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.

Updating Dredge For #SCGMKE This Weekend

Ross Merriam was one of the big Magic pro names to put Dredge back on the tournament map! Kaladesh has broken this archetype even further, and Ross is ready to help you take the competition apart this weekend during #SCGMKE’s big Modern Open!

Daily Digest: Presence Of The Master

Shota Yasooka is a stone-cold control master, and Ross Merriam just had to feature the Grixis Control deck that won Pro Tour Kaladesh! Get ready to face lists like it at the #SCGMKE Standard Classic this weekend!

Daily Digest: Platinum Hits

Everyone has been trying to figure out exactly what to do with the Madcap Experiment combo in Modern. Have we finally found the list that gets the job done? Ross Merriam judges this experiment’s results!

Drafting Digest: A Walk On The Beach

Pro Tour Kaladesh will be won by someone who knows the Draft format inside out! Will it be Ross Merriam? Help him navigate the format here by assisting his picks!

The Art Of The Splash

How often have you ruined a strong deck in order to play a card you just couldn’t resist? How do some decks get away with greedy mana, while others fold in on themselves? Ross Merriam is on his way to the Pro Tour, but first, he’s educating you on the art of making your decks powerful without sacrificing consistency!

Ross VS. Todd: B/G Delirium VS. Temur Aetherworks

What better way to prepare for #SCGRegionals than watching two of our best do battle? At #SCGINDY we saw B/G Delirium face Temur Aetherworks late in Day 2 for a chance to make the Top 8. How will Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson fare in their face-off?

Daily Digest: Trailblazing

Ross Merriam thinks ramp players are the scum of the Earth? Blasphemy! Throw it in his face at #SCGRegionals this weekend with this nice decklist!

Daily Digest: Vehicular Manslaughter

So how many vehicles can we stuff into one deck? And more importantly, how many opponents can we run over once we do? Crash into #SCGRegionals with your pedal to the metal!

Daily Digest: All In, Baby!

Who wants to play with strategies that hedge? It’s #SCGRegionals weekend! Ross Merriam has a deck that wants to go hard and never look back!

Ross VS. Majors: U/R Thermo-Alchemist VS. Bant Aggro

Burn, meet creatures! The classic conflict renews itself as Ross Merriam marshals the power of U/R Thermo-Alchemist against Bant Aggro piloted by Michael Majors. Who will win this Kaladesh Standard clash ahead of #SCGRegionals?

Daily Digest: Truly Broken

One Invitational Qualifier Champion has established themselves as a legendary player already this Standard season! How did they do it? Read on for the sweetest #SCGRegionals deck you’re likely to see!

Drafting Digest: Kaladesh And #GPAtlanta!

You’re going to make Day 2 at #GPAtlanta, right? Of course you are! And when you do, you need to be on your Draft game! Ross Merriam is ready! To help you. Help him. Please help him. Please?

Daily Digest: Decimation Station

If you’re not big on Smuggler’s Copter, there are lots of other fish in the sea. Or in this case, the graveyard! Ross Merriam highlights a sweet brew for new Standard!

Adapting To Smuggler’s Copter

The results are in! Smuggler’s Copter is flat-out crazy good! But is unbeatable? Ross Merriam gives some professional insight into the strange ways the Standard format is going to wrap around this flyer and the ways you can get ahead of it in the weeks to come!

Daily Digest: That Other R/W Deck

#SCGINDY may have been won by a lot of pilots piloting Pilots, but there was another red and white way to win that almost made it to the top! Ross Merriam has the list here!