MTG - A Guide To Feldon of the Third Path EDH/Commander for Magic:The Gathering

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

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[@GoodolKev]

Tolarian Community College do you really need to advertise that?

[@g-unithalstensgard5610]

Yeah, of course we're gonna watch it, we love you, guy

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Thank you for the intro. It gave good insight into the card, and it was beautiful.

[@bobbymichealson798]

Would you please do a tech on the new ninja commander

[@g-unithalstensgard5610]

Bobby Michealson This seems to be a pretty popular opinion, and I'm all about jumping on this bandwagon.

[@SadwichPunch2100]

"Except with Sundial of the Infinite Shenanigans." I feel like there should've been a record scratch sound effect there. Lol

[@juanvasquez5655]

SadwichPunch2100 YES.

[@Highmastet]

That intro was beautiful

[@justharry2190]

until he interrupted it with the sundail stick hilarious

[@brendanprettie4067]

Yah the delivery nearly made me cry and then he dove into the video. I laughed, I cried. GDI prof.

[@VISUtaku]

I love how the Prof tells stories... especially this one.

[@alexhayden507]

Really makes you miss the old lore

[@brendanprettie4067]

New lore is fine too. The old lore included shakespear and the bible so you know, nostalgia goggles.

[@guywithaguitar8521]

Feldon: I shall never see my love again. Wizards of the Cost: hey buddy, Want to buy a watch?

[@SandClockMan]

Prof, you've made more for MTG promotion than wizards. I love the game and appreciate your contribution to make it more popular.

[@7ItalianStallion]

Артем Сададинов calm down lover boy

[@SandClockMan]

Consciousness sorry if it sounds weird, English is not my first language.

[@MeatPops]

8:54 “And hug your mom” lol love that so much

[@JonathanAdrianReyes]

I immediately looked for comments about that once I heard it lol

[@LunarWingCloud]

I was listening to this in the background and when I heard that I was like "what?" and had to rewind. Cheeky.

[@ctomsky]

I feel like he did a bit of a poor job explaining the Sundial of the Infinite Shenanigans so I'll elaborate. You don't just end the turn before the End Step, because the ability will just trigger on your opponent's End Step instead since that becomes 'next end step'. The sacrifice effect is a delayed trigger, so you go to the end step and allow it to trigger, than while its still on the stack, you activate the sundial to end the turn. What this does is exiles EVERYTHING off of the stack so they don't resolve, but because it DID trigger, it won't trigger again on your opponent's turn.

[@nicktunicishere5747]

Thank you for that. My playgroup didn't believe this combo actually worked and looking it up online also had poor explanations so having this explanation is quite great thanks dood.

[@SirNarax]

Thanks for the explanation. I saw this a lot in Feldon decks and didn't quite understand why.

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Interested in reading the full story of Feldon? I summarized briefly what can be found here, and it's more than worth sitting down and reading: magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/lorans-smile-2014-10-27

[@eggsmcbenedict]

Such a painfully beautiful story, it always makes me cry.

[@victoryiamjay]

Ive come back to this video many times. Feldon was my first real commander deck and I got the inspiration from this video! Love your work, prof.

[@daodrassulravan5520]

I just love you, Professor, and every video you create and I usually end up watching them more than once and showing them to all my Magic playing friends. Thanks so much for being an inspiration. Without you, I would have long lost the spark of interest that I have for Magic! Thank you!!

[@Rangersly]

I love this video Professor! Your retelling of Feldon's tale at the beginning... Very touching. I didn't know about this commander. The possibilities with his special abilities are amazing! Thank you!

[@buno85]

Beautiful opening professor, keep up the good work!

[@AffinityForCommander]

I love my Feldon deck! Mono red reanimator for the win!

[@mr.oddyst6375]

Affinity For Commander same!

[@oliverc221]

It's a great deck.

[@Kurogetsu1]

Best red deck in the format. Maybe not the strongest overall, but noone can (or probably ever will) play exactly like he does

[@AffinityForCommander]

PumkinPieCrust As much as you're willing to put into it! Mine is fairly budget friendly (a mono-coloured landbase helps here), but adding expensive reanimator targets can up the price a lot. My decklist is on my tapped out page, and I've used him in a gameplay video if you want to see him in action!

[@AffinityForCommander]

PumkinPieCrust Will do when I'm next on my PC, having some trouble accessing Tapped Out on my phone!

[@justinmackay4613]

I almost shed real tears to the opening

[@supernoodles908]

Justin Mackay it was rather poetic

[@xupimoflag]

Truly one of the best stories in magic. And one that sees red in a beautiful way. Great Work Prof!

