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 Modern Bucket List: Part 4

GerryT returns with the latest edition of his popular Bucket List series! If you’re looking for crazy ideas for #SCGStates decks, GerryT is the man to go to!

Daily Digest: The New R/W Aggro

It was only a short time ago that R/W Aggro was one of the best decks in Standard. GerryT provides the template to revive the falling archetype at #SCGStates!

Daily Digest: A Real Rally The Ancestors Deck?

You read that correctly. We’ve got a brew in the making, and it could be a great way to have a great time while surprising the field at #SCGStates this weekend!

The Ultimate Shardless Sultai Reference

Simply put, deck primers do not get any better than this. GerryT takes his uncontested favorite Legacy deck and shows you everything you could possibly need to know in order to pilot it well.

Video: Aggro Loam In Modern!

GerryT breaks out this sweet Modern deck for a new video! Take this clever take on Jund to your #SCGStates this weekend!

Daily Digest: Boss Innovations

#SCGStates is a tournament where surprising the field can really pay off, and nobody is better at threading the needle through a tough field than Tom Ross. GerryT highlights his latest success story!

Daily Digest: Where Are My Dragons?

CVM flew above Syracuse last weekend with Atarka! GerryT reviews the list and previews its future going into #SCGStates this weekend!

Daily Digest: Death And Taxes And Magi

Death and Taxes has always been a hateful little deck, but one popular online player is making it even more hateful! See what hate can do for you at #SCGNY’s $5,000 Legacy Premier IQ this weekend!

Daily Digest: McDuffalufagus

There’s more than one way to wield a blade. GerryT highlights a Magic veteran worth his weight in equipment by paying tribute to his Legacy deck as we approach #SCGNY’s $5,000 Legacy Premier IQ.

Daily Digest: Unclassified Boros

GerryT has seen some strange Modern decks in his travels, but this one belongs among the most bizarre! If you want something different for the $5,000 Premier IQ at #SCGNY, you’ve come to the right place!

A Closer Look At The Invitational

GerryT knows a lot about how to understand formats, and he’s seeing a few things in the metagame many are not! See what his plans would be in both of the big Open Series formats heading into #SCGNY!

Daily Digest: The Champ Is Here

GerryT pays tribute to the new champ! See how innovation paid off big at the SCG Invitational and what it means for #SCGNY this weekend!

Daily Digest: Mono-Red Aggro

There sure were a lot of solid red cards printed in Dragons of Tarkir, and more than one set reviewer worried about an aggressive red deck storming the metagame and racking up win after win at the Invitational. This is that deck.

Daily Digest: Tom Martell Fans Rejoice!

For today’s Daily Digest, Gerry looks at a new take on Esper Stoneblade that seems to be breathing some new life into the archetype just in time for this weekend’s Invitational!

Daily Digest: Fertile Aggression

With the #SCGINVI’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ on the horizon, it’d do you good to surprise the field with a forgotten deck. GerryT has a pretty good candidate in today’s Daily Digest!