It only took 14 years for this to get recommended to me and I can’t even see what I’m watching.

@rosavigXD

3 жыл бұрын

Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

@06nemox

3 жыл бұрын

You can ID. That artwork tho

@JeremyTheGraten

3 жыл бұрын

@@06nemox absolutely not. It's 14 year old artwork at 240p from a meter or more away.

@andrewmuir6713

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@_g00mba

3 жыл бұрын

You are a legend

I love how even the judge went nuts.

@nathanWrobinson

9 жыл бұрын

judge should be realizing he never tapped mana for lightning helix Kappa

@tobomy

9 жыл бұрын

Nathan Robinson his opponent concedes immediately.

@chris5036

8 жыл бұрын

+Samuel T.O. the table commentary guy is like "oh COME onnnn!"

@DiegodoNascmento

4 жыл бұрын

yeeah me too

@jamesrugg8812

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanWrobinson generally you tap mana as a cost of the card, so you don't actually have to tap before announcing the spell.

This is a lesson for all Magic players: "You Char to the face and knock the top of your deck. That's the play."

@joshshin6819

3 жыл бұрын

*blink* yeah ima pass on listening to you.

@DrPepsidewWBO

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshshin6819 it's just kinda a thing, there are several mtg tournament coverage videos where the player will knock their deck and get a crazy topdeck to win

@DrPepsidewWBO

2 жыл бұрын

@@masondeitrick lmao you're not wrong homie

@peterrevilla1828

2 жыл бұрын

I still run Char in my casual decks with Red !!!

@Falcrist

Жыл бұрын

Don't just play to avoid losing. Play to win.

Great sportsmanship for Ruel here too. As much as it sucks to lose like that, he still plays up the moment and makes it more memorable and dramatic by suggesting slapping the card onto the table and giving the chad handshake.

@Matthew-uy6lc

Жыл бұрын

MtG is seriously missing that kind of sportsmanship and it's sad.

@BosSoxFan15

2 ай бұрын

@@Matthew-uy6lc I disagree. I think the Pro Tour currently is filled with some amazing individuals who hold their opponents in high regards and respect.

I'd fucking frame that helix somewhere in my house.

@lastofusclips5291

7 жыл бұрын

probably increased his tourney winnings by 5000$+ with that topdeck

@varice2248

7 жыл бұрын

James Downs the fuck you talking about? lightning helix is up there in terms of sheer burn spell playability

@eravar2831

7 жыл бұрын

LastOfUsClips $16000 to be precise.

@josephhorton9906

7 жыл бұрын

VARice22 can't frame the $7 card that got him to be finals...?

@captainstrangiato961

Жыл бұрын

Frame it and put it in a goddamn museum.

C'mon, what really set this moment up was the commentary; Mike Flores going through every play to not lose the game, while Randy Buehler calling the winning, all-or-nothing (and correct) play.

@lastofusclips5291

7 жыл бұрын

ya, gotta play to win, not 'not to lose'

@hi00118

6 жыл бұрын

I still like Olivier’s reaction as well, knowing the game came down to that card. “Smash it, smash it.”

@CrippledFapper

5 жыл бұрын

This, best line being "Char you, I like the play"'

@bradleylovej

3 жыл бұрын

And Flores was so salty after the lightning helix flip. He kept arguing his case, but Buehler wasn't even listening hahaha

@kcostell

3 жыл бұрын

@@bradleylovej The funny thing was Flores was wrong again there. He thought that attacking with both Rusalkas (bringing Craig down to 2) would prevent the kill. But Craig had the mana to both Lightning Helix and Char (in that order) on his next turn, letting him still kill Olivier even from 2 life.

This was the video that I saw in 2012 that got me into Magic. My wallet still hasn't recovered lol.

@lucasbakeforero426

3 жыл бұрын

Its a wound it will carry for the rest of its life

@JDmix123

3 жыл бұрын

That’s why I stopped

@princeLaharl2

3 жыл бұрын

F

@englishwithphil42

3 жыл бұрын

That's because you're doing it wrong :) Magic is a gold mine if you don't play useless fad formats such as Standard or Pioneer.

