Video Daily Digest: The New, Blue Delirium
Ross Merriam found an unfairly overlooked Sultai Delirium list in last week’s Standard Open Top 64! As Ross found out, Samuel Braatz didn’t just throw counterspells in B/G Delirium and call it a day…
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.
Mardu Isn’t That Good And The Sky Isn’t Falling (Again)
For Ross Merriam, it’s not about the new Standard’s Week 1 results but what’s next! He’s found plenty to like in the emerging metagame’s aggro wing, and he’s ready to share his take on B/W Zombies for upcoming events!
Video Daily Digest: Four Delvers, Two Colors, No Worries
Does that Delver deck really need three colors? Ross Merriam found a Top 16 list from a Magic Online PTQ that points to a simpler, two-color direction that takes advantage of creature-lands!
Ross VS. Brad Except Every Time They Say Felidar Guardian…
Before April 27, 2017, Ross Merriam and Brad Nelson took inspiration from Magic Online Standard League 5-0 lists with Amonkhet. Ross chose U/R Control. Brad Nelson chose Four-Color Saheeli with Felidar Guardian.
Today, their footage was found…
Video Daily Digest: Another Plant In The Wall
Kiki Chord decks have been around a while in Modern, but have you ever seen one with a defender theme? Axebane Guardian, Carven Caryatid, Wall of Roots, Wall of Omens…today’s deck is going Wall-out to keep its mana accelerants and their caster safe!
Video Daily Digest: Ashiok To The System
Pure control isn’t dead! Ross Merriam highlights a successful Modern list of U/B Control ahead of the Classic at SCG Atlanta and returns to the scene of its triumph: Magic Online!
Video Daily Digest: Kiki-Jiki, Slump Breaker
Splinter Twin decks are dead in Modern, but the dream lives on! Ross Merriam highlights a Temur version with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker that went 5-0 in a competitive League ahead of SCG Atlanta’s Modern Classic!
Ross VS. Brad: G/R Energy VS. B/R Midrange Featuring Amonkhet!
The Amonkhet brews leading up to SCG Atlanta continue! Ross Merriam thinks the set has given G/R Energy new life, but he faces a great test against the B/R Midrange of Brad Nelson! When Glorybringer squares off against Liliana, Death’s Majesty, you’re in for a show!
New Solution: Create Your Own Bans
Should Felidar Guardian have been banned in Standard? Ross Merriam thinks that’s just a surface symptom of a deeper problem! As he explores what Standard means for different groups of players, he questions whether a “one-size-fits-all” approach benefits Friday Night Magic and the Pro Tour.
Video Daily Digest: The New Affinity
When Kaladesh was revealed as an artifact block, thoughts turned to Affinity in Modern. Ross Merriam highlights an Invitational Qualifier Top 8 list using a full ten cards from Kaladesh block and plays it on Magic Online ahead of SCG Atlanta’s Modern Classic!
Video Daily Digest: A Pox On Modern
Ross Merriam has a Magical crush on Smallpox in Modern, so when this deck went 5-0 in a Competitive Modern League, he couldn’t help himself. Warning for SCG Atlanta attendees: may contain Gideon, Ally of Zendikar.
Video Daily Digest: The Rietzl Respect
There is just nothing like a really sweet aggro deck, is there? Ross Merriam plays a round with a Modern deck that harkens back to one of Magic’s successful lists of yesteryear!
The Importance Of A Big-Picture View Of Amonkhet
With all the cards of Amonkhet known, Ross Merriam is Magically armed and dangerous! Get his update of Four-Color Saheeli and learn what he thinks could combat that Standard standout!
Ross VS. Brad: Mono-Red Aggro VS. Temur Dynavolt!
Ross Merriam is bringing the beats with Mono-Red Aggro! But will his Amonkhet-fueled creation withstand the controlling card advantage of Brad Nelson’s Temur Dynavolt? Don’t miss this new-Standard clash with SCG Atlanta implications!
Video Daily Digest: Hard Port
Porting Standard decks to Modern is a longtime Magic guilty pleasure. This time, though, it just might work! Ross Merriam tries a Modern-legal Four-Color Saheeli deck ahead of SCG Atlanta’s Modern Classic! What’s the best way to port this archetype?