The Strange History of The Jund Deck with Reid Duke 

I can't wait for your 100k subs video!! ❤ Congratulation!!

@@andyony2 thank you! :D we'll be working on it this week. I hope it will deliver 😅 anything specific you would like to see in it? :)

​@@CardmarketMagic I am very sure, you will nail it! And pls, no pressure :) Would love to see like a recap of the past 2-3 years, when the channel finally started to go through the roof thanks to you ;) Otherwise: You are far more creative than me, when it comes to great video ideas :D

Worst support ever, you pay money for support and get no help in return

Reid is one of the best example rolemodels of a great magic tournament player. He is very respectful to his opponents, always calm and collected and has just a ton of charm to go with his super-tight magic play. I played him in a 3v3 team grand prix, though I wasn't matchup up with him directly. He was extremely friendly and approachable and ofcourse beat the hell out of my teammate that had to face him in his 1v1 games. (with magic cards, not fisticuffs)

My guess is he logged into his computer to make a video about Jund and immediately received an email from Reid who's Tarmogoyf senses had begun to tingle.

his basically the only magic player who hasnt cheated his way to the top.

I'm truly overjoyed that you enjoyed it :)

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To be honest, even as a new subscriber, there is also a small backlog of very nice videos to watch as well. For sure these deck archetype videos are among the best, as is the best deck of all time tournament series. They all celebrate Magic, not just as a fun cardgame, but also as a professional sport with a history that is worth diving into.

@@pinobluevogel6458The bread and butter is their VS series (often featuring pros like Mengu and Huschenbeth). Definitely watch them back

There is a reason he's in the Hall of Fame :) that man is a treasure

That is so kind of you to say :D thank you!

Yes thats literally what the video is...

Love love love it!

Hence the title!

That's very kind of you to say :) it's been a conscious decision to publish less videos but to put much more effort into every individual video

Smart decision. You guys have created some real quality here.

Thank you :D that's so kind of you to say. I hope you also enjoy the future stuff we are working on!

Thank you! That is very kind of you to say :)

Watch Reid play Jund and you'll learn so much about it. He really is the master of the archetype

That's such high praise! :D thank you

Those are the two decks/archetypes I'm torn between for the next one!

Thank you! :) I am indeed planning to make another one. They just take me so much longer, so I cannot pump them out as fast. I have to work on our other videos. Which archetype would you like to see next?

@@CardmarketMagic I'm a sucker for boomer modern decks so tron would be dope!

Thank you that's so kind of you to say :D what archetype or piece of history would you like to see next?

Thank you :)

Thank you! That is very kind of you to say :)

Yeah Reid just lights up when he talks about magic. How could you not want to make a 30-minute video about jund after talking to that guy? :D

Thank you :)

Or White Weenie in general!

That would be a great one! Who would you have interviewed for D&T?

@@CardmarketMagic Surprise me!

Thank you for the sub! We'll do our best to make the future content solid to make that sub worth it :)

I'm happy you enjoyed it :) is there an archetype or Era you'd particularly like to see covered in the next one?

@@CardmarketMagic yoo a coverage of Jace TMS and the caw blade meta would be sick. Including how stoneforge mystic got banned despite being in a precon (which was still legal except it had to be the exact 60 cards of the precon) and how Jace finally got banned like a couple weeks before he rotated. Or actually birthing pod and its lifetime in standard and modern would be sick, not to mention splinter twin! And its ridiculous banning at the time and the fact its been locked away unfairly since "just for being popular" and not necessarily overpowered. Damn and this is just the stuff i remember from back in my days, theres tonnes more i don't know about, going pre time spiral before i started

I'm happy you enjoy them :) is there an archetype or point in magic's history you would like to see in the next one?

Thank you for your kind words :) it's so wild how you have two different worlds around the same game, in parallel, unaware of each other. The competitive players and the casual players

That's so incredibly kind of you to say :D thank you!

