Magisk: "I've been focusing a bit more on my individual level"

3-3-2019 23:46

To close out our coverage of IEM Katowice, we have interviewed the Most Valuable Player, Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif, about Astralis becoming back-to-back Major champions.

Astralis pulled off their second Major win in a row following a confident run to the title, beating ENCE in a convincing grand final affair featuring a 16-11 win on Train and a 16-4 debacle on Inferno.

Magisk led the team to the triumph, adding the first Major MVP medal to his tally, the second overall following Astralis' previous title-winning campaign at BLAST Pro Series Lisbon at the end of 2018.

We spoke to the MVP after the grand final to ask him about becoming a back-to-back Major champion, about his improved individual level as of late, and got his thoughts on teams who could potentially challenge the Danes as 2019 progresses.

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nice

2019-03-03 23:46

Top 1 2019

2019-03-03 23:47

Lmao

N1 men ez4ence tho

2019-03-03 23:48

MagiskGod

2019-03-03 23:49

It's good that CS worked out so well for Magisk. His plan B for a career was being an enforcer for the mob afaik. So great he just ended up shooting people in a game.

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What do you exactly mean whit that B-plan? I'm just curious about the wording.

2019-03-04 00:08

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Like, if his CS career turns to shit, then he'll go to the mob.

2019-03-04 09:09

Who knows what wouldve happened if he entered the mob. Maybe he wouldve gotten the chance to become denmarks biggest underworld kingpin

2019-03-04 00:11

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Who is to say he currently isn't and that Astralis is now a front to launder money since he joined.

2019-03-04 00:18

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This is Alex Jones material LMAO youtube.com/watch?v=YKfj7f7_h4U

2019-03-04 05:48

xD xD xD

2019-03-05 17:24

Lol, source for that?

2019-03-04 04:00

No source. Pure bs

2019-03-04 10:43

His aim is good enough to be a mob enforce even better if they can supply him Aug

2019-03-04 13:50

This explain why he is so cock

2019-03-04 13:57

2019-03-03 23:54

tomato boi

2019-03-03 23:55

2019-03-04 10:48

god

2019-03-03 23:57

You should ask him if hes ashamed of using smokesettings to gain advantage

2019-03-04 00:13

Cry is free

2019-03-04 10:44

You actually prove it.

2019-03-04 00:37

2019-03-04 05:04

He is so lucky that he join Astralis, deserved MVP

2019-03-04 01:09

And Astralis are lucky to get him:) it goes both ways

2019-03-04 09:53

LOL STFU THIS ASTRALIS UF -MAGISK +KJAERBYE = North 2.0

2019-03-05 00:39

Well he made his way all by himself not so long ago he was performing promisingly and was kicked from north and astralis found him crying in a room with a north jersey and they were -1 at that time so everything just clicked and here he is with 2x majors and intel grand slam!

2019-03-04 01:19

It was the vp boys who found him crying btw

2019-03-04 05:16

It was both btw

2019-03-04 14:20

Ok btw

2019-03-04 22:02

I could listen this guy talk about cs for hours.

2019-03-04 02:10

congrats to Magisk and Astralis, kicked from North and now major mvp and a two time major champion for him

2019-03-04 02:49

Thanks Mr Kjaerbye for leaving Astralis

2019-03-04 04:44

Yeah.. very lucky mr. shaky left

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2019-03-04 10:51

well deserved

2019-03-04 06:22

mayby the other teams should be focusing on how to compet with Godstalis.

2019-03-04 06:37

Magisk, very impressive chap. I loved watching your energy and your plays!

2019-03-04 07:08

What does a MVP get, besides medal and title?

2019-03-04 09:14

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Some additional points to the annual ranking

2019-03-04 09:41

Respect

2019-03-04 10:50

Fake internet points

2019-03-04 10:53

RESPECT, it’s the best you can get. If you played GTA you knew that by now

2019-03-04 15:10

i see they don't have anymore logo of audi on the shirt !! they lose the partnership ?

2019-03-04 09:29

The partnership was never permanent, so yeah :D

2019-03-04 09:46

he is playing same as he did in his previous teams, same skill level, but its enough

2019-03-04 09:39

dupreeh and Magisk - only normal players in Astralis

"yeah only normal" replace Dupreeh with any other player & see what will happen to Astralis. Even put s1mple , NiKo & see. 0/8

2019-03-04 11:37

I mean normal as person, not as player :D

2019-03-04 19:28

superb interview well done magisk

2019-03-04 10:26

Magisk is a sick player and he seems to only get better. He thrives more than most on confidence and success which is why his performance has only increased under Astralis. On Optic and North he wasn't nearly as good as now, partly because the success of the team was lacking, i believe.

2019-03-04 10:52