Wednesday, July 28th – With Pro Tour: Amsterdam looming large, Extended is shaping up to be an exciting and vibrant format. Gerry Thompson, breaker of Extended formats past, examines a slew of recent online results in order to get a grip on the top decks and strategies. He provides a collection of interesting lists, and a host of stats and advice to digest along the way!
Wednesday, July 21st – Turboland and associated Mana Ramp strategies have firmly planted their feet in the M11 Standard metagame, with results from Japan forging the format ahead. Today, Gerry Thompson discusses his personal vision for the strategy, and explores a selection of decks that have found success by casting Rampant Growths on turn 2…
Wednesday, July 14th – For the past few months, Jund has loomed over Standard like a perpetual cloud, being the most popular and perhaps strongest strategy in the format. Today, Gerry Thompson presents what he believes to be the Perfect Jund deck for the current format, before sharing a selection of interesting Legacy brews in fine time for Grand Prix: Columbus.
Wednesday, July 7th – Gerry Thompson is in a tempestuous mood. In today’s edition of One Step Ahead, he lets loose on what he perceives as our faults and failings regarding the current Standard metagame. He examines what works, what fails, and gives us both barrels. If you’re looking to succeed at your next Standard tournament, Gerry will show you how.
Wednesday, June 30th – Gerry Thompson rocked up to the StarCityGames.com Open Series weekend in St. Louis with no decks to play. Of course, that wouldn’t stop such a master, and he eventually piloted Turboland and Reanimator to respectable if not inspiring finishes. Today, he shares both good beats and bad, and has fun every step of the way.
Wednesday, June 23rd – This weekend sees the StarCityGames.com Open Series return to St. Louis, and Gerry T is ready. He’s tested a few decks over the past few weeks in a number of high-level tournaments, with a mixed bag of results to show for his efforts. Today, he takes us through the decks and strategies which have both succeeded and failed. Will one of these brews crack the final table this Saturday?
Wednesday, June 16th – Gerry Thompson rocked up to the MMS with the current deck to beat – Turboland. While qualification wasn’t in his sights, his performance underlined that the deck is real, and it’s here to stay. He talks us through his tournament today, including fine plays, mistakes, and fun stories.
Wednesday, June 9th – In this two-pronged article, Gerry Thompson examines his favored Reanimator deck in Legacy, presenting a new list for the archetype he believes to be the best in the format by far. He then discusses Patrick Chapin’s Next Level Bant strategy in Standard, and suggests a few ways in which the deck could adapt for the current metagame.
Wednesday, June 2nd – Gerry Thompson rocked into Puerto Rico a day late without a deck to call his own, and then cruised into Day 2 play on the back of a deck he thought was terrible. Nevertheless, the fun times and good beats he had make compelling reading.
Thursday, May 27th – After defining the Extended format with Thopter Depth, Gerry Thompson set his sights on Standard. He took the successful Naya strategy, and tooled it to wreck the metagame for the Nationals Qualifiers, and then rocked a 10th place finish with the deck at Grand Prix: Washington! Today, he reveals the design process behind the deck, and suggests strategies and sideboarding against the major matchups.
Thursday, May 20th – Deck building maestro Gerry T has done it again! Fresh of breaking the Extended PTQ format with his Dark Depths / Thopter Combo hybrid, he’s returned to a viable yet underplayed strategy and created a deck that powered a selection of players to a Nationals Qualification slot. Today, he talks about both Jund and his new creation: Vengevine Naya.
Thursday, May 13th – Last week, Gerry Thompson regaled us with tales from the Standard portion of the StarCityGames.com Atlanta Open Weekend. Today, it’s the turn of the tournament story we’re all eager to hear: Gerry’s excellent Final finish in the Sunday Legacy event!
Thursday, May 6th – Gerry T has an admirable record in the fine city of Atlanta, and his winning streak continued at last weekend’s StarCityGames.com Atlanta Open. Today, he takes us through his Day 1 Standard performance with Open the Vaults, sharing a lot of laughs along the way.
Wednesday, April 28th – Gerry Thompson is planning to play his current pet deck at the upcoming StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Atlanta this weekend. In preparation for the event, he’s examined a number of archetypes in the current metagame, and today’s edition of One Step Ahead sees him share the lessons he’s learned thus far.
Thursday, April 22nd – Gerry Thompson returns with a detailed examination of Open The Vaults in Standard. Rise of the Eldrazi doesn’t offer much to this under-the-radar archetype, but its power is evident nonetheless. Building on the views of Kyle Boggemes earlier this week, and expanding in fresh directions, Gerry does not disappoint!
