Daily Digest: Forever Jund
Jund will absolutely positively never go away. Ross Merriam is convinced that Jund is the cockroach of Magic decks; it’ll be here forever long after other decks are gone, and it might be at the #SCGDFW Standard Classic!
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.
Fighting Humans On Turn 1
Ross Merriam knows why a lot of players are losing to Humans decks, but he’s not sharing the secret with you. What’s that? Oh, he is. Here. Because you’ve got the #SCGDFW Standard Classic coming up!
Daily Digest: Esp-Zur
Zur the Enchanter is one of Magic’s most charming weirdos. He appears now and again, makes a mess of a tournament or two, then vanishes. Ross Merriam wants to know if he’s here to stay at #SCGDFW!
Daily Digest: Break Out Your Dice
Someone at WotC has invested heavily in the dice industry. How else can you explain the sheer magnitude of six-siders you’ll need to make this #SCGDFW contender happen?
Ross VS. Majors: W/R Humans VS. G/W Tokens
It’s speed VS. power! Will the Standard W/R Humans deck brought to prominence by another Ross bring Merriam the victory, or will Majors reassert the authority of format staple G/W Tokens? Watch and learn ahead of #SCGORL!
Daily Digest: Walking The Planes
Well, this is a sweet one. Plenty of colors. Plenty of loyalty counters. Plenty of wins. It’s hard to imagine having a bad time at the #SCGORL Classic this weekend if you have this build in your pocket!
Daily Digest: Wasted Sideboard Space
G/W Tokens decks are going up in curve to out-midrange one another. Is #SCGORL the time to go under all these decks? If it is, Ross Merriam has a lightning fast deck that can do the trick!
Daily Digest: Like A Rhinostone Cowboy
What’s that? You thought a Standard rotation would keep this thing out of your life forever? That’s adorable. Unfortunately for you, #SCGORL’s Modern Classic just might find itself under Siege!
Fact Or Fiction: The Green, The White, And The Ugly
Standard and Modern are in crazy places at the moment, and #SCGORL has a lot of unanswered questions! Which of these two competitive Magic stars knows more about what’s coming this weekend? Ready…set…debate!
Daily Digest: Gerry + Majors = Marc
How much longer until someone takes the recent unbans in Modern and really puts together a dominant deck? This may be the beginning of the next big archetype, and #SCGORL’s Modern Classic may feature this excellent build in spades!
G/W Tokens Is Historically Good
We’re pretty sure G/W Tokens is a force to be reckoned with at #SCGORL, but is it really an all-time great deck? Are we talking bans? Are we talking unbeatable? Ross Merriam provides some perspective on exactly how big a foe we’re dealing with!
Daily Digest: Ears And Hooves
Ross Merriam has always liked trampling people to death by utilizing a bunch of woodland folk to bring forth a giant…thing. But what’s truly is scary is that someone else may have found an even better way to do it! #SCGORL Legacy Classic: You’ve been warned.
Daily Digest: Eldrazi Hungry!
Ross Merriam is frightened. This deck is loaded full of Eldrazi. And they’re hungry for mana. No, more mana. More than that. More. More. Feed them! Hurry!
Ross VS. Majors: U/B Prison VS. Bant Humans
As Bob Dylan sang, “Some of us are prisoners / The rest of us are guards.” Will Ross Merriam’s U/B Prison deck keep things on lockdown, or will Michael Majors and Bant Humans break free?
Daily Digest: Spread Your Love And Fly
Over two decades worth of Magic mechanics. Keywords. Rules tweaks. You can update Magic all you want, but as Ross Merriam points out, sometimes it just doesn’t get any better than good old fashion flying!