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Bump for those who missed it. There's still time to get my full updated guide for this weekend! Full Guide is 15 but you can but the Sideboard Guide separately for 10. Links in replies to the OP.

Live in 5 for one more stream before DC! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Aloo gobi tacos w/ onion-tomato raita! #roanokeeats

My latest Izzet Prowess guide is now live! I meant for it to be an update, but so much has changed it grew into a full guide. I cover the 3 main Prowess variants and dive deep into my preferred list, including gameplay, mulligans, and sbing for 12 matchups. Links Below:

Made focaccia for the first time today. I used it as a base for a tofu cutlet caprese sandwich. 10/10 would recommend #roanokeeats

Live in 5 for the Standard Showcase Challenge! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Bump in case you missed this earlier!

Live in 5 for the Standard Challenge w/ Izzet Prowess! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Latest Patreon drop is live covering the different threats you can play in Prowess and how that affects your matchup spread and other deckbuilding decisions! www.patreon.com/posts/many-f...

This old dog is learning some new tricks! Riftbound is sweet and thanks to @jimdavismtg.bsky.social for having me.

Live in 5 trying Fling Prowess: twitch.tv/ross_merriam

New Patreon article going over my predictions from last week and thoughts on the weekend's results for the Standard metagame! Open to all paid tiers. www.patreon.com/posts/rc-wee...

Live in 5 for more Prowess testing, today with more Drake Hatcher! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

BNR Reaction Article is now live for all paid tiers! I cover my thoughts on Standard and Modern decisions, and quickfire thoughts on how the Modern metagame will react. www.patreon.com/posts/ban-re...

3-2, playing 5 Izzet mirrors. Horse is hit or miss because 3 mana is rough if you fall behind, but I like being aggressive. Going to try more Hatcher builds tomorrow.

Live in 5 playing more Prowess and talking bans: twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Magic: The Gathering writing has a short half-life. Historically-important articles are taken offline every year. This sucks. That's why I'm launching Library of Leng, an index of 32 years of Magic writing. 150k+ articles, 20+ sites, fully searchable. library-of-leng.com

Here's the combined Standard metagame and winrate matrix from this weekend's Regional Championships in China, South America, United States, and Canada!

Banned and Restricted Announcement for May 18, 2026 #mtg magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

Since the announcement of our union, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have hired Fisher Phillips (a union avoidance firm), and chosen to engage in a daily union-avoidance campaign by sending emails to the Arena team that is spreading misinformation and sowing fear among our colleagues. #uwotc-cwa

Lost in Top 8 of the Challenge. Liked the aggressive build of Prowess a lot more than Midrange Crab pile. Not sold on Ancestral Anger but it definitely had its moments. Space in the list is super tight trying to fit in all the creatures, tricks, removal, and card draw.

Live in 5 for the Standard Challenge w/ Izzet Prowess! Selesnya Landfall between rounds. twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Live in 5 for the Standard Challenge w/ Izzet Prowess! Izzet Spellementals between rounds. twitch.tv/ross_merriam

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Come for the Spellementals, stay for the adorable napping kitty. twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Live in 5 giving Spellementals a try! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Come again for Big Fudge?

6-3, 31st. The SCG Tour Special. Deck is still solid. Annoyed to drop 2 matches to Dimir Frog but I probably should've mulled medium hands more aggressively. Full guide is on my Patreon if you want to learn Broodscale for RCQs!

Modern Showcase Challenge w/ Gruul Broodscale at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Live in 5 with some Modern to prep for tomorrow's Showcase Challenge! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Rajma Chawal (Kidney bean curry + rice) and homemade flatbread. #roanokeeats

Live in 5 trying more Ouroboroid builds, this time with Hoof-Rhythm back in the main! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

New Patreon drop analyzing the results of the PT with three key takeaways for players grinding Standard! Available to all paid tiers. www.patreon.com/posts/three-...

More Selesnya Ouroboroiding today at twitch.tv/ross_merriam!

Live in 5 trying out Selesnya Ouroboroid! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

4-6, losing my last 4 matches. 2-0, 4-0 against Landfall though and never played against Prowess. Metagame online is reacting to the PT and probably worse for the deck but it also has the same problems as the previous RB/U builds: inconsistent and bad at rebuilding.

Live in 5 trying to figure out if Mardu Discard is real. twitch.tv/ross_merriam

One of my favorite things me and Ross do when watching Pro Tour coverage together is to comment and/or rate the basic lands seeing play on feature match. There's been some real bangers today.

Going live when the Limited Rounds finish for a PT Watch Party! Join at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Happy International Worker's Day! Today, we hope to hear from WOTC and Hasbro on whether they will voluntarily recognize our union. Going to MagicCon? Show support by wearing red on Saturday. Can't go? Send us a picture of you in red instead! Keep the signatures coming! cwa.org/uwotcletter

Me when the cats come in my room for 10 seconds and then leave:

New Patreon Article is live, covering the impact SOS will make on Izzet decks. I discuss 10 new cards and propose 5 decklists covering all things Izzet in Standard! www.patreon.com/posts/state-...

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Live in 5 for the Standard Showcase Challenge w/ Izzet Prowess! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Jerk lentils w/ tostones. Garnished with an unnecessary amount of green onions. #roanokeeats

Tough challenge with a lot of mulligans on my end, but I did beat Storm for the first time in a week so that was nice. 3-2 with Prowess and the deck still feels like it's missing something. SB is always bad so on Monday I'm going to go back to Dispute to see if that toolbox helps

Live in 5 for the Modern Challenge with Izzet Prowess Between Rounds! twitch.tv/ross_merriam