[@tgseamus]

Yes! I’ve had this deck together for years, I’m really happy he’s getting some attention ❤️ I can’t wait to see more Feldon decks in the wild

[@luisledezma4726]

As a new player to MTG (about a month) I wanted to say thank you for making all these videos and making this game that seems so intimidating very accessible and fun. Because of your content I bought a challenger deck and have frequented my lgs for FNM the last 4 weeks. Keep up the awesome work.

[@GuardDogEvents]

I have been listening to the intro to this video on loop for over an hour now

[@johncochrane312]

Another masterful video, Professor! Your recap of the backstory was heartwarming and heartbreaking. I know you haven't the time, but you have the skills to be a successful audiobook narrator. Ah, love, and the pain that the inevitable loss of love brings. Well done, sir, well done.

[@RyanCase1124]

Prof, I've seen and heard you talk about your Feldon deck for a long time. Was SO excited to see you make a video about it. Thanks!

[@AdamantFrivolity]

The Precon that Feldon came in is by far my favorite Precon I've ever played. I must admit I turned my nose up at it when it first came out, but I picked it up in the Anthology this year, and I was so impressed with how well constructed it was. I will probably convert it into one of my main decks soon. Thanks as always for fun, thoughtful content, Prof!

[@Ozmandias42]

The story of Feldon, which I found in the back of a book found in the back of a store, was what got me interested in Magic lore. This deck seems much more complex and interesting then just mono red goblins. Thanks for the Deck Tech

[@uiop60]

Feldon was my first EDH deck. So much fun and so resilient for mono-red!

[@darkneko972]

FINALLY! :D Some suggestions for Feldon's 99 which I personally enjoy are Dualcaster Mage, Dire-Fleet Daredevil and Mindclaw Shaman to have ways to interact with the stack. For filling the yard, I also enjoy Dragon Mage and Quicksmith Genius. Perpetual Timepiece can even protect your bombs from the nasty exile zone. Combat Celebrant is a nice card to have, and so is Anger. Heartstone can help with Feldon activations while Krark-Clan Ironworks and Ashnod's Altar are able to make tons of mana with the tokens in MP2 so they aren't totally wasted after combat. And from Commander 2018 I'd suggest taking a look at Reality Scramble and Saheeli's Directive, as both seem rather fun.

[@darkneko972]

yeah, especially when you have 3 valakuts in play and you copy someone's genesis wave for x=33 and kill them in the process

[@OverlordCak]

That opening was amazing, some of the lore behind characters like this is amazing and your reading was amazing great work Prof

[@PixelBush]

Called it! I said there'd be a Feldon deck last week when the Prof reviewed the deck boxes. Got it :)

[@mr.oddyst6375]

Will Narramore I even suggested it, so I’m very glad he did!

[@markharland2459]

My feldon deck is my favorite edh deck I own. Thought I'd mention that Combat Celebrant is pretty strong in this deck as it untap feldon and gives an extra attack step. Celebrant and Godo, Bandit Warlord also go infinite with Helm of the Host, which is a neat little combo package you can run in this deck.

[@jasonabiva8686]

If I remember correctly Celebrant goes infinite with Kiki-jiki as well. Infinite tokens and combats.

[@EnordAreven]

what a flashback, to rewatch old episodes, how lovely.

[@Twineandribbon]

loved it. I've been playing around with the idea of a mono red artifact deck for a while now, and hadn't even considered running Feldon as commander instead of in the 99. Timely! SO thanks!

[@TelvanniGuard]

Videos like this are why I started and have kept watching. Thank you, Professor.

[@WheresMyOatmen]

Hey Prof just dropping a line to say I love your videos and how in depth they go. Keep up the good work!

[@janetlapham3919]

'bloodshot cyclops' is a nice include for a feldon deck. fling the creatures before they are sacrificed. 'kazuul, tyrant of the cliffs' is great for defending you. 'fateful showdown' is an underrated wheel effect, that can let you get yet more damage in.

[@Kattywagon29]

I have never even heard of this card before today. Thanks, Professor! This is definitely on my list of decks to build. Seems like fun.

[@solarmanatee4667]

this deck looks cool! I never read feldon properly and thought he exiled the creatures from the graveyard. Also I loved the story at the beginning. really makes you appreciate the flavour win. Keep it up prof!!!

[@troyupchurch5727]

I bought the Anthology 2 and love playing Daretti even thought I’m a golgari lover. This is the first deck with red that I enjoy playing. This video makes me think I need to tune Daretti to be a Feldon deck. Thanks for all your hard work Professor and Team.

