Mad For Madness
I don’t want to scare anyone, but Ross Merriam is going mad. He remembers the old days of Madness decks running wild, and that has him super excited for several Shadows over Innistrad cards!
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: Piledrive ‘Em
A rotation in a Magic format can be a pretty crazy upheaval in the way things work. Goblin Piledriver hasn’t been anywhere near the tournament tables, but as Ross Merriam points out, that could change in a hurry!
Daily Digest: You Know What We Need? More Eldrazi!
It’s the tribe that won’t stop giving. Or taking. Either way, they’re everywhere! Ross Merriam studies the latest winning rituals of the Eldrazi in a new type of build!
Daily Digest: Show Your Teeth
Ross Merriam loves a deck that makes no secret of going way over the top! Modern has a great card for doing just that, but it hasn’t seen enough play lately! Ross thinks it might be time to sharpen your teeth with this build!
Daily Digest: Fear The Ears
Elves has had plenty of Standard support from the team at Wizards of the Coast, but nobody has made it work. At least, until now. Ross Merriam knows a good Elves deck when he sees one, and that’s what he sees on today’s Daily Digest!
Ross VS. Majors: G/W Hardened Scales VS. Mono-Red Eldrazi
Ross Merriam is enjoying the latest Standard standout, but Michael Majors is hard at work getting Eldrazi and Thopters working together! Who will prevail? The answers are here!
“This Deck Is Busted”
To swap or not to swap? That is the question Ross Merriam faced when he’d already decided on a deck but was then presented with a new contender. How does one know when to stick and when to audible? Ross gives some great advice here!
Daily Digest: A Swift Way To Win #SCGPHILLY
Just because a card in your deck gets banned doesn’t mean you won’t eventually get another card later that will put you right back in the winner’s bracket! Ross finds one such Legacy example of this phenomenon in this #SCGPHILLY preview!
Ross VS. Majors: Storm VS. Grixis Delver
Michael Majors wants to play fair Magic. Ross Merriam wants to laugh at fair Magic.. #SCGPHILLY will most certainly feature a number of pilots for these two decks. Who should come out on top?
The Eldrazi Invade Legacy
Sadly, the rumors are true. The Eldrazi will be felt at #SCGPHILLY. But will it be dominant? Ross Merriam has some choice words for the invaders that continue to conquer every format in their path!
Daily Digest: Make Them Stop!
Many players are advocating traditional control strategies to stop Eldrazi in older formats, but Ross Merriam is hot on the heels of a Standard strategy that takes that philosophy and runs with it! See his latest scoop before Sunday’s #SCGPHILLY Standard Classic!
Daily Digest: Going Deep At #SCGPHILLY
Players are worried the Eldrazi will dominate Legacy at #SCGPHILLY, but it’s possible they’re worried about the wrong giant horror! Ross Merriam studies one of Magic’s Eldrazi precursors and her return to the forefront this weekend.
Daily Digest: Back In The Day
Ross Merriam reminds you that a format’s future is often found in that same format’s past. Want to get ahead of #SCGPHILLY’s Standard Classic? Try getting behind it first!
Daily Digest: Stop Them Before It’s Too Late
Eldrazi dominance is the new normal, but Ross Merriam isn’t ready to just throw in the towel. He’s looking around for ways to fight them, and he’s found one such contender in his Daily Digest debut!
Ross VS. Majors: Colorless Eldrazi VS. Blue Moon
One of the big strategies for playing against Eldrazi decks this weekend at #SCGLOU will be to hit their most important lands and disrupt their mana. Will it be enough? Ross and Majors investigate!