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===Career===
Reid Duke started playing in 1995, at age five, with his brother Ian Duke,<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|title=Player Profile: Reid Duke|date=2012-12-17|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/activity/1126}}</ref> who is now a member of the Magic: The Gathering [[Research_and_development|R&D]] at [[Wizards of the Coast]]. For a time, he was primarily a [[Magic: The Gathering Online]] player, but made the transition to in-person competitive play. He qualified for [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2010#Pro_Tour_Amsterdam_.283.E2.80.935_September_2010.29|Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010]] via rating,<ref>{{cite web|title=Pro Tour–Amsterdam 2010 Invitation List|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtgcom/protour/amsterdam10-invitations}}</ref> and won a [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Online#Magic_Online_Championship|Magic Online Championship Series]] (MOCS) event to qualify for the 2010 Magic Online World Championship, where he finished 5th,<ref>{{cite web|title=Magic Online World Championship Standings|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/worlds10/stand/2010mocs}}</ref> as well as the [[Magic:_The_Gathering_World_Championship#2010_World_championship|2010 Magic: The Gathering World Championships]] in [[Chiba]], [[Japan]]. Although his finishes in his first Pro Tours were unspectacular, he has not missed a Pro Tour since Amsterdam 2010.
Duke first experienced success at paper Magic in 2011, when he reached the top eight of two Grand Prix events: Grand Prix Providence, where he finished fourth, and Grand Prix Montreal, where he finished fifth. He also won another MOCS event to requalify him for the Magic Online Championship, this year held in [[San Francisco]] concurrently with the [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2011#2011_World_Championships_.E2.80.93_San_Francisco_.2817.E2.80.9320_November_2011.29|2011 World Championships]]. Duke ended up winning the event, defeating Florian Pils in the final.<ref name="MOCS11"/> This qualified him for the inaugural [[Magic:_The_Gathering_World_Championship#2012_Magic_Players_Championship|Players Championship]] event (later renamed the Magic World Championship). At [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2012#Pro_Tour_Dark_Ascension_.E2.80.93_Honolulu_.2810.E2.80.9312_February_2012.29|Pro Tour ''Dark Ascension'']] in Honolulu, Duke finished in the money at a Pro Tour for the first time, playing 38th.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Pro Tour Dark Ascension Final Standings|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptdka12/standfinal}}</ref> From here, he would go on to finish in the money in eight consecutive Pro Tours. He also won his first Grand Prix when he defeated Todd Anderson in the final of Grand Prix Nashville.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duke is King of Nashville|date=2012-03-18|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpnas12/welcome}}</ref> He has since 2012 been a part of the team now known as 'The Pantheon', alongside players such as [[Jon Finkel]], [[Kai Budde]] and [[Gabriel Nassif]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Team Pantheon|url=http://www.channelfireball.com/team-pantheon/|publisher=ChannelFireball|accessdate=2015-08-11}}</ref>
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