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Jonathan Aiken on his decklist, after making top 8 (from SCG coverage):




For reference, here is the list he played:


Merfolk
Jonathan Aiken

Fixed.

More than 16 lords? Do they have some super secret tech that I am unaware of or are they simply cheating?

No, you can't. Kira needs to be in play ("on the battlefield"?) when his removal spell/ability goes on the stack.

Well, if you can't beat them, join them.

Next Level Merfolk
Maindeck
4 Cursecatcher
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Tarmogoyf

I beg to differ.

"G24.1e - If a card in any zone other than the stack has {X} in its mana cost, the value of {X} is treated as 0, even if the value of X is defined somewhere within its text."
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Actually, Chill makes it 3RR, but I wouldn't worry too much about that card if I were you. Pyroclasm effects are generally quite easy to play around. Just keep your head cold (with or without Chill,...

@Melman:

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and trying to develop the deck. A few comments:

- Have you tried Wake Trasher and found him lacking? The way I see it, he competes with Cold-eyed...

Your sideboard intrigues me. In what matchups do you play Mutavault and/or Counter-Top after sideboarding? What cards do you side out?

Also, you do not have a single card (bounce spell) that...

What's this? The merfolk thread has slipped to the bottom of the SECOND page? Unacceptable! I'll share my list with you guys in an attempt to prevent the thread from dying:

STANDSTILL MERFOLK

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I really like the direction in which you're taking the merfolk archetype in legacy. Damn, I haven't even playtested the deck yet and I'm already helplessly in love with it. It's TRIBAL, it's...