Let’s Draft More Kaladesh!
Draft Digest returns with new picks, new analysis, and new reasons for you to pick up the Kaladesh format with seven of your friends! Do you agree with Ross Merriam’s breakdown?
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: Life Goes On
We all feel helpless in Magic games sometimes, but there’s no greater feeling of lost hope than when your opponent has a million life. Ross Merriam mourns those at #SCGKNOX’s Modern Classic that fall prey to this deck!
To Delirium Or Flash: That Is The Question
A lot of players think the top tier of Standard is two decks wide. Count the great Ross Merriam among them! He’s played them both at length, he has #SCGKNOX to be ready for this weekend, and he has rendered a verdict. So Ross, which deck can call itself better than any other?
Ross VS. Majors: W/R Vehicles VS. Temur Emerge!
At the #SCGBALT Standard Classic, it seemed like everything old was new again! Will Ross Merriam win the day with Reid Duke’s championship W/R Vehicles deck, or will Michael Majors take it down with Andrew Holt’s Temur Emerge deck? The #SCGKNOX Standard Open is this weekend!
Daily Digest: We’ve Banned Dredge
Modern players hate Dredge so much that they’re banning it before Wizards of the Coast can! How do they do it? By trouncing the graveyard at every turn! This Relic-relishing list is just one of many you’ll see at the #SCGKNOX Modern Classic!
Daily Digest: Shaheen Dreams
The Pro Tour was the return of control decks! The day after was their apparent death. Or so we thought! #SCGKNOX: you’re on notice. Control isn’t going anywhere!
Daily Digest: Should We Tell Him?
Ross Merriam is a bit worried about SCG columnist Shaheen Soorani going into #SCGCOL. The longtime player is as control-oriented as ever, but he seems to be having trouble telling colors apart in his Magical dotage…
Ross VS. Majors: Copter Faeries VS. Bant Eldrazi!
In recent years, Faeries has gained Smuggler’s Copter and regained Bitterblossom, while Eldrazi has seen Eye of Ugin banned. Is that enough to make this Modern matchup fair? Watch Ross Merriam and Michael Majors slug it out ahead of #SCGCOL!
Daily Digest: Roc And Roll
When looking for new strategies in Standard, some players just can’t help but get greedy! Ross Merriam watches one of his favorites challenge the norms of #SCGCOL’s Standard Classic!
Daily Digest: Colossal Gains
The Iron Giant isn’t dead yet! A ton of new tech is being developed that puts this monster right back at the forefront of #SCGCOL’s Standard Classic!
Analyzing Dredge Hate
Dredge is expected to be a big part of the #SCGCOL lineup, so how do you take it out? The Modern format is loaded with bullets for the archetype, but not all of them work. Ross Merriam teaches you how to survive the degenerate graveyard deck that will not die!
Daily Digest: A Bloody Mess
The Modern metagame for #SCGCOL should be nice and predictable. Infect and Dredge will dominate with no surprises at all. Wait, what’s this then?
Daily Digest: Fixer Upper
How do we get new Standard decks? Easy! You push the mana! Ross Merriam shows a successful pilot that did just that! Do I smell an #SCGBALT Standard Classic sleeper?
Daily Digest: Slanted And Enchanted
Do you want a Cinderella story for the #SCGBALT Modern Classic? I think Ross Merriam has found one. Because this deck is positively enchanting!
Ross VS. Majors: Aluren VS. Miracles
It’s a classic Legacy matchup of Combo VS. Control! Will Ross Merriam, piloting the suddenly hot Aluren deck, get his kicks with Parasitic Strix, or will Michael Majors and tried-and-true Miracles put a temporary halt to the combo comeback tour? #SCGBALT is this weekend!