@Mirrim9999

3 жыл бұрын

Cumulative upkeep is a summabish....

I’ve been watching Jim Davis for the longest time, and on his soundboard he has this judges reaction, I never knew what it was, until today. Now I get it. Thanks KZread for the recommendation 😂😂

@johncameron6877

3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah jim davis pour one out for the homeboy zibster

@ryansanders9273

3 жыл бұрын

Accurate sir

@thane240

3 жыл бұрын

Precisely

@rafaelgodinho

3 жыл бұрын

Same...

@JFlynn1207

2 жыл бұрын

I had to search for the byte after watching Jim for a while now.

Ruel was literally cheering him on for the play "just smash it, don't even look, just smash it" He knew there was only one card he could play to win, and like all good sportsmen accepted his loss and everybody cheered at such a ridiculously lucky play.

FOR YOU GUYS WHO COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED: CRAIG JONES HAD 1 TURN TO DEAL AT LEAST 7 DAMAGE TO OLIVIER, SO: AT THE END PHASE, CRAIG USED A CARD CALLED "CHAR", DEALING 4 DAMAGE TO OLIVER AND 2 TO HIMSELF, BRINGING HIM DOWN TO 1 LIFE POINT. AT THE DRAW PHASE, HE DRAWS LIGHTNING HELIX, DEALING 3 MORE DAMAGE, DEALING A TOTAL OF 7 DAMAGE TO OLIVER AND WINNING THE GAME WITH 1 LIFE POINT.

@HalianTheProtogen

8 жыл бұрын

+fernando assis End/draw step, not phase. The end step is the first half of the ending phase (the other half being the cleanup step), and the draw step is the third and final part of the beginning phase.

@Grimlokh

8 жыл бұрын

+fernando assis actually he wins with 4 life. Lightning helix is 3 to them, gain 3.

@fireemblemistrash75

8 жыл бұрын

+fernando assis he is correct though \[T]/

@749zen

8 жыл бұрын

+fernando assis YOU SHOULD REALLY AVOID TYPING LIKE THIS. IT MAKES ONE APPEAR, stupid.

@cadaverdoggy

8 жыл бұрын

+749zen you said it

Love the way Randy correctly calls what Craig Jones should do ("He might have to spend some mana to Char and hope to topdeck three damage") and the other guy says he might Char one of the creatures, and Randy just slaps him down ("He's not going to win that way"). So awesome. Best Magic Moment Ever.

Believe in the heart of the cards!

@TheCornerCaseMan

6 жыл бұрын

The Heart of the Cards is applicable to all card games, my friend!

@lolipedofin

6 жыл бұрын

Believe in the heart of cards that believe in you!

@NarffetWerlz

6 жыл бұрын

Take your Millennium Puzzle and teenage boy's body and go home.

@namesurname7172

4 жыл бұрын

@@NarffetWerlz Go home, cringe monger.

@sagefromshqiperia3955

3 жыл бұрын

MTG players hate this saying. For them it is about strategy and smarts purely lol

15 years later and it's still the topdeck of the century

@scottmatheson3346

Жыл бұрын

I hope so, since otherwise it would only be the topdeck of the quindecennial.

18 years after its 2006 legend, Lightning Helix has returned to Standard.

"you char the face and knock the top of your deck, that's the play" this is LEGENDARY!

Randy buehler forever knowing the play

Absolutely love the commentator, his genuine enthusiasm is great.

@nekrataali

Жыл бұрын

The guy who shouts "Oh my God!" is Randy Buehler and the other commentator is Mike Flores. Buehler was hired by WotC to work in R&D after his career in professional Magic, having won the first Pro Tour he ever participated in, as well as having one Grand Prix win and 6 other Grand Prix top 8s. He genuinely loves the game and is one of the best players of all time. While he isn't allowed to play in DCI sanctioned events anymore, he can be frequently found playing Vintage, Legacy, and '93/'94 Format in unofficial events.