[@serafimb2319]

I've been waiting for this for quite a long time. Thank you professor!

[@kevinew7722]

"...hug your mom." This made my day! :) Honestly, I have to stop watching your EDH decktechs, because every damn time I am compelled to build the decks you present us. Great job, yet again!

[@gsm2424]

I love your channel so much, keep up the good work! Just started playing again MTG after 17 years of inactivity, I have learned so much from your work. Cheers!

[@jamesthefront2246]

I built a Feldon deck after watching this and its the most fun in mono red I've had. Feldon is definitely in my top three commanders of all time.

[@andrewroutier4251]

Thanks for another great video. Feldon has all ways been a favourite of mine, just never got around to building it. Thanks for the inspiration

[@008TheDen]

The story of Feldon is my favorite story in magic. It also is nice for explaining that you aren't summoning the real creature legendary or not, but just a copy from you memory. As impermanent as Feldon's Loran.

[@mttmck4985]

I was literally just working on a Feldon deck when I opened KZbin and saw this video! Thanks Prof! :D

[@BetaPositiveSA]

Beautiful stuff as always. I run Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient and Feldon is his best buddy.

[@stevemont7022]

Love the lengthy lore at the beginning, I wish every commander profile had that much flavor. Would love to see Jhoira next!

[@stefanobadodi2085]

Awesome video, soundtrack was perfect, Feldon jumped up in my "keep an eye on" watchlist! Thank you Prof!

[@actiongeek1]

Great video! Very helpful. I never quite knew what to do with Feldon when I got the preconstructed Build From Scratch EDH deck. Thank you!

[@vee_kay21]

I'm so excited to go to my local game store and start building this deck, it looks like so much fun!

[@voodooblowtorch7265]

I really enjoyed the lore in the opening, always gives some nice flavor to the commander.

[@kentanaka3979]

Yuriko, the Tiger's shadow next please! Ninjas rule

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Victor Hoang I’ve got a $50 list that’s actually pretty good if you wanna see.

[@kentanaka3979]

Man That Games Yes please!

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Ok here you go: tappedout.net/mtg-decks/02-08-18-PEi-ninja-tribal/#c3359765 Don’t worry that it says it’s more expensive than I said the Card Kingdom estimate is incorrect. Also, it is a work in progress so do not buy yet. I’ll say when it’s finished. ;)

[@TwilitLugia]

I fee like we need another Kamigawa/ ninja set to really be able to make a good ninja tribal edh deck since there's only 12 ninjas and a few of them are un-set cards.

[@1321Jester]

TwilitLugia there's 10 (edh legal) and then now the new legendary so 11 ... But with like arcane adaption. Dimir control shell around arcane adaption and the 11 ninjas seems pretty good, like the blue legendary Ninja can tutor other ninjas so u can basically get whatever creature u want

[@RobinPoggers]

Professor I enjoy these commander deck videos you're making. Please continue to make these kinds of videos.

[@jaredgibson6624]

Excellent deck tech. Been wanting to work my way into a mono colored deck, and this one looks like my style of deck. I tried to brew up an Omnath, Locus of Mana, but it turned out very linear. And thanks for the Scion of the Ur Dragon deck tech as well. I win at least once every time my group gets together thanks to the stuff I included based on your list.

[@demonzero677]

I've been waiting for this for a long time. I've been more of a Daretti fan truth be told, but I'm glad to see you tackle a red artifact deck finally. I might go ahead and give this a go myself.

[@SheffieldsPark]

That goodbye hit me right in the feels.

[@MisterMorn]

Feldon of the Third Path is one of the best-designed cards in all of Magic in terms of function meeting flavor. Always nice to see him get some appreciation.

[@zacharyhuntington-meath1728]

This is great, I really loved the introduction. I didn't know his story but I'm glad to now.

[@iudexumbra609]

If you have room for it, Panharmonicon is nuts for double a tokens etb effects, since they will be artifacts when he reanimates them as sad robots (because they're dead). And Warstorm Surge. A personal touch in my Feldon deck is Heretic's Punishment. It self mills and deals damage. You can also get some back end damage of Vicious Shadows, but that's a meta call at 7 CMC.

[@Eramiserasmus]

I love Feldon as a lore lover and EDH player. He just so interesting to use!

[@callumarcher8111]

I made a mono red Energy deck using Feldon at the helm just because so many Energy creatures have "ETB, gain X energy" and it's way more fun than I thought it would be. Although now I know the story of Feldon and Loran, I'm committed to making a matching set of decks using Feldon of the Third Path/Loran, Disciple of History/Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist/Tawnos, the Toymaker. Each one does artifacts in a different way, and no crossovers of colour.

