What Separates Good From Great
Does it take 10,000 hours of practice? An uncanny intuition for confusing the opponent? The creativity to see a line no one else could? Nay, says Gerry Thompson. Get his take on the real secret of Magic success!
AuthorGerry Thompson
Gerry Thompson is a Constructed specialist, Platinum pro, and former SCG Tour end boss. His career highlights include twelve Grand Prix Top 8s with two wins and seven SCG Invitational Top 8s with two wins. He won Pro Tour Amonkhet, lost in the finals of Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan, and made the Top 8 of Pro Tour Gatecrash. Many of the first SCG Tour records were set by him.
The GAM Podcast, Episode 54: Analyzing Our Weaknesses
Gerry Thompson and Bryan Gottlieb discuss weaknesses in one’s Magic game and ways to address them in the latest edition of the GAM Podcast! Have a listen, won’t you?
Constructed Potpourri: My Picks For Every SCG Baltimore Format
Pro Tour Amonkhet champion Gerry Thompson casts a wide net today as he examines the three formats of the Team Constructed Open at SCG Baltimore! We just have to ask, though…what’s up with Chart a Course in Legacy?
The GAM Podcast, Episode 53: New Ways To Attack Standard
Temur Energy and Ramunap Red might be the two biggest names in Ixalan Standard, but last weekend saw new strategies rise to meet them! Gerry Thompson and Bryan Gottlieb give their takes in the GAM Podcast!
Social Currency
Now on Select! Gerry Thompson has plenty of moments he’d take back if he could. Instead, he’s shaping a better future for himself and the people around him. No card choices here, just his best tech for the metagame of life and the social currency that needs more attention in Magic.
Pro Tour Ixalan In Perspective
Gerry Thompson finished Pro Tour Ixalan 430 places shy of where he wanted. He got unlucky with variance, but that’s not the whole story! It’s all a matter of perspective, and today, Gerry’s teaching you how to look at your worst tournaments!
The GAM Podcast: Episode 52 – Pro Tour Ixalan And Six Undervalued Standard Decks!
Gerry Thompson and Bryan Gottlieb discuss what happened when the Pro Tour visited Albuquerque and talk six under-the-radar Standard decks that might surprise at Grand Prix Atlanta!
There’s More To Standard Than We Think
However many people think Standard has a three-deck (or fewer!) metagame, Gerry Thompson is preparing for many, many more. Check out his extended gauntlet ahead of Pro Tour Ixalan!
Social Currency
Gerry Thompson has plenty of moments he’d take back if he could. Instead, he’s shaping a better future for himself and the people around him. No card choices here, just his best tech for the metagame of life and the social currency that needs more attention in Magic.
The GAM Podcast: Episode 51: The Modern Deck Selection Process
How does a top player like Worlds competitor Gerry Thompson go about picking a deck for a Modern event like Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan? He and Bryan Gottlieb share their knowledge ahead of SCG Washington DC’s Modern Classic!
Search For Azcanta Isn’t Just Good…It Might Be Broken
Gerry Thompson sees considerable potential for Search for Azcanta to revive combo/control for Modern at SCG Cincinnati! But as you look over the Modern decklists in today’s article, be warned: he might have created a monster…
The GAM Podcast: Episode 50: All About Temur Energy
Temur Energy helped Gerry Thompson earn a place on the USA’s World Magic Cup team in Richmond last weekend! He and Bryan Gottlieb discuss this deck and more on the latest episode of The GAM Podcast!
Video: U/B Control In Standard!
Gerry Thompson made the finals of U.S. Nationals and his country’s World Magic Cup team! Today, watch him play the deck that stopped his run just short of the title: U/B Control!
Everything You Need To Know About U/B Control
Gerry Thompson shares his knowledge of the U/B Control deck he played at the World Championship and its prospects for future Standard events!
The GAM Podcast: Episode 49: What It’s Like To Play Magic At A World Championship Level
What is it like to play in an exclusive tournament like the Magic World Championship? Is Standard as good as solved already or are the new archetypes popping up competitive? Gerry Thompson tells you about what the experience was like firsthand!