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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.

Video: Temur Emerge In Standard!

It’s widely believed this deck is among the hardest to play in recent memory! We’d better get one of the best to show us how to operate it! GerryT, that’s your cue!

Mastering Bant Company

GerryT had a strong run at Grand Prix Portland last weekend, and he did it with one of the format’s most powerful decks! Check out the finer details of piloting the deck that this format very well may be remembered by years from now! Are you on Bant Company for the #SCGINVI?

Exclusive Conspiracy: Take The Crown Preview!

GerryT has been given the keys to the Conspiracy kingdom! He’s bringing you a brand new card that will change Legacy as we know it! Only three things are certain in life: Death. Taxes. And Recruiter of the Guard!

Video: Grixis Reveler In Modern!

GerryT has been a pretty big fan of Bedlam Reveler! So much that he’s brewed up an innovative Modern list that you can check out here! #SCGINVI is on the way!

Building The Best Emrakul Deck

If GerryT is right–and he sometimes is–the #SCGNY Standard Classic will be the first signal that Standard is now an Emrakul, the Promised End arms race! Gerry studies how to prey upon the Eldrazi that is preying upon everyone else!

Gerry VS. Todd: Jeskai Control VS. Dredge

GerryT playing Jeskai Control in Modern? No surprise there. But Todd Anderson’s put up the Temur Box in favor of…Dredge?! Who’ll win this clash between a classic control deck and a Classic-winning combo build ahead of the #SCGNY Modern Open?

Video: Temur Emerge In Standard!

GerryT takes the deck that came within a hair of conquering the Pro Tour into this new video! Is this the deck to beat at #SCGNY’s Standard Classic on Sunday?

A Tale Of Three Decks

You have one last look at the thoughts of Gerry Thompson before you take on #SCGRegionals! He’s got his deck choice lined up and ready to go, but he’s sharing some detailed thoughts on his new Modern build, Osyp’s G/W Tokens win, and of course, how he feels about Bant Company’s prevalence!

Video: B/W Control In Standard!

Gerry Thompson thinks this Standard format needs to get under control! He’s helping the anti-Bant Company cause by putting this powerful build together for your #SCGRegionals entertainment!

Gerry VS. Majors: W/U Angels VS. R/B Bedlam Reveler

Feeling divine…or a little devilish? Gerry Thompson sees the W/U Angels and brings them to your door, while Michael Majors brings the heat with R/B Bedlam Reveler, featuring Eldritch Moon’s Devil Horror. Who’ll win this Standard clash ahead of #SCGRegionals?

The Secret To Beating Bant Company

One-deck format? Please. We’ve been here before. GerryT is already well on his way to circumventing the copycat Bant decks he expects to show up in droves at #SCGBALT this weekend! He shares his knowledge about conquering the most popular deck of the weekend here!

Gerry VS. Majors: B/G Delirium VS. W/B Control

It’s Grim Flayer VS. hopes-and-dreams slayer! Gerry Thompson has made B/G Delirium his weapon of choice, while Michael Majors has taken on the W/B Control mantle. Whose deck will reign supreme?

The Problem With Blue/Red (Plus A Bunch Of Brews)

GerryT and his partner in crime Michael Majors have been at the forefront of #SCGCOL top tier deck work. But now they’re running into a few issues with their main contenders…See the brews that Gerry is working on to get ahead of Eldritch Moon’s opening act!

Gerry VS. Majors: B/G Delirium VS. U/W Spirits

While GerryT looks to fill his graveyard, Michael Majors takes to the skies! Who will win this VS. clash of Eldritch Moon themes? Get valuable insights ahead of the #SCGCOL Standard Open!

Video: Grixis Midrange in Modern

Why play control when you can just make more powerful plays at every part of the curve? GerryT puts the theory to the test when he takes Grixis Midrange through an MTGO League! Watch and learn for the #SCGCOL Modern Classic!