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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.

Gerry vs. Todd: U/W/R Flash vs. W/R Humans

Watch as Todd plays with a W/R Humans deck powered by new Gatecrash cards while Gerry fights back with his old favorite, U/W/R Flash.

Exploring Gatecrash Standard

GerryT’s been hard at work updating old Standard decks with Gatecrash cards and thinking about new ones. Read on to see what he’s come up with so far!

Exploring Standard Before Atlantic City

SCG Invitational winner Gerry Thompson provides you with some deck ideas to consider for Standard at this weekend’s SCG Open Series in San Diego.

Everything You Need To Know About Shardless BUG

If you’re looking for something to play at SCG Legacy Open: San Diego, check out the Shardless BUG deck GerryT played to a Top 64 finish at GP Denver.

Four-Color Control In Standard & Modern

Looking for a deck to play in Standard at SCG Open Series: Columbus? Then take a look at the Four-Color Control list GerryT’s been working on.

One Game

Two-time Grand Prix winner Gerry Thompson delivers on his promise to analyze game 1 of Todd Anderson and Ben Wienburg’s Top 8 match at the SCG Invitational in Los Angeles.

The Ritz Milner, Reid Duke, & The Kill Room

GerryT reports how he made Top 16 of the Invitational in Los Angeles along with the funny stories that made for a memorable weekend.

A GP Charleston Tale *7th*

Start reading GerryT’s report of how he made Top 8 of Grand Prix Charleston with U/W Flash for the Magic; stay for the entertaining anecdotes of a weekend spent with good friends.

Know Your Enemy

Whether you’re going to SCG Open Series: Seattle or the SCG Classic at GP Charleston, you need to know the Standard metagame. SCG Invitational winner Gerry Thompson goes over the decks you should be ready for.

Headlining Standard With Azorius

Looking for a Standard deck to play at SCG Open Series: Seattle or the SCG Classic at GP Charleston? GerryT recommends that you try his version of U/W Flash.

How To Beat Jund

Grand Prix Nashville champion Gerry Thompson provides a few ideas for what to play this weekend at Grand Prix Chicago if you want to beat Jund, the current bad guy of Modern.

There’s No Place Like Standard

Zombies and Midrange and Jund, oh my! GerryT tells you several things he learned about Standard in the past week so that you can be informed about what you’ll face at SCG Open Series: St. Louis.

Building A Glass Cannon

Find out how two-time Grand Prix winner Gerry Thompson and the rest of Team SCG Blue decided on and tuned their Elemental Combo deck for Modern at Pro Tour Return to Ravnica and what happened at the tournament.

Gerry vs. Ali: B/G Zombies vs. Grixis Control

US National Champion Ali Aintrazi steps in for Brad in this Standard playtesting video pitting B/G Zombies against Grixis Control. Watch to prepare for the SCG Standard Open in New Orleans!

Infiltrating California States

Gerry Thompson earned fourth place at California States this past weekend with B/G Zombies. Read his take on the tournament and get his updated list in advance of the SCG Standard Open in Indianapolis this weekend.