Thursday, April 9th – Earlier this week, Sam Black brought us a thoughtful article on the topic of sideboarding. Today, it’s the turn of Richard Feldman. He outlines the method of sideboarding used by Brian Davis, and shows how, in the right circumstances, it can reap substantial rewards.
Thursday, April 2nd – A while back, Sam Stoddard provided us with a grand design on how to drive ourselves toward success: The Fearless Magical Inventory. Today, Richard Feldman examines his own list of Magical failings in an attempt to demonstrate how such things can be eliminated. Do you recognize yourself in Richard’s list?
Thursday, March 26th – The Extended PTQ season is slowly winding down, but there are still a few Blue Envelopes to be won. Richard Feldman came close last weekend, reaching the quarterfinals with Gifts Loam. With a number of prominent writers claiming that Faeries are the way to go if you’re serious about winning, Richard is a dissenting voice with a contrary opinion…
Thursday, March 19th – At Grand Prix: Chicago, Richard Feldman put his money where his mouth was, and piloted his much-discussed Legacy Dredge deck to a commendable Day 2 finish. Last week, he brought us his tournament report. Today, he takes us through his development process leading up to the big event.
Thursday, March 12th – After last week’s article, Richard Feldman’s forthright views on dredge caused a storm in the forums. With a few tweaks, he put his money where his mouth is for Grand Prix: Chicago, and posted a very creditable Day 2 finish. Today, he talks us through his performance from the tournament, and analyses his decisions along the way…
Thursday, March 5th – Grand Prix: Chicago kicks Legacy into firm focus weekend, and Richard Feldman is ready. He believes that Dredge, that old graveyard warhorse, is the most powerful strategy in the format. In today’s Deep Analysis, he breaks down his own build of what he believes is a format-warping archetype. Some of the inclusions – and, more significantly, the omissions – may raise a few eyebrows…
Thursday, February 26th – With Extended PTQs occurring around the world, Richard Feldman takes a lingering look at the current make-up of the metagame. Since the format arrived at Pro Tour: Berlin, the Decks to Beat have risen and fallen with alarming regularity. This handy breakdown of both the major and minor players will prove invaluable to anyone looking to snag a blue envelope in the coming weeks…
Friday, February 20th – Richard Feldman piloted his Extended Gifts Loam deck in a recent PTQ, and while the results didn’t drop his way this time, he still believes his build has serious potential. He brings us up to date on his latest developments, and talks us through his tournament round by round. If you’re looking for an inevitability-based control deck for this weekend’s round of PTQs, look no further!
Thursday, February 12th – With the Extended PTQ season in full flow, Richard finalizes his deck for battle this weekend. After a few weeks of Loam testing and tweaking, he shares his final multi-colored build, alongside extensive play tips and sideboarding strategies. If you’re looking for a deck with inevitability over the field, this is the article for you!
Thursday, February 5th – Of the new Conflux cards, it seems that Knight of the Reliquary has the most obvious applications in the current Extended format. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman experiment with a Green/Black/White Reliquary Loam list, pitching it against the format’s forerunner: Faeries.
Thursday, January 29th – Another day, another format… and another strong Black/White Midrange deck from Richard Feldman! Borrowing heavily from the successful Aggro Loam strategy, Richard tackles the current Extended format and mixes up a little Conflux into the brew…
Thursday, January 22nd – To the casual observer, the Top 8 of Grand Prix: Los Angeles should have been overflowing with Blue Wizards, Elves, and Zoo… of course, while the Blue Wizards made their mark, both Affinity and U/R Storm rocked the final table. Today, Richard Feldman looks at the three archetypes, and proposes a direction for the ongoing PTQ metagame…
Thursday, January 15th – Last week, Richard Feldman brought us his intriguing take on the problems posed by the Extended metagame. This musing led to the exciting Red/Green Haterade deck, packing hosers for all the major contenders in the format. Today he takes it for a spin against two of the top decks in the format, and lets fly with a blistering attack on a certain 3/2 regenerating untargetable troll…
Wednesday, January 7th – Packing considerable hate for the main strategies in a given metagame has been a noble tradition in Extended formats past. Mike Flores brought us Green/White Haterator, Zac Hill created Green/Red Terraforce… and now Richard Feldman brings us an exciting amalgam of the two! Could this be the next big thing in Extended? Read on to find out!
Thursday, January 1st – The Extended PTQ season starts this coming weekend, and the two of the more promising contenders are Swans Combo and good ol’ Zoo. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman take us through a plethora of intricate games and decisions from the Swans perspective. If you’re looking to run the funky two-card combo deck, this is the article for you!