I remember watching this match all those years ago. I was cheering for Ruel, but that top deck is still my favorite of all time. A thrilling match to watch, Pro Tour Honolulu is still one of my favorite events in Magic history.

@xneet00

Жыл бұрын

Bro

I don’t follow competitive magic at all and I’d still heard stories about this topdeck. That’s how big a moment it was.

beets, bears, lightning helix

@crimson90

3 жыл бұрын

False

@tarrasquescroll9385

3 жыл бұрын

True

Wow I can't believe people are dissing the "color commentator" The guy hit a grand slam with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th in game 7 of the world series. I love the fact he was pumped and yelled OMG Lightening Helix. The commentator was excellent and knew what he was going to do and actually built up tension before he actually pulled the cards. It's an obvious sign of a great player and isn't afraid to show how exciting, crazy and FUN magic can be.

Watching these videos makes me so nostalgic and sad. Watchin the pro tour live for an entire weekend was amazing. Sad to see it go.

Play to your outs! Craig realized his only chance of winning was drawing a burn spell that turn. If he had used his Char to kill a creature, the Lightning Helix wouldn't have won the game!

What's awesome is that Craig revealed the card face up. Like a poker game. He displayed great showmanship in doing so.

"Slam it. Don't look, just slam it!" - Olivier Ruel, last words

@lachumayo

11 ай бұрын

congrats on your transition

This is officially the oldest video that has appeared in my recommended.

@crabobserver

3 жыл бұрын

Smör

@mrconroy4672

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@joshshin6819

3 жыл бұрын

same. also not sure why lmao

I've heard the story so many times, but it's finally nice to actually see it!

Moments like this are what make Magic amazing. Well played.

OH ITS LIGHTING HELIX OH MY GOD!

Does anyone else notice how much he looks like Dwight Shroot?

@IcepickL

9 жыл бұрын

***** You know, from the comedy show, "The Offive"

@hubertcumberdale7241

7 жыл бұрын

Icepick L the offive is my favorite svow.

@Calvert1212

7 жыл бұрын

Hubert cumberdale minve tvoo

@tomjackal5708

7 жыл бұрын

"The Offive" Topical

@etiennepham1243

5 жыл бұрын

IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A JOKE JIM MILLIONS OF FAMILIES SUFFER EVERY YEAR

Damn, nostalgia .. I remember seeing this LIVE ! Great memories!

@brushogun2051

7 жыл бұрын

BEairsoftTV man i wish i could have been there. the 90's were great

@Shatamx

7 жыл бұрын

This was 2005.

@SomeFreakingCactus

6 жыл бұрын

What was it like? To see this happen in front of you?

@Hypnostedon

3 жыл бұрын

@@SomeFreakingCactus amazing

@blubberwasser5105

2 жыл бұрын

how are you dooing today chaps

i've never played Magic the gathering but imagine playing this game competitively, seems so fun

Magic: The Gathering is played by having cards in your hand. You get an additional card at the beginning of each turn. A "top deck" is basically when you draw a card that you needed. Since a deck will normally consist of 60 cards before play begins (53 after the hand is drawn) the chances of a useful "top deck" are quite slim. In this game, he basically had to draw the one card in his deck that could save him, or lose. Needless to say, he drew the card, won and went on to win a lot of money.

just watched this again and it's still amazing. This is Magic's "The Giants Win the Pennant!" moment.

Just drafted a lightning helix in vintage cube and had to come back to this amazing video

This never gets old.

MtG was at it's absolute prime with things like the Pro Tour to give us some the greatest memories of Magic history. With dwindling competitive support every season from WotC, it'd be a miracle if the glory days will ever return.

@aorusaki

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry 3feri is here to save the day! Jk

@celebrim1

2 жыл бұрын

The game has gotten so fast that it wouldn't even be particularly fun at a competitive level. 80% win rate if you go first.

