War of the Spark brings new goodies for the Modern Izzet Phoenix decks … plus some spicy threats to take the heat off! Ross Merriam has his latest list to send firebirds soaring over the field at SCG Louisville!
Get ready for some of the most complex battlefields you’ve ever seen with War of the Spark Standard! Ross Merriam has your essential guide to planeswalker combat ahead of SCG Syracuse.
Ross Merriam learned five key lessons about Esper Midrange after fifteen rounds of Standard at SCG Richmond. Get those insights, his latest list, and a sideboarding guide!
At the start of Ravnica Allegiance Standard, Wyatt Darby scored an Open Top 8 with an Esper Midrange deck that later went nowhere. Ross Merriam has upgraded it with new tools to do battle at SCG Richmond!
Forget the disappointment of Domri, Chaos Bringer. Domri, Anarch of Bolas has the right price and all the important abilities! Ross Merriam shows you how it’ll be cool to be Gruul at SCG Richmond!
A Theros-era Heroic strategy brought Ross Merriam great success on the SCG Tour. No wonder he’s hyped up for Tenth District Legionnaire! Will this Boros card bring him even more glory?
Is it time to move beyond tokens in Standard Selesnya decks? Ross Merriam thinks so, and the process starts with Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves!
Bitterblossom was so strong in Standard that it was on Modern’s first-ever Banned List. Can Dreadhorde Invasion hold a candle to the feared enchantment? Ross Merriam gives it his best!
“A lot of people brought decks that they thought were favored against Izzet Phoenix, and most or all of them were wrong.” Ross Merriam has your last warning before SCG Cincinnati: your Izzet Phoenix matchup isn’t as solid as you think!
Ross Merriam knows a thing or two about Izzet Phoenix. He pioneered the deck, after all! Who better to bust four myths about the Modern menace ahead of SCG Philadelphia?
The biggest sticking point for Izzet Phoenix in Modern is deciding on the deck’s last threat. Ross Merriam thinks it comes down to Pteramander and Snapcaster Mage, and he shares the pros and cons of each ahead of SCG Regionals!
With Mythic Championship Cleveland in the books, Ross Merriam looks back at the predictions he made. Where was he spot-on? Where did he have a crucial swing and a miss? And how should you approach the rest of this Standard format?
Hello, Cleveland! Ross Merriam qualified for the first-ever Mythic Championship months ago. See how he assesses the metagame ahead of the big event!
Ross Merriam pioneered Izzet Phoenix, but his firebird fledgling has left the nest and is trying on new colors! Today Ross explores whether splashing white, black, or green makes sense in this Modern metagame!
When the rest of the field wants to play big, slow decks, the conditions are perfect for aggro to take the crown! Ross Merriam examines three Standard decks that could put a speedy end to SCG Dallas!
