Video: Grixis Battle Rage In Modern
GerryT says he’s off Kiln Fiend. This video seems to tell a different story! Gerry and his old flame get back together to burn Modern alive in this #SCGATL Modern Classic preview!
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.
Daily Digest: So Splinter Twin Is Banned…
The Modern format changed positively overnight! With the new look of the format, what decks are making big gains? Which ones fell behind? Which ones would GerryT consider for #SCGATL’s Modern Classic? Well, this one for starters…
Daily Digest: 900 JP
Nothing beats a big pile of good stuff. You don’t have to have infinite synergies, game-breaking combos, or even a game plan, You just need powerful cards and the lands to support them! GerryT examines the latest in “good stuff” strategies!
Daily Digest: Tuning Martyr
Jund emerged the victor at #SCGCHAR, and GerryT has a few ideas on how to spike that matchup! See what this deck has in store for the good stuff menace decks of Modern!
Daily Digest: Converging Abzan
If you think you’ve seen everything the ever-popular Abzan archetype is capable of, you may want to think again. GerryT has a few more innovations for the most powerful clans in the business! If you’re on the Abzan plan for #SCGATL next weekend, take notice!
The Oath Of The Gatewatch Standard Review
If you need analysis card-by-card for Magic’s most popular format, it just doesn’t get any better than this. GerryT provides priceless commentary on Oath of the Gatewatch’s big players here with #SCGATL is only one week away!
Daily Digest: The Allure Of Combo
Legacy is always one or two tweaks away from a powerful card positioning itself as the crux of a degenerate combo. Could one of those tweaks be the discovering of a deck that combines two of the most infamous combos in the format?
Video: W/B Tokens In Modern
W/B Tokens continues to put up results despite a lot of top players saying the deck isn’t for real. Is it a metagame deck? Is it a contender that’s being undersold? GerryT is determined to find out for sure!
Daily Digest: Guess Who’s Bach?
Think everything in Standard has been done to death and then some? Maybe we’re just not trying hard enough to innovate. GerryT knows a (Mardu) guy that’s still got plenty of tricks in his Standard pocket!
Daily Digest: Heartless Eldrazi
The Eldrazi have taken over Modern, and they show no signs of stopping! Just how many Eldrazi decks will we see in the format over the coming months? GerryT has spotted another one, and #SCGCHAR could be its next stop!
Daily Digest: Old School Red
Atarka Red has been in the format since day one, but what happened to good old-fashioned burn spells and little monsters? GerryT rediscovered what it means to paint the town red before #SCGCHAR’s Standard Classic!
Daily Digest: How To Port Jeskai Black To Modern
Magic has had a lot of archetypes move through formats over the years. Jeskai Black might not be a direct port, but GerryT thinks you could do a lot worse than bringing its Modern cousin to #SCGCHAR!
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Grixis For #SCGCHAR
You go undefeated on the first day of competition, then don’t win a match on the second. How do you reconcile that? GerryT explains why he’s playing Grixis, but not Grixis, at #SCGCHAR this weekend.
Video: Esper Tokens In Standard
#SCGCHAR may have a big Modern event, but don’t forget about the Classics taking place on Sunday! GerryT is testing this build for Standard greatness this weekend!
Daily Digest: Going Commando
Not all control decks are brewed with the same cards and goals in mind, and this one is off the beaten path and then some! See GerryT’s latest find before you sleeve up for #SCGCHAR!