Gerry ThompsonWith a couple days of new Standard under their belt, Gerry and Bryan are ready to share their first impressions. And those impressions are generally summed up by a simple mantra: “Play Omnath and Lotus Cobra.” Drawing your deck on Turn 4, turns producing dozens of mana, passively gaining tons of life, ample card advantage… It’s all possible for Four-Color Genesis Ultimatum. Is there any hope, or are we doomed to another two years of Standard defined by ramp?
Music:
Mega Man 2 “Ending theme”
Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi
Timestamps:
Gerry and Bryan’s Omnath lists – 4:43
How to combat Omnath – 12:54
Reevaluating DFCs – 32:13
Janelle was right – 49:55
Question of the week – 59:49
4 Omnath, Locus of Creation (ZNR) 232
1 Mountain (UND) 94
2 Island (UND) 90
1 Plains (UND) 88
4 Lotus Cobra (ZNR) 193
4 Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath (THB) 229
4 Genesis Ultimatum (IKO) 189
3 Radha, Heart of Keld (M21) 224
4 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove (THB) 169
2 Forest (UND) 96
4 Fabled Passage (ELD) 244
2 Riverglide Pathway (ZNR) 264
3 Cragcrown Pathway (ZNR) 261
4 Tangled Florahedron (ZNR) 211
1 Bala Ged Recovery (ZNR) 180
4 Turntimber Symbiosis (ZNR) 215
4 Escape to the Wilds (ELD) 189
1 Thassa’s Oracle (THB) 73
2 Spikefield Hazard (ZNR) 166
4 Shatterskull Smashing (ZNR) 161
2 Glasspool Mimic (ZNR) 60
Sideboard
2 Spikefield Hazard (ZNR) 166
3 Valakut Exploration (ZNR) 175
4 Mystical Dispute (ELD) 58
3 Elder Gargaroth (M21) 179
3 Redcap Melee (ELD) 135
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Throughout his tenure in Magic: The Gathering, Gerry has worn many hats. Tournament grinder, content producer, professional player, game designer, teacher, and broadcaster are part of the ways he’s made MTG part of his life. Rather than flying to a tournament each weekend, Gerry enjoys his time trying to help the next generation of Magic players hone their skills and be positive members of the community.