I've been struggling a lot with consistency. I'm considering River Guide, but he just really doesn't seem very good. Harm's Way is new and I love it, but maybe not worth 4-of. I'm also trying to refine the counter magic. Merfolk, to me, has always been about tempo. Remand seems the best tempo counter out there. But, I'm getting more and more frustrated with the simple delaying of threats. Maybe I need to just go back to the old Mana Leak.
Sideboard's a bit wonky, but it has treated me well in my meta. I ran a red splash for a while, but the fetchland and shockland damage wasn't worth it for a singleton set of Lightning Bolt. Really difficult for me to pick out what control I like best, but Remand is just such a great tempo advantage. I almost want 4, but I'd rather have an extra hard-counter Mana Leak. Excited to see how it plays!
I saw a thread with similar theme but not really the same play style. Wondering what you guys think of this list, I'll be playing FNM with it tonight and might make some small changes beforehand
I really like the Reckoner / indestructible / life gain combo, and I also like the strength of burn alongside it. I'm worried however that I've merely built a worse version of Red Deck Wins...
I'm finally making the move to Modern after many years of legacy, and I'm competing in a tournament this weekend. I'm hoping to get some feedback / critique on my deck.
It's a standard merfolk fish deck, but with red splash for lightning bolt and some sideboard cards.
I guess my main question, is the red splash (and life loss that goes with it) worth the red? Also, does Tectonic Edge have a place in the deck? I'm hoping to snag some mutavaults this week as well.
What really makes life from the loam strong in pox is the ability to use and re-use wasteland with loam. If you are not playing wasteland, I can't really see a real reason to use loam, besides that it kind of works like a crucible of worlds, helping you recover from pox hits.
If you are going to run green, a nice budget option for Pernicious Deed is Punishment from Punishment (Crime/Punishment). I would also suggest Putrefy.
Yeah, I am trying to stay a bit budgeted... is running 2x Wasteland worthwhile perhaps? I also have a crucible, but felt it might be a bit out of place in the deck. Also, I'm trying to trade a friend for a Maelstrom Pulse and Pernicious Deed, which would be great main and sideboard additions
I'm working on a Pox deck right now, but I'm trying to mess around with some variants besides the standard mono-black route. I really like the integration of Life From the Loam, and I'm wondering what you guys think about this decklist. Still needs a lot of playtesting!
im running this deck but ive been having issues against cavern of souls / geist of saint traft...need to figure out a better sideboard for dealing with anti control
You seem to have one creature dependent on the instant and sorceries. Why not add Wee Dragonauts, Kiln Fiend and the like.
Yeah, maybe PoP should be sideboarded, though the meta is pretty non-basic heavy. I kinda wanted to keep the creatures low, but I ran two niv mizzets for a while(successful usually, but also costly/late game). Also Gelectrode is a lot of fun but I usually can't keep him up long enough to make him worthwhile. Wondering about some of the more suicidal burns like Flame Rift and Pyrostatic Pillar. Any other suggestions?
I've been running this deck for a little while, trying to make some improvements for a big tourney next week. Considering Magma Jet but wanted some other advice first. Here's my decklist:
Thanks for the feedback! Ya, some of the cards are kinda out of place...it was sorta a ragtag decklist comprised of the stuff I had that kinda worked but maybe wasn't as you said focused enough. Made some changes again, how does this look? Found an old rofellos too, figure he's a good fit, especially as mono-green
I playtested a bit with it but I think I'm going with the Liliana's Caress, and Bloodchief Ascension in its spot. Might still change my mind though. Still not feeling efficient enough in playtests especially if I matched up against some of my friends faster decks. Here's an update decklist:
Been working on this deck for a little while but trying to sharpen it up a bit. Contemplating more dark ritual. I also really like Stromkirk Noble, but I'm not sure if it's a good fit in the deck. Still trying to fix up the land too.
I've gone away from the UR build (it just wasn't effective enough for the cost of splashing red). Now I'm playing UW, and I like it a lot.
My build is fairly standard, but it needs tweaking.
4x Wanderwine Hub
2x Hallowed Fountain
2x Seachrome Coast
9x Island
3x Spell Pierce
2x Remand
4x Path to Exile
4x Harm's Way
4x Master of the Pearl Trident
4x Merrow Reejery
4x Silvergill Adept
4x Cursecatcher
2x Phantasmal Image
Side:
A good friend of mine plays Soul Sisters, and my main response is Leyline of Singularity. Also Hurkyl's Recall against affinity, and 2x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner for removal.
I've been struggling a lot with consistency. I'm considering River Guide, but he just really doesn't seem very good. Harm's Way is new and I love it, but maybe not worth 4-of. I'm also trying to refine the counter magic. Merfolk, to me, has always been about tempo. Remand seems the best tempo counter out there. But, I'm getting more and more frustrated with the simple delaying of threats. Maybe I need to just go back to the old Mana Leak.
4x Master of the Pearl Trident
4x Merrow Reejeery
4x Cursecatcher
4x Silvergill Adept
2x Phantasmal Image
2x Coralhelm Commander
4x Spreading Seas
2x Spell Pierce
3x Remand
3x Mana Leak
16x Island
SIDEBOARD
2x Relic of Progenitus
2x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
3x Vapor Snag
1x Remand
2x Spell Pierce
1x Echoing Truth
1x Pithing Needle
Sideboard's a bit wonky, but it has treated me well in my meta. I ran a red splash for a while, but the fetchland and shockland damage wasn't worth it for a singleton set of Lightning Bolt. Really difficult for me to pick out what control I like best, but Remand is just such a great tempo advantage. I almost want 4, but I'd rather have an extra hard-counter Mana Leak. Excited to see how it plays!
