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.

Ross VS. Brad: Naya Soul Sisters VS. W/R Monarch – Round 5!

It’s this week’s Pauper finale on VS! Are you rooting for Ross Merriam and Naya Soul Sisters or Brad Nelson and W/R Monarch?

Video Daily Digest: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Bringer?

If you like Turn 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptors; Bring to Light toolbox packages; and arbitrarily large Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker combos… Ross Merriam has the Modern deck for you!

Ross VS. Brad: Mono-Red Prison VS. Sultai Delver – Round 4!

Let’s see some Legacy on VS! Ross Merriam wields the Mono-Red Prison list that took down the Classic at SCG Worcester. Can Brad Nelson and Sultai Delver keep pace? SCG Cincinnati awaits!

Video Daily Digest: Loam Lock

When will Prison decks stop? When will enough fun be locked away? Ross Merriam does his part to keep the joy shackled to reality at SCG Cincinnati, where the only things this deck wants to be free are wins!

Ross VS. Brad: No Banned List Storm VS. Hypergenesis – Round 3!

We’re throwing out the Modern Banned List on VS! Ross Merriam breaks out the Rituals with Storm, while Brad Nelson is all-in on Hypergenesis. Don’t blink or you’ll miss the games!

All Aboard The Llanowar Elves Hype Train!

Ross Merriam is pretty excited. Okay, he’s insanely excited. One of his favorite creatures is coming back to Standard, and he’s got some monstrous lists to welcome it back! Elves and Dinosaurs, huh? It’s gonna be a good year!

Ross VS. Brad: Four-Color Pyromancer VS. Grixis Control

Get out the Elemental tokens! We’ve got a Modern showdown for SCG Cincinnati ahead, and only one thing is certain: there will be pyromancers!

Ross VS. Brad: G/W Tokens VS. Grixis Energy – Round 1!

Ross Merriam and Brad Nelson square off on VS! In the Standard round, watch Ross wield the Magic Online PTQ-winning G/W Tokens deck against Brad’s Grixis Energy! Will you see these decks in action at SCG Cincinnati?

Video Daily Digest: Primal Rage

Now that midrange has become the way to play Standard, we can finally ride the Dinos to glory! Check out the newest list to put the big lizards on the competitive map!

Video Daily Digest: Soul Caliber

When all else fails, just add more keywords! A few strange rares over the years are coming together to make some absolute monsters in Modern! Ross Merriam wants a piece of the action!

Video Daily Digest: Rites Of Flourishing

Leave it to Ross Merriam to go right for the Gaea’s Cradle card! Ross takes this new brew built around new mechanics and a much-hyped card that was inevitable for a break out!

Beating Thoughtseize And Other Discard Spells

Modern has a spotlight on the recently unbanned, but the format is still all about that Thoughtseize! How do you beat a card that efficient? There are a few ways, and Ross Merriam knows them!

Video Daily Digest: Deck Out Of Balance

What happens when artifact mana and planeswalkers team up to break Restore Balance in half? Ross Merriam highlights one of the answers, a 5-0 Modern list from Magic Online!

Video Daily Digest: Unburied Alive

The mana in Modern is out of control great right now, and perhaps this strategy is on its way to glory at SCG Dallas as a result! Pack your graveyard hate, kids! Otherwise, this deck will punish you!

Video Daily Digest: Faeries Without Bitterblossom

Faeries without Bitterblossom?! Ross Merriam is intrigued by a Magic Online list that trades black for red. Can Lightning Bolt make Faeries a contender for SCG Dallas?