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.

Daily Digest: When Ex-Death’s Shadow Players Get Sultai

Ross Merriam has a theory about how today’s featured deck came to be, but even if it’s not right, this is still a sweet Sultai Delirium build to consider for the Modern portion of SCG Baltimore!

Daily Digest: Makin’ Copieeeees

Ladies and gentlemen, let’s not sugarcoat this: We knew this was going to happen eventually, so we may as well get this over with. Ross Merriam presents some fine copy about copying!

All About That Mana

Ross Merriam worked on a deck for the Pro Tour that is surprisingly colorful! Is the mana in this format good enough to do some really ridiculous things? Can you play whatever card you want? Ross Merriam recounts his pushed mana and the event itself!

Daily Digest: The Power Of Zendikar Draft (In Modern)

SCG Regionals has shown us a lot of just how great Modern is at the moment! You can play what you want! Just make sure it’s at least as fast as this deck! Which might be a challenge, after all…

Daily Digest: Can You Say Underrated?

Mardu Vehicles gets the spotlight because of how many copies there were and where they landed, but man, does this deck deserve some serious attention!

Daily Digest: Improvisational Dramedy

Why did Ornithopter become Ross Merriam’s mortal enemy? He can’t remember, but that’s not stopping him from showcasing a U/R Improvise deck that’s pushing Ornithopter to its Standard-legal limits!

Ross VS. Todd: W/U Spirits VS. Jeskai Saheeli

After SCG Columbus, W/U Spirits seems to have stalled out, but that hasn’t stopped Ross Merriam from taking it into battle against Todd Anderson and breakout Standard deck Jeskai Saheeli! Who’ll win this clash as the post-Pro Tour metagame looms?

Daily Digest: Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Is Standard a two-deck metagame? Ross Merriam sure doesn’t think so! He’s excited for a Four-Color Improvise deck that swept a League on Magic Online this week!

Playing Against Combo Decks

To every player who has died out of nowhere, Ross Merriam knows your pain! Combo can be scary to fight against, but the road to recovery starts with being prepared! And that starts with help from Ross himself.

Daily Digest: Ayyyyyy, Bing!

Remember when the Eldrazi beat everyone to death in Modern? Most of those cards are still legal. Put down your Cats! There’s plenty of other great Standard stuff out there!

Daily Digest: Have You No Shame, Sir?

Every single Magic card–okay, almost every Magic card–has a shot to be competitive at some point. Get out your Limited chaff box. Get out your unplayable Draft trash. Because it just may slot in nicely to this up and coming archetype!

Daily Digest: Black And White And Under The Radar

Playing good cards isn’t flashy per se, but to Ross Merriam, it’s as stark as black and white: Don’t you dare sleep on Brian Paolucci’s B/W Aggro deck at SCG Richmond this weekend!

How’d I Do?

Ross Merriam called his metagame shot before SCG Columbus. The results are in, which leaves one simple question: how did he do? Ross talks his hit, his miss, and a third result that’s open to interpretation, plus what the future (read: SCG Richmond) holds!

Daily Digest: You’re Still Here?

Tom Maney has a knack for unconventional deck choices! Today Ross Merriam shows the list Tom took to the Top 32, a finish he owes to some Spirits in the sky…

Daily Digest: I Want To Be In The Energy

If one considers the Saheeli Rai / Felidar Guardian combo “the enemy,” where else can a deckbuilder go? Ross Merriam showcases a reader-submitted Four-Color Energy list for Standard ahead of SCG Columbus!