[@Tirpitz007]

Great video. This really opened me up to some cool possibilities for running him as commander!

[@goatsfluff]

Prof about Ramp and ETB: "There's not much in the way of creatures beyond that in mono-Red. Enter Dockside Extortionist >:D Technically Soulbright Flamekin is ramp in mono-Red, but it's a very limited ability; you have to pay 6 generic to get 8 red mana. But it works, and it grants select creatures trample. Red also has some interesting ramp cards these days, like Cursed Mirror, Treasure Nabber and of course, Braid of Fire. That last one is really weird. The mana has to be spent during your upkeep, but any deck that has a mana sink would love it! It's a very limited red version of Carpet of Flowers that grows! And they've gotten a certain treasure dwarf that makes treasures when one casts or copies instant or sorcery spells; not bad! Of course, this is all in Red's weird way. They're definitely still lacking, just like White is. White has one of the most insane ramp cards in Commander, but it doesn't help much if that's all it's got. Actually, I would argue White has better ramp than Red these days. We've seen cards that put lands into your hand, there are cards that let you put lands onto the battlefield. There are even a couple cards that will help you catch up on lands to try and keep up with the ones with more land ramp. I'm glad Lorehold had a lot of good cards, so we finally got to see some Boros decks that could actually do a decent job on the ramp. The one deck gets to use Wayfarer's Bauble thrice in a single game!

[@maddie2267-t2j]

Reanimator is my new favorite archetype. Thanks for the ideas for good reanimator targets for my rakdos modern deck

[@VirandoaMesaBoardgames]

Coming back for this video just for the intro (again)

[@wnussbau]

Fairly new to your channel ... your blending of flavor, story and deck design here was fantastic. For the first time ever I even have the urge to play mono red! You do really good work. Keep it up!

[@sushimandaddi]

I just picked up the daretti precon for cheap and will absolutely rebuild it for Feldon!! It's sort of like yisan in a way which is my favorite deck so far!

[@Larry.R]

9:29 I have a clever nickname for Magus of the Wheel; Pat Sajak.

[@hunterrr89]

Was about to finish my Daretti deck with Feldon as one of the 99. But after your video i think i will buy some of the pieces I don't have and switch to Feldon :-D Awesome video. Especially the lore part at the start

[@pops91]

Thank you Soo much for this video, I love feldom both lore and deck. He is my favorite commander. Also fun trick for those that love mono red control. If you have isochron scepter+final Gambit+sundial of the infinite=infinite turns

[@paxman192]

Wizards would consider this a lands deck because it has lands.

[@Sleepynotlazy]

I love seeing these! Thank you soo much! I'd love to see another mono red commander, namely Kumano, Master Yamabushi. I think there is some fun things that can be done with him but it's beyond me :)

[@felipegaldino9336]

I would like other wincons outside of obviousness (kiki jiki), like full steal with infinite mana, or reaction reanimator deck. Feldon is one of most carismatic characters of Antiquities Wars, and thanks for the lore. As a new cmd for a new video, I would love to see a deck of Jolrael or Sylvos (monogreen) or any of the Kirins of Kamigawa. Igot my own list, but to see a netdecking to compare with my home brew is always a pleasure XD Great work

[@casonbuzzard1933]

Currently building a Feldon deck, using ashnods altar, cathodion, ability copying artifacts, artifacts that etb as copies of those ability doublers, and things that can convert colorless to red mana

[@davisparkhurst6637]

Great video enjoyed all the synergy and strategies you put into the deck! I would love to see Kumena or Kaalia as a commander deck next. Thanks

[@glittch135]

As a mono-red lover who hates the current condition of mono-red... I love this. Thank you with all my heart.

[@SuperRedmerlin]

So I know you just did a mono-red deck so I wouldn't expect this for some time, but a Grenzo, Havoc Raizer Chaos deck seems like a whole lot of fun!

[@ListlessCraving]

I honestly think you should cover Sakashima The Imposter. He is one of my favorite Mono Blue commanders. You can build him without the iconic lock down control that many mono blue decks share, and instead play a mimicking theft deck with brutal ETB effects. Many people in my play group play hefty mana ramp/ beat down decks, and Sakashima allows me to creatively and mischiefiously take advantage of that and swarm the board with the best cast in play.

[@xJarlaxle]

Saturday morning Prof! Better than Saturday morning cartoons as a kid!