@craigbowen9995

2 жыл бұрын

@@celebrim1 That is just blatantly false sir. On mtg arena it's 56% 43% first being favored. Every single card game and even chess and games like it all have the same problem.

@Kakerate2

Жыл бұрын

@@craigbowen9995 Can you source this data? I believe you, its just that ive been wanting to see some data on this for awhile

@greyman419

Жыл бұрын

here from the future to tell you that you have no idea how bad it can get

Oli has (top to bottom): 2x Plagued Rusalka (1/1 with "B, sac a creature: target creature gets -1/-1"), a Ravenous Rats (1/1 "when this comes into play target player discards a card), A Seize the Soul token (1/1 flying) which is haunted by the Seize that made it, and Hand of Cruelty (Bushido 1, Pro White 2/2), Craig Jones has (top to bottom) "Isumaro, Hound of Khonda" (2/2 legend), Watchwolf (3/3), and Kird Ape (2/3)

@kaltoros correction, helix does 3. the real awesome factor is that the Char could have been pointed at an attacker to try to drag out the game but Jones boldly took a chance and pointed it at his opponent's face. This threw away (I believe) all his other outs to his opponent's next attack in exchange for a single out that would be burn for lethal. I've seen people Char too often without counting the cost of the 2 life, but in this case it was utterly crucial.

These moments are glorious. I remember how well these dudes played and how gutted I felt for Olivier at the time. Nowadays, it's just a special moment in history.

Just watched it again. Yep. Still awesome.

*Takes a seat "Craig Jones is jumping up and down!!!" *Still sitting

That's what's magic all about. Trusting your deck, and making the smart plays. Awesome...

ITS LIGHTNING HELIX! OH MY GAWWWDDDDDD!! I remember seeing this coverage live. Never gets old...

the heart of the cards guides him

It was so amazing because he charred him first. When you char someone you have to pay 2 of your own life. He took him to 3 life after the char for 4, he took 2 from it so it put him at one, the only way he could have won the game is if he top decked a burn spell for 3, and he did. If he had of pulled anything else he would have lost the game.

Recommended vid in 2021. Still a great moment!

So this is what Dwight was doing before Jim and him became rival pranksters...

I loved using Kird Ape in my red/green burn/pump deck back in the day.

Had a moment like this a couple of weeks ago top decking a Pyrotechnics with my opponent at 4 life after my only line of play was to race my opponent. Instantly thought of this.

I’ve seen this many times and I was still grinning listing to Buhler call the play and watch it happen so good

Bring back the glory of Pro Tours!!!

Well he was dressed like a magician.

And then there's the loss where you were waiting 5 turns for that card you needed... and when you're dead you pick up the very next card, and THERE IT IS.

watched it live, once of the best top decks ever

I love the description of this video.

He can't even triple red zone here

@goat666db

7 жыл бұрын

deathpresent101 Flores ftw

Good for Dwight Schrute

@AmarrIndustrial

6 жыл бұрын

Good spelling.

I remember watching this live 14 years ago. Good times.

I watch this every morning with my coffee

Most legendary top deck in MTG history. Damn, that was such a good time for MTG.

@timezero8409

3 жыл бұрын

The 1st Ravnica block was a breath of fresh air for MTG. It's my best block ever made for MTG.

I love how the judge sitting there grabbed his head. That's just sweet xD

I love games like that. That's what makes it exciting.

Wow! Congrats to him! That was insane! Those reactions though, too good XD

I always top deck the thing I need after I lose a game. Happened with avacyn

so what happened in this fight?

Director's decision to cut to the wide shot for the top deck, and NOT have the top deck itself on the screen is crazy, and somehow exactly correct

Love this video too much.

This is real Magic. Real taunting, real windmill slams, real emotion. Unlike the Adderall infused dullness you see now.

