Interview With The Editor: Gerry Thompson
The Pro Tour Champion has had a long road to get here! SCG Editor Danny West sits down with GerryT to ask about misplays and milestones on his journey to the trophy!
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 Four Decks Of Pro Tour Amonkhet
We had a one-deck format. That wasn’t great. Now that we have four (and probably a few more for a while), Standard feels pretty awesome! Gerry Thompson tells you what you’re bound to see on camera this weekend and at SCG Louisville next weekend!
Video: R/B Burn In Standard
Some people just want to watch the world burn. GerryT thinks they’re lazy. Watch him push Standard discard synergies to the maximum as he lights foes up with R/B Burn on Magic Online!
Video: R/B Madness In Standard!
GerryT is discarding spells and lighting up foes in his latest Magic Online video! Will he burn a path through Standard with his R/B Madness deck, or will this list’s flame prove far from eternal?
Initial Amonkhet Testing Results!
Just in time for SCG Atlanta, Gerry Thompson has your initial testing results! Is Mardu Vehicles at the top of the Standard heap? Is a Delirium deck viable again? And what do the aggressive decks of the format look like? GerryT has your answers inside!
Video: Jund Death’s Shadow In Modern
Gerry Thompson put up one of the first big tournament finishes with Jund Death’s Shadow in Modern! Watch him revisit the deck on Magic Online ahead of the SCG Atlanta Modern Classic!
The Real Best Decks In Amonkhet Standard
Brewing’s nice and all, but GerryT wants to win! To that end, he’s compiled a list of the Standard decks he thinks have the best shot at taking down SCG Atlanta. Agree or disagree, when GerryT talks the future metagame, he’s worth a listen!
Building Around Nissa And Other Big Amonkhet Bombs
Someone had to say it! Gerry Thompson reminds you that Amonkhet will shake Standard up, no matter what happens to the format’s banned list, and he’s bringing the brews to prove it ahead of SCG Atlanta!
Video: Esper Goryo’s Vengeance In Modern!
Watch Gerry Thompson reanimate legendary creatures repeatedly when he takes Esper Goryo’s Vengeance to the Modern queues of Magic Online ahead of SCG Atlanta!
New Amonkhet Archetypes
Zombies? Yeah, Gerry’s on that. The return of Aetherworks Marvel? Of course! A control deck that counters Felidar Sovereign into next week? Please. Gerry Thompson is only getting started, but that means his famous tattered deck notebook is ready for his loyal readers!
The Return Of Red Aggro With Amonkhet
Some people just want to watch the Standard metagame burn. Gerry Thompson takes a close look at the red cards of Amonkhet, divides them into “packages” that might slot into decks, and provides a pair of decklists for your consideration!
Video: U/B Tezzeret In Modern!
Watch GerryT pilot a U/B deck with Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas and the Sword of the Meek / Thopter Foundry combo on Magic Online ahead of the SCG Worcester Modern Classic!
The One True Team Article
The secret to Team Magic events isn’t in metagaming against three chairs or running elaborate Kansas City Shuffle bluffs. It’s in finding people you want to play with and sharing good times with them. GerryT shows the way!
The Pros And Cons Of Mardu
Gerry isn’t really interested in the complaining; he’s interested in understand the tools he has to work with now. So is Mardu Vehicles the best deck? What are its weaknesses? What are its next evolutions? Does this list without Heart of Kiran make any sense? Gerry talks shop!
8 New Ways To Attack Standard
Gerry Thompson thinks he’s found the next level of the Standard metagame! Today he showcases eight brews designed to take down the established decks, most of them centered around a surprising core of cards!