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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.

One Step Ahead – A Day to Remember

Thursday, November 11th – How many Magic players does it take to acquire a pizza?? And at what point does it not become worth it? Read Gerry Thompson’s StarCityGames.com Open: Boston report, and learn to love/hate Survival.

One Step Ahead – Into the Mimic Vat

Thursday, November 4th – GerryT figures out the key to the U/B mirror. Some of these off-the-radar cards might want to be on your radar for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Open in Boston!

One Step Ahead – A Trip to Chicago, Toronto, and Beyond

Thursday, October 28th – I was skeptical, but there was that feeling in the back of my mind that I was missing something. There was something drawing toward Chicago. Clearly that thing was pizza.

One Step Ahead – Overrated, Underrated

Thursday, October 21st – Stealing a page out of Cedric Phillip’s book, I want to go over a few cards/decks and then give my opinion on whether they’re over or underrated. U/W Control? Overrated. Mimic Vat? Memoricide? Read to find out.

One Step Ahead – History of U/R and Strobe Red

Thursday, October 14th – Consider sleeving up either of these two babies for the StarCityGames.com Open in Nashville this weekend! Gerry’s fave, U/R Control, or his super-aggro red deck with Assault Strobe!

One Step Ahead – Blue, Red, Control: Now Put Them Together

Wednesday, October 6th – I said it before: Frost Titan is the most underrated card in Standard right now. Here’s my newest list, which I wholeheartedly suggest for States. If Mass Polymorph or Ramp is more your style, I’ve got those, too.

One Step Ahead – Brewing Aggro Decks for States

Thursday, September 30th – In a new format, I typically build the fastest, most aggressive decks possible. Only then can I understand what to expect. Once I know which aggro decks are good and what I’ll have to play against, then I can go about building a control deck.

One Step Ahead – Green Is the Best

Thursday, September 23rd – Gerry Thompson explains why green is the best color in Standard and provides the decklist he would’ve taken to StarCityGames.com Open: Baltimore!

One Step Ahead – Mess With The Bull, You Get The Horns (GP Portland *14th*)

Thursday, September 16th – Who wins a Feature Match with Demon’s Horn? GerryT does! And he mixes strategy and crazy tales in this tourney report!

One Step Ahead – Bant Dredgevine FTW!

Thursday, September 9th – If you’ve got a little gamble in you, Hedron Crab is where you want to be. If nothing else, this Bant deck is certainly more fun.

One Step Ahead – Dredgevine in Minneapolis *2nd*

Wednesday, September 1st – Gerry Thompson put down the Ascension deck and picked up the Hedron Crabs for the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Minneapolis. He shares his Top 2 performance today.

One Step Ahead – Ascending at Nationals

Wednesday, August 25th – While this year’s U.S. National Championship did not return Gerry Thompson to winning ways, he certainly had a lot of fun. He shares his story today.

One Step Ahead – Ascending in Older Formats

Friday, August 20th – Pyromancer’s Ascension is making waves in Standard for Nationals and the StarCityGames.com Denver Open. But Ascension in Legacy? And Extended? Gerry Thompson reveals all…

One Step Ahead – Ascending in Standard

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Wednesday, August 11th – Pyromancer’s Ascension is setting a legitimate claim to the title of Best Combo Deck in Standard. Gerry Thompson took the popular strategy from French Nationals and tweaked it play at GenCon. While he didn’t make Top 8, the deck saw some success in the hands of others. With Nationals competition and the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Denver looming large, Gerry takes us through the strategy today.

One Step Ahead – Aluren at Grand Prix: Columbus

The StarCityGames.com Open Series heads to Denver!
Wednesday, August 4th – With Legacy being GerryT’s favorite format, and with a fine deckbuilding pedigree behind him, Grand Prix: Columbus was primed to be Gerry’s playground. Armed with a fine Aluren build, he rocked the two-drop monster combo to a sterling Top 64 finish. He shares his highs, lows, and pie blows from the tournament floor.