@Kakerate2

Жыл бұрын

damn this comment aged like a fine wine

Back when Jitte was in standard, good times!

"OH IT'S LIGHTNING HELIX" An example of immortal words

I love that even the judge was absolutely losing it 😂

"pregnant i should jump whitewater earlier" thanks captions.....for all the help.

Way status: Unlost.

Thanks for this KZread. Only 14 years late lol

what did dwight get from the top? themselves some good beats? (that is a reference to the office)

2:30 IT'S LIGHTNING HELIX OH MAH GAAAAAAAAAAAAAWD

No guts, no glory.

@Skeed402

9 жыл бұрын

RAM!

@glen2003

9 жыл бұрын

Skeed402 rofl

i love randy's NUOH MAI GAWD. this brings back such great memories.

Credit to the commentator for squeezing every ounce of drama out of this moment. This is how you call a game of MTG.

Praise Helix

"the crowd here has gone ballistic" *cricket cricket*

These videos REALLY need to be in HD.

Fitting I'm getting this recommended to me again when Lightning Helix is about to be legal in Standard for the first time since original Ravnica.

2:30 OOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAH ITS LINGHTNING HELIX AAAAUUUUGHH MY GAWD!

Top deck heroooooo!

OH MY GOOODDD!! OHMY GOD!! Is that Mike Turian? Cause he's my new favorite.

I appreciate that even 15 years later, youtube will still recommend this 144p video

Makihito Mihara over Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa in 2006 Magic Worlds was even better... Playing a Dragonstorm Deck vs. Boros Deck Wins, tied 2-2, down to 12 life points and potentially facing death next turn, Makihito started his Storm counting, to set the winner Dragonstorm, but when he realizes that he misscounted the mana for the win, after thinking a lot, Makihito 'Repeal's the Savannah Lions and draw a Rite of Flame that set the combo for the win.

That`s the heart of the cards,,,YUGIOOOOHHHH !!!!!! LOL XD

@laicuan1 so can you explain to me why they have so few lands out there? Do they play cards that are very cheap or what?

And like that, the Miracle mechanic was born.

This video was posted 10 years ago lol

i dont get it. did he draw exodia or seomthing

@TheCornerCaseMan

9 жыл бұрын

lanman saksajskjd EXODIA!? IMPOSSIBLE! NOBODY'S EVER BEEN ABLE TO SUMMON HIM!

@beastmonsterthing3

9 жыл бұрын

lanman saksajskjd he only had one card in hand, a card that deals damage to a player, and he would have lost if he hadn't drawn another damage spell to finish him off, so it was total luck. if he had drawn any other card he'd have lost

@ColorOfSakura

8 жыл бұрын

+lanman saksajskjd Basically the play was this, he played a card called "Char" which dealt 4 damage to his opponent (who had 7 life, taking him to 3 life). He had no cards in his hand, so his only way to win was to pull something from the top of his deck that would deal three damage to his opponent. The card he drew was Lightning Helix, which deals 3 damage to an opponent and lets you gain 3 life. The life gain didn't matter, since it means that he takes his opponent to 0 life, which wins him the game.

@SyaoLin213

8 жыл бұрын

+KingZora13 It wasn't technically total luck because he could've made the mistake of using Char on his opponent's creature the previous turn and made the topdeck not matter, and almost anyone would've fired Char off at the creature while he didn't.

@Gab8riel

6 жыл бұрын

lanman saksajskjd exodia is five cards

Esto verlo en directo no tiene precio.El owned que se llevó Ruel por el "come on deck is machine!" y más en un Pro Tour.

this is The Amaging Play in century...

Dwight wins!

I was losing a match of Duel Deck: Speed vs Cunning HORRIBLY, and topdecked a Lightning Helix killing enemy Zurgo, and many turns later, secured the win... Intense stuff.

I don’t even know what happened and I’m still hyped

Can anyone please explain what happened? I mean the effect of the cards that set this game cause I haven't been playing for long and I cant recognize these cards by just the picture yet