I really like the Reckoner / indestructible / life gain combo, and I also like the strength of burn alongside it. I'm worried however that I've merely built a worse version of Red Deck Wins...
What do you guys think?
4x Sacred Foundry
6x Plains
8x Mountains
4x Boros Reckoner
4x Champion of the Parish
4x Nearheath Pilgrim
4x Ash Zealot
4x Stromkirk Noble
2x Silverblade Paladin
3x frontline medic
1x zealous conscripts
4x boros charm
4x skullcrack
Sideboard
4x Lightning Mauler
2x Thalia, guardian of Thraben
1x geistflame
4x legion loyalist
(Considering 2x vexing devil in the side)
4x cursecatcher
2x phantasmal image
4x lightning bolt
4x lord of atlantis
4x master of the pearl trident
4x merrow reejerey
4x remand
1x dismember
2x coralhelm commander
4x silvergill adept
2x spell pierce
3x mountain
9x island
2x steam vents
3x sulfur falls
Sideboard
3x hurkyl's recall
2x shattering spree
4x spreading seas
3x surgical extraction
It's a standard merfolk fish deck, but with red splash for lightning bolt and some sideboard cards.
I guess my main question, is the red splash (and life loss that goes with it) worth the red? Also, does Tectonic Edge have a place in the deck? I'm hoping to snag some mutavaults this week as well.
Yeah, I am trying to stay a bit budgeted... is running 2x Wasteland worthwhile perhaps? I also have a crucible, but felt it might be a bit out of place in the deck. Also, I'm trying to trade a friend for a Maelstrom Pulse and Pernicious Deed, which would be great main and sideboard additions
I'm working on a Pox deck right now, but I'm trying to mess around with some variants besides the standard mono-black route. I really like the integration of Life From the Loam, and I'm wondering what you guys think about this decklist. Still needs a lot of playtesting!
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1x nether spirit
4x cabal therapy
2x cursed scroll
4x entomb
1x thoughtseize
4x hymn to tourach
4x inquisition of kozilek
3x life from the loam
4x pox
2x raven's crime
4x smallpox
2x unmask
3x mishra's factory
3x overgrown tomb
6x swamp
1x undiscovered paradise
2x urborg, tomb of yawgmoth
4x verdant catacombs
1x volrath's stronghold
My sideboard right now is just Abrupt Decay, Engineered Plague, Innocent Blood, and Ensnaring Bridge
Yeah, maybe PoP should be sideboarded, though the meta is pretty non-basic heavy. I kinda wanted to keep the creatures low, but I ran two niv mizzets for a while(successful usually, but also costly/late game). Also Gelectrode is a lot of fun but I usually can't keep him up long enough to make him worthwhile. Wondering about some of the more suicidal burns like Flame Rift and Pyrostatic Pillar. Any other suggestions?
4x Sulfur Falls
4x Steam Vents
4x Scalding Tarn
4x Brainstorm
2x Chain Lightning
4x Delver of Secrets
4x Lava Spike
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Preordain
4x Price of Progress
4x Rift Bolt
2x Sulfuric Vortex
4x Thunderous Wrath
3x Vexing Devil
1x Wheel of Fortune
thanks guys!
18x Forest
2x Beastmaster Ascension
4x Birds of Paradise
4x Dolmen Gate
2x Howl of the Night Pack
4x Llanowar Elves
4x Master of the Wild Hunt
1x Oracle of Nectars
1x Primordial Hydra
1x Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
2x Steely Resolve
1x Tolsimir Wolfblood
4x Watchwolf
2x Wolf-Skull Shaman
4x Wolfbriar Elemental
2x Wren's Run Packmaster
would love feedback/advice!
2x evolving wilds
9x forest
7x plains
1x windswept heath
3x birds of paradise
1x eternal witness
3x llanowar elves
1x master of the wild hunt
1x oracle of nectars
3x primordial hydra
1x rhys the redeemed
2x tolsimir wolfblood
2x tundra wolves
4x watchwolf
4x wolfbriar elemental
3x wren's run packmaster
2x beastmaster ascension
1x mirari's wake
2x steely resolve
4x dolmen gate
I playtested a bit with it but I think I'm going with the Liliana's Caress, and Bloodchief Ascension in its spot. Might still change my mind though. Still not feeling efficient enough in playtests especially if I matched up against some of my friends faster decks. Here's an update decklist:
2x Bloodline Keeper
2x Hypnotic Specter
2x Olivia Voldaren
4x Stromkirk Captain
2x Vampire Nighthawk
4x Diabolic Edict
2x Diabolic Intent
4x Duress
4x Hymn to Tourach
2x Bloodchief Ascension
4x Liliana's Caress
4x Dragonskull Summit
4x Graven Cairns
4x Dragonskull Summit
2x Mountain
10x Swamp
2x Terramorphic Expanse
2x Dark Ritual
4x Diabolic Edict
4x Diabolic Intent
4x Duress
4x Hymn to Tourach
4x Cabal Therapy
3x Liliana's Caress
1x Sol Ring
2x Bloodline Keeper
2x Hypnotic Specter
1x Olivia Voldaren
4x Stromkirk Captain
2x Vampire Nighthawk
Any help would be greatly appreciated!