Is The Pioneer Metagame As Wide Open As It Appears?
Pioneer seems like a wide-open format, but is a future best deck hiding in plain sight? Five SCG creators say what they’d play.
AuthorRoss Merriam
Ross Merriam has been a fixture on the SCG Tour since 2012 and is one of its most decorated players with over twenty top 8s. He currently serves as the beardliest member of Team BCW and a content creator for StarCityGames.com, focusing on the Modern format as well as Magic fundamentals and theory designed to help you elevate your game.
VS Live! Historic With Historic Anthology IV
Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam battle with Historic decks featuring recently added cards ahead of the SCG Tour Online’s Historic events.
Is Magic Art As NFTs A Good Idea?
From Historic Anthology IV to digital art and more, Dom Harvey, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, and Ross Merriam weigh in on five of Magic’s big questions.
Everything I Know About Golgari Elves In Pioneer
Elves brought Ross Merriam tournament success in the past, but what about Pioneer’s future? He shares his Golgari Elves list and a sideboarding guide.
VS Live! The Four-Color Fires (Yorion) Pioneer Gauntlet
Corey Baumeister runs back his Four-Color Fires (Yorion) Pioneer deck against a gauntlet wielded by Ross Merriam.
VS Live! Three Rounds, Three Formats
Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam battle across three formats: Kaldheim Standard, Pioneer, and Modern.
VS Live! Going Big In Modern
Haymakers abound as Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam go over the top with some of Modern’s biggest effects and flashiest combos.
VS Live! Enigmatic Incarnation And Other Pioneer Puzzles
Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam clash in the post-banning Pioneer with decks ranging from Jund Citadel to Five-Color Enigmatic Incarnation (Yorion).
Three Rogue Modern Decks To Watch Out For
Ross Merriam showcases three unusual Modern decks and gives them his own spin to take on the post-banning metagame.
VS Live! Modern From Mild To Wild
Corey Baumeister battle with Modern decks ranging from old favorites to innovative brews.
Is Five-Color Niv-Mizzet The Deck To Beat In Pioneer?
Is Five-Color Niv-Mizzet the new leading deck of Pioneer… or not even the best five-color deck in the format? Five SCG creators weigh in.
VS Live! Notable Decks Of The New Modern
Five bannings later, Modern is thoroughly shaken up. Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam pilot top-finishing lists and other notable archetypes.
Five Modern Sideboard Cards You Need For This Weekend
A wide-open Modern metagame is no excuse for careless sideboarding. Ross Merriam has five must-have cards for Games 2 and 3.
In Light of Monday’s Banned & Restricted Announcement, What’s The Deck To Beat In Modern?
Uro is finally gone from Modern and our team of experts is ready to find the format’s next best deck!
Death & Taxes Is The Big Winner From The Modern Bans
Ross Merriam sees Death & Taxes as a big winner from the Modern mass banning. He breaks down the new metagame and offers his latest list.