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I don't understand why I would include a card that wouldn't really have aimed utility other than "hope this works I guess!".
I know that this deck loses a LOT of the power that it has in Legacy due to the lack of viable library re-arrangement that is either not legal or banned in modern (Sensei's Divining Top, Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Brainstorm) but I really want to make a viable version of this to rock for kicks. I don't think with what is available at the moment that it would be anything like a top tier or anything like that, but I think it has potential to be somewhat competitive on the smaller scene. I already have Legacy Countertop, so it's not like it's a big transition in needing to acquire cards anyways, I just want to try something a little different. Anyways, here's the list of cards I have at the moment:
Primary Cards:
Dimir Charm
Cards with Potential:
Really I'm just brainstorming at the moment for what would work best. I think that Leyline of Anticipation is quite powerful and a great card that will combo quite nicely with others in the deck (such as Index/Mystic Speculation/Supreme Verdict), but I don't know if it's THE card that this deck should really hinge around in that manner. I'm also not sure about planewalkers. Sorin looks like he would be great for chump blockers and a necessary target for the opponent to focus down since his ult wins games, but I don't know if adding them is the right idea. Overall I'd just like some feedback into what kind of playstyle people think would be best, what cards I don't have listed that would be good, or which cards I have listed that are absolutely essential.
Cheers (:
A.K.A “Fish”
11/18/2015 - Thread has been taken over and updated. you can find it HERE
History:
Table of Contents:
1.) Building Merfolk
2.) Matchup Analysis and Sideboard Options
3.) Tournament Results and Decklists
Building Merfolk:
The core of this deck is very similar to its legacy counterpart and basically it comes down to these cards:
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
There are a few other cards that have really put Merfolk on the boards as of late and this is due to several factors:
1. Modern is a slower format allowing for higher costing creatures.
2. Aggro is popular in Modern and these cards give either evasion or FLOOD the board in your favor.
3. Both are resistant to some of the most popular removal in modern (Lightning Bolt):
Island
Mutavault
Cursecatcher U
Silvergill Adept 1U
Lord of Atlantis UU
Master of the Pearl Trident UU
Merrow Reejerey 2U
Aether Vial 1
Thassa, God of the Sea
Master of Waves
Filling in the Remaining Spots:
Lands:
Ghost Quarter
This card is great for hitting those early game urza lands, but other them and manlands this card is just to much tempo-loss to warrant hitting duals. I would see what decks are in your meta before deciding on adding these.
Tectonic Edge
Misty Rainforest/Scalding Tarn
Creatures:
Fish:
Cosi's Trickster U
Sygg, River Cutthroat :symbu::symbu:
Merfolk Sovereign 1UU
Wake Thrasher 2U
Others:
Spellskite 2
Phantasmal Image 1U
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner 1UU
Sower of Temptation 2UU
Spells:
Counters:
Spell Snare U
Spell Pierce U
Mana Leak 1U
Remand 1U
Rune Snag 1U
Cryptic Command 1UUU
Disrupting Shoal XUU
Removal:
Vapor Snag U
Dismember 1:sympb::sympb:
Others:
Aquitect's Will U
Spreading Seas 1U
Jace Beleren 1UU
Options for Splashing White:
Hallowed Fountain
Wanderwine Hub
Creatures:
Ethersworn Canonist 1W
Meddling Mage WU
Sejiri Merfolk 1U
Spells:
Angel's Grace W
Path to Exile W
Disenchant 1W
Rule of Law 2W
Sample List:
4 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Mutavault
4 Wanderwine Hub
2 Hallowed Fountain
2 Tectonic Edge
4 Cursecatcher
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Coralhelm Commander
3 Sejiri Merfolk
3 Merrow Reejerey
1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
3 Spell Pierce
4 Mana Leak
4 Path to Exile
Artifacts: 4
4 Aether Vial
Options for Splashing Black:
Darkslick Shores
Watery Grave
Creatures:
Dark Confidant 1B
Spells:
Inquisition of Kozilek B
Thoughtseize B
Doom Blade 1B
Go for the Throat 1B
Sample List
6 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Mutavault
4 Darkslick Shores
2 Watery Grave
2 Tectonic Edge
4 Cursecatcher
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Coralhelm Commander
2 Merrow Reejerey
4 Dark Confidant
1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
3 Spell Pierce
4 Mana Leak
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
Artifacts: 4
4 Aether Vial
Sideboard Options: (Under Construction)
Currently a work in progress. Please post with any information you have that can be added. Thanks (:
Affinity:
Sideboard Options:
Aggro Loam:
Sideboard Options:
Birthing Pod:
Sideboard Options:
Blue-Black Delver:
Sideboard Options:
Blue-Black Reanimator:
Sideboard Options:
Blue-Red Tron:
Sideboard Options:
