimes the correct play is to just go for it anyway, so you’ve got that play down it sounds like. I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @ohadm6038
    @ohadm6038 3 місяці тому

    Thanks man, I love this stuff about improving your game

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому +3

      You are welcome! I’m so glad you liked it. If you want to see more videos in this genre, I’ve got a bunch of other videos covering great articles that you can find on my channel home page in the playlist, “MTG Article Breakdowns.”

    • @ohadm6038
      @ohadm6038 3 місяці тому

      @@NicolaiBolas Will do!

  • @FranciscoSilvaNeves-ie9hk
    @FranciscoSilvaNeves-ie9hk Місяць тому

    Glory!

  • @hathejoker
    @hathejoker 3 місяці тому +1

    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.

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      I'm glad the strategy applies to multiple games!

  • @alucard449
    @alucard449 3 місяці тому

    Great video. i love the article episodes

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      I’m glad you’re liking them! I have a whole playlist called, “MTG Article Breakdowns,” on the channel home page if you want to find more article episodes!

  • @geronimonunez32
    @geronimonunez32 3 місяці тому

    #Glory
    I love this kinds of videos!!

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      I'm glad you are enjoying them! If you are looking for more videos like this one, I have a whole playlist called, "MTG Article Breakdowns," on my channel homepage that you can check out!

  • @jaysuede2627
    @jaysuede2627 3 місяці тому

    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.

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      Yep! You have to be willing to make them have it sometimes.

  • @handroid3023
    @handroid3023 3 місяці тому

    #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.

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      I'm so glad you liked it! I actually have an entire playlist on my channel called, "MTG Article Breakdowns," that you can find on my channel home page that has lots of videos like this one!

  • @north3949
    @north3949 3 місяці тому

    #glory
    Great article and great job reading it for us

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind words.

  • @kewinlozicki4154
    @kewinlozicki4154 13 днів тому

    #Glory

  • @mibbzx1493
    @mibbzx1493 3 місяці тому

    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

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому

      Sometimes making your opponent have it is the best play for sure.

  • @lelandbryant5428
    @lelandbryant5428 2 місяці тому

    Glory

  • @gcard2112
    @gcard2112 4 дні тому

    #glory

  • @TheRancorking
    @TheRancorking 3 місяці тому

    @Glory

  • @connorallred5086
    @connorallred5086 3 місяці тому

    #GLORY

  • @rata_yonqui
    @rata_yonqui 3 місяці тому

    glor-holy

    • @NicolaiBolas
      @NicolaiBolas  3 місяці тому +1

      I’m glad you liked the video!

  • @ramiroavila1869
    @ramiroavila1869 3 місяці тому

    #glory

  • @EntertainingAF
    @EntertainingAF 3 місяці тому

    #glory