Thank you :) that's really kind of you to say

Thank you :) that's really nice to hear

I'm happy you enjoyed it :) is there a specific archetype or part of MTG history you'd like to see in the next one?

@@CardmarketMagic It's possible you've already done some of these, but I'd love to see a video on the development and evolution of aggro-control with decks like Faeries, Caw Blade, and Delver (and probably earlier decks as well). Combo decks are so different that they could each get their own video, but a deck like Elves (starting in Extended, having some life in Modern and Standard occasionally, and popping up long-term in Legacy) that went through a lot of different iterations could be fun, especially since it also has the storyline of being a deck that took a whole Pro Tour by storm and made a junk rare suddenly super valuable. And for example, if you had LSV as a guest to talk about Elves at PT Berlin that would be super fun! Dredge is also a completely wacky deck that has gone through a ton of changes. I never played Dredge personally, but I always thought that the way cards like Bridge from Below and Dread Return, and the Dredge mechanic allowed you to basically play a completely different game from your opponent (your graveyard is basically your hand and you can both draw and cast cards from it, and mostly don't pay any mana for your spells) was a beautiful example of how deep Magic and the interactions of its tens of thousands of cards could go. Last idea would be Necropotence, since it's an oooold card that is currently being talked about a lot because of the One Ring. A lot of people know what Necropotence does, but they might not know about how it not only survived SO many ban cycles (along with partner in crime Dark Ritual), it somehow got reprinted in 5th Edition because players needed more Necro in their lives lives. There's probably a lot of fun history to dig into around how card evaluation, deckbuilding, and "ban-worthiness" has evolved over time. Sorry for the long reply! 😅

That's really truly kind of you to say :D I'm thrilled you enjoyed it! Is there an archetype or slice of MTG history you'd like to see in the next one?

​@@CardmarketMagic it's the least we can do when you provide this quality of free entertainment. Personally my all time favorite would probably be about cube-history. However, I'm not sure that video is doable as cube isn't a sanctioned format so there isn't much recorded history there. Realistically I'd love to see a video on tempo (vs card advantage) with focus on tempo decks through the time. I know you covered this during your RDW-video but it's be cool with a brief history on tempo that isn't just "kill your opponent fast". Tribal decks would also be awesome!

I'm happy to help fill in the gaps :) MTG does indeed have a complex history and we forget about it sometimes when we talk and shortcut and use expressions that might be incomprehensible to some players. We really should be keeping that more in mind 😅

Thank you :D I'm really glad you enjoyed it

I'll more :) I have to make sure that sub of your is worth it! Is there any archetype of slice of magic history that you would like to see in one of these?

33rd in a GP is honestly a very solid finish! I'm happy you enjoyed the video :) it was nostalgic for me too. So many memories connected to that deck

Thank you :) I'm happy you enjoyed it

Thank you :) that's so kind of you to say!

Thank you :D I'll make sure to deliver on future content to make that sub worth it for you!

I'm thrilled you enjoy them! :) which archetype or slice of MTG history would you like to see in the next episode?

Thank you :) I really enjoyed making it and I'm thrilled when people appreciate the work put into it. It's truly kind of you to say!

Thank you :) that is very kind of you to say

I'm thrilled that you enjoy them :) which archetype or piece of MTG history would you like to see in the next one?

@@CardmarketMagic My children and I would love a deep dive into Eldrazi (Tron) and the evolution of mono-blue play. You are our favorite channel to watch and enjoy MTG together as a family. Thank you all, and cheers from New Jersey, USA!

@@francocarozza4546 ooooh, Eldrazi tron might be too short of a story for a whole video, but the history of the eldrazi decks in MTG in general might make for a great video :D since there have been so many iterations and Eldrazi Tron is one of the more iconic

Thank you :)

Thank you for subscribing :) it actually really helps us grow! What kind of archetype of slice of MTG history would you like to see in the next one?

That's very kind of you to say :) is there an archetype you'd specifically like to see in the next one?

Thank you :)

Thank you! All the people who get to enjoy it make it worth it :)