Thursday, September 11th – With a Limited PTQ season looming large, it’s time for those players with a purely Constructed bent to retreat into their shells and cook up some sixty-card excitement. Continuing his promise to pilot the tricky and interactive, Richard dissects the more troublesome strategies in Standard in the first of what should prove to be an entertaining series.
Thursday, September 4th – At the start of the current Block Constructed season, Richard Feldman resolved to attack the format with tricky, interactive Blue strategies. Through the development of Counter Elves, he learnt that cards like Cryptic Command ask an opponent very difficult questions. He looks back over his Block experience, and showcases the power of the four-mana Swiss Army Counterspell…
Thursday, August 28th – The Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed season is slowly winding down. With one weekend of PTQs left, Richard has a tough decision to make. Should he plump for one of the acknowledged Tier 1 decks, or should he concentrate on his pet Counter Elves deck? All is revealed within!
Thursday, August 21st – Richard Feldman continues his search for value in the unwinding Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed format. He outlines some of the key considerations of the format and metagame as a whole, and shares his latest thoughts on the innovative Counter Elves strategy. Richard also brings us a tweaked Fulminator Elementals list… could this be the key to PTQ success?
Wednesday, August 13th – Richard’s development of his innovative Counter Elves strategy in Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed continues apace. With the focus on besting the New Deck On The Block – Justice Toast – Richard takes us through the latest version of the deck, and shares his sideboarding plans for the stronger decks in the metagame.
Monday, August 4th – Today’s Premium content is a little different today… with Patrick and Stephen bringing us packed Nationals articles later in the week, today we have Richard and BPM. Richard brings us a deeper look at his excellent Counter Elves deck for Block Constructed, and runs us through the deck’s particular mana needs in exquisite detail…
Wednesday, July 30th – Richard Feldman continues his quest to find the trickier and more interactive decks in the Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed metagame. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard take and interesting deck that’s been branded as “half the best cards in the format, and half absolute garbage†to a seven-round PTQ. So how did he fare? Read on to find out!
Thursday, July 24th – Richard is still dedicated to playing an interactive, tricky and (most likely) Blue deck in the post-Eventide Block Constructed environment. Today, he trawls through some of the more controlling sweetmeats on offer from the latest set, and shares a couple of possible Block decklists…
Thursday, July 17th – There are many approaches to deck choice when a large tournament comes a’ knockin’. Some people value the strongest strategy, regardless of their play style preferences. Others, like Gerry Thompson and Patrick Chapin, enjoy leveraging their superior playskill into game wins via strategies that allow their strengths to shine. It seems that Richard Feldman is keen to hop aboard the Blue-spell Bandwagon… he justifies this philosophy within!
Wednesday, July 9th – Eventide is coming, and those of us sick to the back teeth of the Faerie menace in Block Constructed await the new cards with ill-concealed glee. However, before the set arrives, there are PTQs to be won. Today, Richard Feldman brings us a detailed matchup run-through between the mighty Fae and his Triple Tribe deck…
Thursday, July 3rd – Block Constructed appears to be blighted with that most dangerous of Magical animal – the 800lb Elephant in the Room. This Elephant, as we know, is Blue, and Black, and has wings. Yes. The Faeries matchup is the first port of call for anyone looking to navigate the choppy seas of Block Constructed. Can Richard’s Triple Tribe deck be tweaked to take down the Fae? Read on to find out!
Thursday, June 26th – Last week’s Deep Analysis saw Richard Feldman create an interesting five-color beatdown deck, using maindeck Firespout and Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers alongside an explosive turn 3 Horde of Notions draw. Today he brings us the latest version of this “Triple Tribe†deck, and thrashes it against the Big Three decks in the metagame.
Thursday, June 19th – With the Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed metagame seemingly solidifying around Faeries, Kithkin, and Five-Color Control, Richard Feldman is suggesting a different strategy: Five-Color Fatty Beatdown. Today, he shares his exciting list, plus informative deck evolution data and comprehensive sideboarding plans against the three main offenders. Will this deck be the next big thing in Block? Read on to find out!
Thursday, June 12th – The results from Grand Prix: Birmingham would have us believe that there are a finite number of Block Constructed strategies in the current metagame… and Midrange “Rock†style decks are not welcome at the table. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman discussing exactly why decks like Doran have no chance to flourish in Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed…
Thursday, June 5th – With Charles Gindy’s Green/Black Elves deck taking home the prize at Pro Tour: Hollywood, it seems the Elven menace are poised to conquer Regionals this coming weekend. Today, Richard Feldman looks at the archetype and attempts to evolve them for the post-Hollywood metagame…
