Been seeing a lot of the mirror and some Rhythm decks sneaking back in the last few days, so I'm trying out a Landfall build geared toward beating other green decks. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Live in 5 with more Landfall testing! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

At one point I was 3-0 and going to game 3 after my opponent left themselves dead on board while ahead. That was the last game I won. Rough beats. Going to work a ton on the deck and have a guide out on Patreon (link in bio) next week!

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

My latest Patreon article is now live for all paid tiers! I go over my predictions for the Pro Tour, analying the Standard data from the event, then offer my opinion on which decks are contenders in the post-PT meta, and which are one-hit wonders. www.patreon.com/posts/analyz...

Wheels fell off in the Top 8 with a mull to 5 and a missed 4th land drop in the mirror. Going to tune up the list for tomorrow's Showcase and come back stronger. 9am eastern tomorrow!

6-0 and locked for Top 8!

Back to ol' reliable Landfall, now with 300% more turtles! Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Live for a Standard Prelim w/ Rakdos Monument! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Live in 5 trying Rakdos Monument and Selesnya Landfall in Standard! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Rough day with two 2-3s. First three losses were mostly bad play, last three were mostly bad draws. Definitely missed the extra threats in the Vibrance build but Vibrance itself was good. Going to add it to the PT list. Main issue is red removal being so bad right now.

Live in 5 trying out a couple builds of Temur Harmonizer! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

7-2 into 10th after I got leapfrogged on tiebreakers by 2 players. Rough beats, but the deck was super fun and quite strong. It carried me hard. 0 Cub matchups, 1-2 against Lessons, 6-0 the rest. Going to work more on the list this week starting tomorrow at 11am est!

Live in 5 for the Standard Super Qualifier w/ Temur Harmonizer. Watching PT Coverage between rounds! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Been working on my biscuit game recently and I have officially reached...pretty darn good. #roanokeeats

This temur harmonizer deck absolutely rules But also it feels like 2016 temur scapeshift so standard is never dodging the "it's now just old modern" allegations We even have jeskai control diehards when we shouldn't! It's just too accurate

You can't become president of the US unless you actively want/try to murder people both here and abroad. Too many people refuse to accept this reality and it leads them down a political dead end that serves the interests of capital.

Please don't resort to property damage! They might use it as an excuse to continue killing you in the street like they were before the property damage!

My politics

3-2ed with both but I don't think the Temur deck is doing anything more powerful than the other Cub decks. Skies deck still has potential, but will need retooling to better handle Elementals decks.

Giving Azorius Skies and Temur Cauldron a second pass on stream before the constructed portion of the PT! Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Wrote about my reaction to the results in Portland and what I expect at the PT this weekend for my Patreon. Article is live for all paid tiers. www.patreon.com/posts/takeaw...

Dems don’t want to abolish ICE because they helped create it in the first place. This shouldn’t be a difficult concept for people to grasp. They’re not supporting it because they don’t want to do it! They are the enemy, just like Republicans!

My latest Mono-Blue Belcher Guide Update is now live for Modern players, including an updated SB guide with 4 new matchups (20 total)! www.patreon.com/posts/mono-b...

Rakdos deck 3-2ed because Elf-Monument is great and Moonshadow is solid support. R cards were not it. I played against deck with Oculus, Balemurk, and Helping Hand that was an cool direction. Skies deck was great, 4-1 losing to a misplay. More from it and Temur Cauldron Thurs.

Last day of trying new Standard brews on stream, starting with Rakdos Mayhem and then Azorius Skies! Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Neither deck performed well today, but that's to be expected. Last day of new brews tomorrow before I start going back for a second look at the ones that impressed!

Live in 5 for more ECL Standard Brews! Starting w/ Mono-W Kithkin then moving on to Temur Battlecrier w/ Frostcliff Siege+Bloom Tender. twitch.tv/ross_merriam

People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.

Jeskai Bounce deck was disappointing but the Gruul deck 4-1ed. However, I'm pretty sure the deck is better as an Elf-Cub-Ouro deck that gets to side Boulder Dash to help against the other G decks and is more resilient to removal from Izzet decks.

More ECL brews today, starting with Jeskai Bounce then moving to Temur Cauldron. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Got the trophy with Goblins, but there some run goods in both pairings and draws. I think the core is a solid aggro deck, but there's nothing overpowering going on. I'd guess it'll be good into green decks and rough into Izzet ones.

Exploring ECL Standard today, starting w/ my take on Rakdos Goblins followed by Jund Biotech w/ Springleaf Drum. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Punted R1 and then got the nightmare matchup of Affinity R2, but recovered for the 3-2. I think this deck is great into the current metagame with so much Boros and Eldrazi. I'll have an update to the guide on Patreon on Thursday! ECL Standard streams start Wednesday!

One last short stream with Belcher before ECL drops on MTGO. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

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

Misclicked away Game 3 of my win and in. TIIILT. The 2 players I lost to split the finals. List is looking good. Haven't liked the EE and want to work a Spell Snare into the deck so I think a Scolding will move to the SB but otherwise we're running it back tomorrow!

Live in 5 with the Modern Challenge! twitch.tv/ross_merriam

6-4, with two punted games that could've gotten me to 7-2 with a game 3 to play. I was definitely rusty and this deck is not forgiving. But I feel good about it and the list. Going to play challenges on stream tomorrow and Saturday!

Pivoting back to Modern until Lorwyn releases, and I think Belcher is very well-positioned right now. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Updated Looting and Landfall (Both Mono-Green and Selesnya) lists are now live: www.patreon.com/posts/post-s...

I’m bad at self-editing while cooking, but today that was to my advantage as it led to making enough veg korma for a small army. Chickpeas, squash, carrots, peas, and cauliflower. #roanokeeats

My Spotlight Atlanta Report is now live! It was a poor showing for me but it's important to learn from these and improve going forward. Updated lists for Landfall and Looting will drop later tonight. www.patreon.com/posts/spotli...

8-2 on the day, losing the first and last rounds to Jeskai Control. Didn't pair into any Badgermole decks which was weird. List is geared more for them so was happy to have a good result with those pairings. Control matchup suffers with this redder build. Unagi is a problem.

A little Izzet Looting today. Live in 5 at twitch.tv/ross_merriam

Black Bean Soup garnished w/ green onions, queso fresco, and fresh cilantro #roanokeeats #soupseason

9-1 on the day. Not sure how I feel about Charm and Surrak but it's nice to see that I wasn't wrong about the core being very good. Notably didn't get paired into Simic Ouro so that helped.

Landfall had a good weekend even if I didn't. Live in 5 trying Eli Swafford's Top 8 list at twitch.tv/ross_merriam