Tron, What Took You So Long?
Ross Merriam pops over to Select to share some critical insights on why players were so slow to migrate to Tron in Modern!
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.
Video Daily Digest: The New Grixis Control
Somebody doesn’t subscribe to the Corey Burkhart school of Grixis Control in Modern…and is winning Magic Online trophies anyway! Ross Merriam tells all!
Video Daily Digest: Horror
Ross is head over tentacles for this card and the deck its winning with! Ice down SCG Atlanta with this list and celebrate your trophy with your new best Awakend friend!
Video Daily Digest: Crusade Resolves
Step in the shoes of Ross Merriam for a round as he finds new ways to poison opponents in Modern! Thanks to Joy1 for this excellent Infect build for #SCGATL weekend!
I’ve Got Spirits, Yes I Do
Modern is ripe for tribal breakout decks at all times, and we may be entering the Spirit era! Ross Merriam assembles new approaches to Supreme Phantom and pals for you to haunt the competition in the months to come!
Video Daily Digest: Filling Holes
Black control in Modern had a removal-sized hole to fill. No more! Ross Merriam highlights a notable list featuring Dominaria debutant Cast Down!
Video Daily Digest: Machine Elves
Ross Merriam continues his foray into the combo fusions of Modern! An Elf lord in his own right, he takes this new take on older toolbox ideas for a spin! Warning: he may be in love.
Video Daily Digest: She’s The Wiz, Nobody Beats Her
Everyone restrain Ryan Overturf. Having this many Wizards and burn spells in the same place is sure to attract his attention, especially since the deck is pretty good!
Taking Down Chainwhirler With Magic 2019
Ross Merriam has already begun the brewing! He’s looking at strategies and decklists to take down red aggro decks with the coming of the new Core Set! How are you aiming for the tyrant of Standard?
Video Daily Digest: Zero Tolerance
Eventually, Modern always seems to gravitate toward going under the competition, and what goes under one-drops? Zero-drops! Ross Merriam locks the competition away with a truly degenerate strategy!
Video Daily Digest: Old School Storm
If there’s one card that doesn’t get enough love these days, it’s this one! It’s proven, powerful, and Modern has all the tools to use it! Ross Merriam brings it back to glory!
Video Daily Digest: Gifts Given
Ross takes a look at a Modern deck that acts like a few decks we’ve seen before, but that haven’t been put together quite like this! Well played, Cooper. Well played.
Role Assessment In Control Mirrors
When you and your opponent and both playing lands and passing, it gets really hard to figure out who is the “aggro” deck! Ross Merriam educates the control mages of the world with this excellent theory workshop!
Video Daily Digest: You’re A Wizard, Harlan
Wizard’s Lightning scored its first big Modern finish at SCG Regionals! Ross Merriam highlights the deck…but not before gently roasting Ryan Overturf!
Ross VS Stevens: Death And Taxes VS Counter Depths
It’s No Banned List Modern on VS before SCG CON! Ross Merriam and Death and Taxes face Todd Stevens and Counter Depths!