New spoiled card: http://mythicspoiler.com/ths/cards/thassagodofthesea.html
Thoughts? It seems to be a pretty solid beater that allows us to scry, punch through for decks without islands, and is...
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New spoiled card: http://mythicspoiler.com/ths/cards/thassagodofthesea.html
Thoughts? It seems to be a pretty solid beater that allows us to scry, punch through for decks without islands, and is...
I've been out of the loop for a while now, so I had two major questions:
1) I know the general consensus on this board has been Standstill is not that good of a card in Merfolk, but yet again at a...
I would suggest going with 4 GY hate in an unknown meta. I added in the 3rd Surgical Extraction only because I heard there was tons of Reanimator. I personally like a 2/2 split because Relic has some...
Do you run Kiras and Phantasmal Images in the main? They're great. Assuming you don't bump into other Merfolk decks, I like your sideboard as is- I don't like the Pithing Needles as much, but they...
There were 31 players, and the top 4 split a prize pool equal to 440 dollars, so 110 each.
Just piloted Merfolk to Top 4 at MTG Deals Tournament (31 people). Was pretty stoked because I didn't drop a game and this was my first prize!
Here's my deck for reference:
4 Wasteland
4...
Regarding Coralhelm Commander: I find that 4 is overkill- it's usually a bear and is a waste of mana when they respond to your level ups with a bolt/other kill spell. I would cut 1 and it seems like...
I never did get to cast Metamorph. It wasn't really a vial issue; I just had actual lords to play and I guess 3 mana (I doubt one would actually play the phyrexian mana) and two life is too slow.
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Played in a tournament today. Went 2-3 and lost to The Gate, Zoo, and Combo Elves while winning Junk and Aggro Loam (I know, go figure).
My decklist: -1 Daze, 2 Kira, 2 Dismember, 1 Island
SB: 2...
To be fair, Merfolk suffered after the printing of Mental Misstep (yeah, confusing, I know). While it's better in a vacuum, the other decks profited more from MM than Merfolk. Merfolk is definitely...
The hope is that Cursed Totem and 4 Dismembers stop the SFM. It's not a good match up.
No graveyard hate will kill you, especially in Southern California. Cursecatchers can't stop Dredge completely, and Reanimator is horrible to go up against (though I do have an epic 40 turn game to...
I don't like Jitte in merfolk. Anti-synergistic with Kira, match ups that they actually stick on a folk is just win more (and you're wasting mana in the meanwhile), and match ups where you need the...
Yes, but I'd move that to 2 Surgical Extractions, 2 Crypt (or Relics). Surgical Extraction just doesn't help as effectively against decks that use the graveyard somewhat fairly.
Not necessarily. I think Fish's strengths is that even if it has a losing record, it's not that terrible and eminently winnable. Fish is still a solid choice to pilot in an unknown meta, and skill...
The deck rolls over to Stoneforge decks, from my experience. Stoneforge -> Batterskull is ridiculous, and SoFI just seals the game (if Jitte doesn't do it).
Hive Mind is a winnable match up, and one...
Why the Adaptive over say, Soverign?
I think it's because the format's shifted towards Zoo, which in turn, fuels easy wins for Hive Mind and the like.
I'm running Surgical Extractions, and I feel like it has more game than Faerie Macabre. I know this is yet again a danger of cool things, but an extraction after someone's intuition really sucks for...
Chuck, with all due respect, it's like you and everyone else are arguing two different things.
We get that the subsequent standstills you draw in like T6 or T7 won't be as effective as a T2...
Regarding Standstill: I know you can play less than 4, but Standstill into a counter into another Standstill is absolutely one of the sickest plays you can make. The danger of cool things. I think in...
Yeah, I'm David. Nice of you to remember! :D
In regards to the Cursed Totem conversation, that's what I was reasoning. I had Pithing Needle in that mystery slot, but when I thought about it, 99% of...
I know we had a conversation about this earlier this thread, but it came up largely inconclusive.
Phyrexian Metamorph: Valid SB material? I know Tacosnipe's tested it in the MD. Here's what happened...
Played Merfolk to 12th (4-2) in a 49 person tournament (the Southern California Legacy Tournament @ MTG Deals in San Gabriel)
I ran the following list:
4 Wasteland
4 Mutavault
13 Island
4...
Thanks for the advice. Has that 13th island been helping you, or do you think a miser Sower is better in the MD in my meta?
I might go for the Surgical Extraction route because I was blown out by a...