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: Delving Into Zoo

So Goblin Guide, Wild Nacatl, and Delver of Secrets get put into the same deck…and, no joke, it goes 5-0 in Modern! Ross Merriam has the details!

Ross VS Stevens: G/B Constrictor VS Mono-Black Control

It’s Standard without a Mountain in sight! Ross Merriam and G/B Constrictor battle Todd Stevens and Mono-Black Control ahead of SCG CON!

Ross VS Stevens: G/W Slivers VS Kuldotha Boros

It’s a VS creature feature! Ross Merriam’s G/W Slivers face Todd Stevens’s Kuldotha Boros before the Pauper Classic at SCG CON!

Video Daily Digest: A History Of Anti-Chainwhirler Tech

What can stop Goblin Chainwhirler in Standard? Ross Merriam highlights a bold, brilliant Brazilian build from the Top 64 of Pro Tour Dominaria!

Everything I Know About No Banned List Modern

Mr. Merriam has been testing for SCG CON, and he thinks the best way to beat all the unfair decks might be to…play fair? He explains here!

Ross VS Stevens: Dredgevine VS Czech Pile

That is a lot of creatures for a Vintage match! Let’s see how they do before the big blowout at SCG CON this weekend!

Video Daily Digest: What’s Black And White And DreadedDead All Over?

It’s no great riddle! Ross Merriam highlights DreadedDead’s innovative B/W Control deck ahead of the Modern events at SCG CON!

Ross VS Stevens: Goryo’s As Foretold VS B/W Control

Invitational competitors could face almost anything in Modern! Ross Merriam brings Goryo’s As Foretold to the table against Todd Stevens and B/W Control!

Video Daily Digest: Mean And Green

There are more three-drops in Modern than your typical Druids and Finks! Let’s see what happens when we get some rowdy Goblins involved in the fight!

Video Daily Digest: 1-800-DRUIDIA

Almost a year later, Ross Merriam sees an unexpected Modern deck return! Don’t get caught off-guard by this all-in combo at SCG Regionals!

What’s Wrong With Big Mana In Modern?

Big mana decks underperformed Ross Merriam’s expectations in Minneapolis. What changes must they make to thrive at SCG Regionals?

Daily Digest: Vraska’s Contempt Never Went Away

Is B/G Midrange the Standard metagame solution? Ross Merriam examines a new contender ahead of SCG CON!

Video Daily Digest: Genie In A Bottle

Between Tempest Djinn and Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp, there’s a mono-blue deck brewing in Standard! Ross Merriam shares a notable build!

Video Daily Digest: The Ross Of Changes

Standard isn’t standing still. Neither should control! Ross highlights a Jeskai enigma ahead of the SCG Minneapolis Standard Classic!

Updating Blue Moon Decks

Ross Merriam revisits his excellent run at last weekend’s SCG Tour event, complete with updated decklist and a full breakdown of his process for picking it back up!