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: U/R Delver In Legacy!

GerryT shows off the latest Delver deck that’s taking the format by storm! If you want to put in the reps for #GPNJ and #SCGCOL, get started with Gerry here!

Daily Digest: Breaking A Format

GerryT examines a proven winner for #SCGCOL! Does this deck that came more or less out of nowhere have what it takes to become a major player?

Daily Digest: Bosk’s Revenge

GerryT has a wallet-friendly list that is as aggressive as they come! Looking for something different for the $5,000 Premier IQ at #SCGCOL? Modern isn’t prepared for this one!

Daily Digest: Mimeomastery

Looking for something to hate on the recent success of Delver? If you want to play spoiler for #SCGOAK, look no further than this refreshing budget brew!

Daily Digest: A Mesmerizing Control Deck

Want something insane for the $5,000 Premier IQ at #SCGOAK? Well, this Modern deck ensures that win or lose, you’ll be doing something as slow as it is sweet!

Daily Digest: Countless Tokens

Tokens are one of the most beloved things about Magic, but can they survive in a format where sweepers are everywhere? One player thinks so, and here’s the list in time for #SCGOAK!

The New Control

Control isn’t dead. It’s merely evolved. GerryT takes new theory into new Standard waters and tells you why if you want to play control at #SCGOAK, you’ve got to do it in a new and interesting way.

Daily Digest: Lion Riders

People continue to stretch their manabases in Standard! How far can you push an aggro deck before its manabase breaks? We haven’t it found the limits yet, as this #SCGOAK potential frontrunner shows!

Video: Jeskai Control In Standard!

Don’t let the good finishes of Jeskai Aggro fool you. There are plenty of other methods of taking Jeskai to the top! Here, GerryT shows off his preferred method in this #SCGOAK prep video!

Daily Digest: Aggro Is The Pits

Mono-Black Aggro with its army of one-drops has proven a little too unreliable to breakout in Standard. That may change with a little innovation from one savvy MODO user with #SCGOAK on the horizon!

Daily Digest: Rhinos On A Boat

Okay, the Treasure Cruise stuff in Modern is just getting scary. Check out the latest Cruise ship brew before setting sail for the $5,000 Premier IQ at #SCGMINN!

Daily Digest: Spirit Burn

It seems like sweet new R/W decks are popping up everywhere! Don’t be surprised if this one pops up on top of the $5,000 Modern Premier IQ at #SCGMINN!

Daily Digest: Zoo Hates You

There are some hateful decks out there, but holy cow, this is just vindictive! Let the hate flow through you for the $5,000 Modern Premier IQ at #SCGMINN!

The Most Underrated Decks In Standard

Jeskai and Abzan have hogged most of the post-Pro Tour attention, but there is still a lot of grinding going on in other archetypes! Gerry visits the most interesting and successful quiet strategies going into #SCGMINN this weekend!

Video: Jeskai Aggro In Standard!

Gerry Thompson takes one of the most important Standard decks today through a test video so you can know how to pilot this baby correctly at #SCGMINN!