Daily Digest: Esper Goryo’s Vengeance
Ross Merriam highlights the best from a strategy that could breakout at SCG Dallas! It’s only a matter of time before someone finds the right Modern deck for this spell!
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.
Opt Is Better Than Serum Visions
Conventional wisdom only gets you so far in Magic! Ross Merriam is slaying sacred cows to explain why Modern’s best cantrip has changed! Which would you rather play at SCG Dallas?
Daily Digest: Mono-Green Company
We figured out where the Standard Mono-Green deck went! It’s been ported over to Modern, where Ross Merriam is trying it out before SCG Dallas!
Video Daily Digest: R/B Hollowvine
What happens when DredgeVine and Hollow One decks collide? The latest graveyard monstrosity that threatens to take over Modern, that’s what! Ross Merriam shares the details!
Video Daily Digest: Caw-Blade
It’s an archetype that still strikes fear into the hearts of many. All these years later, we’re at risk of a Caw-Blade revival in Modern! Ross investigates!
Modern Is Not As Diverse As You Think It Is
Ross wants you to play whatever deck makes you happy, but he’s also not a big fan of pretending! The PT shone a light on Modern’s meta, and Ross is eager to spit some truth on the subject!
Video Daily Digest: Bant Nexus
The most famous (infamous?) deck of the Pro Tour is here! Ross Merriam just had to sample this silly breakout strategy for himself! Can it stay in the metagame?
Video Daily Digest: Kiln Of The First Flame
It’s time for one of the most explosive creatures ever to make a return to Modern! Ross Merriam tries out a new proven list here!
Video Daily Digest: Crem Of The Crop
No Modern brew in recent memory has turned as many heads as this one did last week! Five wins. Zero losses. One Giant. A lot of damage to the dome.
New Green Aggro Decks For Modern
Steel Leaf Champion is real, and there are several ways to incorporate that into Modern! Ross Merriam, patron saint of all Elves, is happy to be the one to brew up homes for the newest, baddest Elf on the block!
Video Daily Digest: Finally, Mox Amber
This brew is absolutely legendary! Ross Merriam is excited to try Mox Amber’s first real success story and talks about making adjustments for future versions of the archetype!
Video Daily Digest: Trackers Dot Dec
Every three-color combo gets its Modern day in the sun (or in this case, moon). Ross Merriam tries out a Temur deck that approaches SCG Indy in a different way!
Video Daily Digest: The Osbournes
Hey, don’t be afraid to go rogue at SCG Indianapolis! Modern is a format where you can find success on your own terms some weekends, and here is the latest case in point!
It’s Time To Admit Jeskai Control Isn’t Very Good
If you like mixing your counterspells and burn spells together in Modern, you may want to turn away. Ross Merriam explains why it’s time to put down Jeskai Control before heading to SCG Indianapolis!
Video Daily Digest: Why Not Both?
What happens when two tribes that can’t breakout in Modern want to do so? Simple: they get together! SCG Indianapolis may feature both of these tribes in the same 75!