Blue-White Tron:
Sideboard Options:
Boros:
Sideboard Options:
Death and Taxes:
Sideboard Options:
Jund:
Sideboard Options:
Living End:
Sideboard Options:
Martyr–Proc:
Sideboard Options:
RUG Delver:
Sideboard Options:
RDW:
Sideboard Options:
Splinter Twin:
Sideboard Options:
Storm:
Sideboard Options:
Tezzerator:
Sideboard Options:
Tokens:
Sideboard Options:
Zoo:
Sideboard Options:
Video Coverage:
1. GP Richmond Round 11 Undefeated (3:14:09): http://www.twitch.tv/scglive/b/509548409
Tournament Results:
15 Island
4 Mutavault
2 Tectonic Edge
Creatures (32)
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
4 Merfolk Sovereign
4 Cursecatcher
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Coralhelm Commander
4 Lord of Atlantis
2 Vapor Snag
1 Dismember
Artifacts (4)
4 Æther Vial
1 Dismember
3 Torpor Orb
1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
2 Negate
4 Spellskite
4 Threads of Disloyalty
http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=4516&d=226199
18 Island
2 Mutavault
Creautures (24)
4 Cursecatcher
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
4 Echoing Truth
4 Spell Snare
Other Spells (8)
4 Spreading Seas
4 Æther Vial
3 Hurkyl's Recall
3 Cryptic Command
1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
4 Relic of Progenitus
4 Spellskite
http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=4124&d=224157
Interesting Note: No Aether Vial
4 Island
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Wanderwine Hub
4 Mutavault
3 Cavern of Souls
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Misty Rainforest
Creautres (24)
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
4 Cursecatcher
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Path to Exile
3 Spell Pierce
3 Aquitect's Will
2 Spell Snare
2 Dismember
1 Spell Pierce
1 Spell Snare
3 Threads of Disloyalty
2 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Flashfreeze
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3 Unknown Card
http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=3652&d=221925
14 Island
2 Tectonic Edge
2 Mutavault
2 Faerie Conclave
Creatures (24)
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Coralhelm Commander
4 Spell Snare
4 Vapor Snag
1 Deprive
1 Cryptic Command
Others (6)
4 Æther Vial
2 Spreading Seas
3 Shadow of Doubt
2 Spellskite
3 Threads of Disloyalty
3 Unified Will
2 Vendilion Clique
2 Unknown Card
http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=3652&d=221967
Undefeated day 1 @ GP Richmond
3 Cavern of Souls
13 Island
4 Mutavault
Creatures (26)
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
3 Master of Waves
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Silvergill Adept
1 Thassa, God of the Sea
2 Tidebinder Mage
4 Æther Vial
2 Spell Pierce
4 Spreading Seas
4 Vapor Snag
2 Chalice of the Void
1 Echoing Truth
2 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Hurkyl's Recall
3 Spellskite
2 Steel Sabotage
3 Swan Song
1 Vedalken Shackles
Undefeated Day 1 @ GP Richmond
1 Cavern of Souls
15 Island
4 Mutavault
Creatures (29)
1 Coralhelm Commander
2 Cosi's Trickster
3 Cursecatcher
2 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
1 Merfolk Sovereign
4 Merrow Reejerey
3 Phantasmal Image
4 Silvergill Adept
1 Sower of Temptation
4 Æther Vial
4 Spreading Seas
3 Vapor Snag
1 Cursecatcher
3 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Merfolk Assassin
2 Mindbreak Trap
3 Relic of Progenitus
2 Spellskite
3 Tidebinder Mage
GP Vienna Side Event Champion
15 Island
4 Mutavault
1 Cavern of souls
Creatures: 25
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the pearl trident
3 Merrow Reejerey
3 Cursecatcher
2 Kira, Great-glass spinner
2 Master of waves
4 Silvergill Adept
1 Phantasmal Image
2 coralhelm commander
4 Aether Vial
4 Spreading Seas
3 Vapor snag
2 Spell pierce
2 Disrupting shoal
3x chalice of the void
2x dismember
1x grafdiggers cage
1x hibernation
3x hurkyl's recall
2x spellskite
2x steel sabotage
1x swan song
~21st at PT BotG
16 Island
4 Mutavault
Creatures (26)
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Cursecatcher
3 Master of Waves
2 Tidebinder Mage
2 Merrow Reejerey
2 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
1 Phantasmal Image
4 Vapor Snag
2 Remand
Other Spells (8)
4 Spreading Seas
4 Æther Vial
1 Remand
2 Tidebinder Mage
1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
2 Tectonic Edge
1 Swan Song
2 Spell Pierce
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Dismember
2 Threads of Disloyalty
http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=6698&d=238478&f=MO
Please post your testing results so I can get more accurate win/loss percentages in the Matchup section. If you could please tell me whether your wins/losses were preboard or postboard. The matchup and analysis section is going to require alot of work so any insight you have will be helpful!
If I have any typos, missed anything, or something is wrong please tell me.
Thanks for reading!