[@LordDuddy77]

Watching this a few years after you out this up...4:40 i think you may have called it. We are going to back to Kaldhiem in Jan or Feb 2021 (can't remember which one it is) but not sure he are gonna have snow lands again yet...fingers crossed!

[@michaelcole4338]

sound like a fun deck. I agree that the intro was very well done.

[@Xozzen]

I think we need to clarify a small bit about sundial: You have to activate it in response to the exile trigger. If you end the turn prematurely (say, during main phase 2), there will still be an end step at the next opponent's turn and the creature will be exiled at the next end step (most likely the next player's). If you activate the sundial as the creature is about to be exiled and the trigger is on the stack, sundial will "clear" the stack, then end the turn. The trigger does not occur again, it only happens once.

[@GreatKingOfLipnice]

Nice deck, thanks professor! That lore at the beginning was nice too!

[@zavahl6445]

Love your edh decktechs and that lore introduction was amazing :)

[@fatbeard8072]

So the reason I found this video was due to the ONE MORE MANA channel who just released a video about Feldon. I am think this deck idea is really beautiful, especially being in red. No real burn but heavy creatures and resurrections and card draw.....so unlike red but all together it makes sense. I look forward to building something similar with Feldon.

[@stjohn5107]

I’m a returning player to the game and I find entertainment in your videos prof

[@kodycox6780]

wow this is my favorite deck you have done so far, so cool! I never knew this card existed before this video, that was such an interesting story about his lost lover and the way the deck plays feels so perfect for a re(d)animator artifact vibe, very on color and flavorful, I'm in. Will be building this very soon thanks prof! :)

[@genie7190]

I almost bought Feldon when card shopping for my commander deck yesterday. Top stuff

[@tomasthepolishtrain5562]

Very nice deck prof!! I was figuring out how to build a feldon deck myself so this video is perfect as a setting Stone for my own take at the deck!! Greetings from Spain

[@anderath]

I'd love to see you do a Jodah deck build. I feel like there can be so many opinions on how to approach it. However, Zacama seems to be such a staple in most of them.

[@bigdamij]

It's important to note that his ability is an "at the beginning of the next end step" this means you can make a token after the start of the end step and keep it through to the next end step

[@mr.oddyst6375]

My request was approved! Thanks Professor! I absolutely love my Feldon 😍!

[@OliverPassemard]

Nice video! I like to see unusual and non-linear builds. I might just try it out and see where it takes me

[@Gr1ff1n_]

I could listen to that first part by itself and be quite happy.

[@kevinconnolly6235]

Anyone else see Feldon as an auto Include in future Brudiclad builds? :) Great vid prof, flavorful and informative!

[@andrewl9191]

I had most of this deck a while back and really enjoyed it if it worked well. Sometimes though, I was left with a fist full of uncastable spells. I also didn't have the Snow-Lands and some of the stuff that was pretty expensive then, at least over $15-20. I may have to proxy this again sometime and play it.

[@osviyero244]

Wow! I loved this video, you should do more commander decks professor

[@jackvandijk7163]

Never played commander but this seems as a wholesome deck! Makes me wanna go find people to play commander with

[@crovax1375]

A deck tech for Tsabo Tavoc would be awesome to see. Shauku, Endbringer would be a challenging deck to build, but I'm certain it could be worthwhile.

[@GuardDogEvents]

I just read the story that is summarized here: Loran's Smile. I have not cried that hard since my dad died. Feldon is such a relocatable and human character. It is such a powerful message: Sometimes all we truly want is the chance to say goodbye.

[@thespianmask]

I used Feldon in the 99 of my Norin group slug deck. I know it's time for him to shine once I have Norin and Purphoros in play. I find a way to discard Bearer of the Heavens, put some haste on Feldon, then just reanimate the Bearer. The rest of the game is just me doing two damage to everyone. This usually happened very late game in my playgroup so everyone who was every victimized just gave up and scooped. Another way I use him is to get a surprise Hidetsugu out once I've placed a damage doubling effect into play. Now I used most of my Norin deck to make a Gisela deck, with Feldon in it to reanimate sweet things like Karmic Guide and Knight of the White Orchid because Boros really, REALLY needs ALL the help it can ever get.

[@ZanZerejin]

Beautiful intro Professor. I am thinking about doing a commander deck with Gyrus, Waker of Corpses from the new commander product. So I would love to see what you would do with him as a commander as inspiration and fun game play.

[@briankearns3524]

Good Morning!! coffee and the Professor first thing in the morning ... ingredients for a great Saturday