Video Daily Digest: Blue Steel
Zac Elsik is back at it in Modern, and others are taking up the torch! Ross Merriam highlights a mono-blue artifact-themed deck that’s ready to lock opponents out and then rock and roll!
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: Death’s Shadow’s Domain
Grixis is far from the only way to build Death’s Shadow in Modern! Ross Merriam highlights a notable online list incorporating Death’s Shadow into an aggressive Domain Zoo-like shell!
Video Daily Digest: The Scapeshift Junderground
Scapeshift decks with permission elements are nothing new. Scapeshift decks with creature removal, though? Now you’re talking! Ross Merriam highlights a fascinating Magic Online list ahead of SCG Cincinnati’s Modern Classic!
Bontu’s Last Reckoning Decks
Mr. Merriam understands there’s a price to be paid for blowing up all creatures on the third turn, but he’s willing to pay it! See how he plans to work around one of Hour of Reckoning’s marquee spells!
Video Daily Digest: Meddling With Mages
Meddling Mage is Modern-legal, but it hasn’t had a time to shine until now! Ross Merriam showcases a U/W tempo deck that locks out the opponent’s best card and never lets up!
Daily Digest: The New Colossus
Like a Lazarus, Metalwork Colossus seems poised to rise again in Standard! Ross Merriam highlights an unusual list that wants to abuse the big iron giant with a forgotten card that the old-schoolers out there will love!
Ross VS. The Boss: Temur Energy VS. Jeskai Vehicles
It’s a clash of Standard Classic Top 8 decklists! Temur Energy is an established archetype, but can Ross Merriam take it to victory against surprise finalist Jeskai Vehicles in the hands of Tom “The Boss” Ross? The SCG Season One Invitational starts Friday!
Two Big Question Marks, One Tournament
The SCG Season One Invitational looms, and Ross Merriam is questioning his deck choices! Should he still play Dredge in Modern, and what will he do in Standard with the field wide open?
Video Daily Digest: Kind Of Mono-Blue
With just a couple of days to go before the SCG Season One Invitational, Ross Merriam highlights a mono-blue Standard deck with an Aetherflux Reservoir finish that just might be the non-interactive solution to the creature-heavy metagame!
Video Daily Digest: Oketra’s Monumental
Ross Merriam puts the spotlight on Oketra’s Monument in Standard as he explores a 5-0 Magic Online League list! With the SCG Season One Invitational less than a week away, is this the rogue choice you need?
Video Daily Digest: Remembering Scott Bunnell
Ross Merriam pays tribute to the late Scott Bunnell by highlighting his Mono-Blue Turns deck and provides information about his memorial tournament.
Video Daily Digest: Trust The Process
Eldrazi Tron isn’t the only way to go if you’re interested in winning in Modern with our favorite Magic aliens! Ross Merriam looks at a disruptive version en route to the SCG Invitational weekend!
Flexible Answers: Why They Matter In Hour Of Devastation
Nothing is better than a Magic cards that gives you plenty of options! And that’s a huge difference maker as Hour of Devastation approaches Standard! Ross Merriam explains why cards like Abrade are a great step in the right direction!
Ross VS. Todd: Sultai Delver VS. Miracles
Let’s get ready to Legacy! Ross Merriam isn’t through with little creatures just yet, as he’s on Sultai Delver. But will that be enough to stop Todd Anderson and the post-Sensei’s Divining Top version of Miracles?
Daily Digest: Turns, Turns, Turns
Before an extra-turns Modern deck made the Top 8 of Grand Prix Las Vegas, Ali Aintrazi took a different Bant build to the Top 8 of an SCG Classic! Is this the archetype to play at the SCG Season One Invitational?