The Decks To Beat At #SCGBALT
Does #SCGBALT already have a Standard metagame? Ross Merriam believes so. Here, he lays out the groundwork for the format he expects to rumble against this weekend!
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: Retracing Loam
What do you get when you combine a Life From the Loam engine with some of the most powerful Modern tempo strategies? You get an excellent rogue contender for #SCGBALT’s Modern Classic!
Ross VS. Majors: Naya Planeswalkers VS. B/W Control
It’s time for the Select kids to get their #SCGBALT testing game on! Both players are going big and bad in their prep for week one. Which one will carry the advantage into next weekend?
Three Up, Three Down
Ross Merriam provides three cards that have been unbelievable in testing, and three cards that have not pulled the weight they promised! Find out what they are before #SCGBALT next week!
Ross VS. Majors: U/B Reanimator VS. R/B Vampires
Some players are counting on older Standard singles to save them for the first few weeks. Not these two! Ross Merriam and Michael Majors are diving head first into Shadows over Innistrad with these new decks!
Daily Digest: I See Dead People
With all the dredge cards that are legal in Modern and the increasing emphasis on graveyards in Shadows over Innistrad, a deck has to come together eventually, right? Maybe it already has, as Ross Merriam demonstrates here!
3 Important Reminders For Brewers
Not so fast, brewers! New Standard season can be fun with all the new tools at your disposal, but there are a few things you must keep in mind if you want your build to succeed. Ross Merriam issues the reminder.
Daily Digest: Murder!
Don’t look now, but someone has committed murder. The suspect list is pretty short since one fellow has it right there in his name! Ross Merriam spotlights a deck that makes use of a legend that was all too-untouched during his Standard reign. And now he’s angry…
Daily Digest: The Return Of Twin
Splinter Twin might be banned, but that doesn’t mean the strategy it symbolizes has been! A deck tweak here and there and you can be back to doing infinite combos in no time!
Daily Digest: 100,000
Star City Games now has six digits’ worth of decklists in the database! To celebrate, Ross Merriam highlights one of the greatest Legacy brews we’ve seen, well, maybe ever!
Daily Digest: Post-Rotation Rally
Rally the Ancestors is on its way out, but there are still a lot of good cards from the archetype that will survive the coming of Shadows over Innistrad! Ross Merriam highlights the future of the archetype here!
Ross VS. Majors: Abzan Elves VS. U/R Madness
Shadows over Innistrad hasn’t hit our hands yet, but the time to start brewing and testing upcoming Standard has already begun! Ross Merriam and Michael Majors sleeve up to keep you ahead of the game!
You Play To Win The Game
There are a lot of unwritten rules in competitive Magic, and Ross Merriam is ready to be the one to speak up about them. We have a problem in our game, and Ross Merriam thinks it’s time to fix it. But he needs your help. All of you.
Daily Digest: Legacy Control
It’s been a long time since we had a control deck in Legacy that wasn’t just another Counterbalance or Miracles shell. Ross Merriam has found some new blood for the old format though, and he’s sharing the list here!
Ross VS. Majors: G/B Elves VS. Bant Aggro
Look all you’d like for Four-Color Rally and Jeskai Black. You won’t find them in this new VS Video! Ross and Majors sleeve up some excited strategies for Standard that should give you a great time at your next event!