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Splashing white for Swords to Plowshares and/or Path to Exile is probably still a better way to go.

Against Ichorid you must make sure he has no discard outlet, that hugely slows him down. So if you counter PIMP, Careful Study or Breakthrough, you usually have enough time to beat face. Standstill...

While you may be right, you have no point here. A good player can do well, and may do better if he's lucky. Gee, I never realized that.

That's not the real problem. The real problem is that decks...

Let me pose a new question to you guys: why play Merfolk?

Merfolk used to be the CounterTop and Landstill killer, but these decks have adapted to the meta and have ways to tackle fast aggro,...

The whatnot would be anything in Zoo that isn't red, like Wild Nacatl, Tarmogoyf, Path to Exile and you already mentioned Qasali Pridemage (some people also use Knight of the Reliquary... only God...

Well, you should talk to Elf_Ascetic, you know him. He never lost a Merfolk match with his Landstill. And he played it alot. I think E. Plague might help.

I like the idea of Planar Void, Ichorid...

All you're saying here is that Plague is a better choice because it also helps against DoJ, not just Elspeth. Oh, and if I want to shut off Elspeth, I think Pithing Needle is still alot better than...

So you board the Cursecatchers and Adepts out for the Perishes and the Plagues?

I know for a fact that this is a correct play. You take out all their win conditions except Factories, and you have...

Well, red is often accompanied by green. The Rock can also provide a tough match-up, and also uses green. It's not a weird thought. However, I do agree that the black splash doesn't seem worth it....

Black also gives access to Perish. That could be fun.

Actually, all MUC has vanished from my meta, and CounterTop isn't exactly where Sovereign+Wake Thrasher shines. It's match ups like Eva Green, The Rock and Aggro Loam, where there are big blockers...

I am aware that Eladamri doesn't protect himself (and ofcourse I am aware of the new wording, I'm just assuming everyone is); I am aware that the card as Nightmare suggested doesn't protect himself;...

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The Elves already have one, and they don't even play it!

Crystaline Sliver is the only one that protects itself too. That's what's needed for these...

Actually, Wake Thrasher is a very large undercosted beatstick. I don't know where that expression 'it's a house' comes from. Wouldn't it be odd that you point out an average card in a deck and say...

Merfolk is a tribal themed deck that thrives on tempo. Ditch the CounterTop engine.

Don't you think there's a reason why CounterTop decks play stuff like Tarmogoyf and Dark Confidant? It's because...

Nice, good job :smile:, congratulations on your finish. That list looks impressive, very anti-red orientated indeed. Can you tell us something more about your sideboarding actions please? Was...

Thanks for pointing that out captain Obvious, I was unaware. You don't always have an Aether Vial. With less Merfolk in the deck, you can't rely that you have another Merfolk in your hand besides...

Silvergill Adept is the best Merfolk, as long as you play enough Merfolk. Trust me, as soon as you have to pay :4::u: for Silvergill Adept, he isn't that glorious all of a sudden.

Congratulations on your finish. Pretty weird of a 25 people tournament to only have 3 rounds, yeah, that way you win everything and still end up second. That's just weird.

Did you run enough...

We do? All the extra almost-good-enough Merfolk easily blur the vision of what would be the best Merfolk list. The list at the moment is very strong. The only thing we could really use is something...

I tried Chill but it didn't work for me. Goblins has Lackeys and Aether Vials, while Zoo has nonred stuff that still kicks your behind, among them are Pridemages which kill Chill if they have to.

Most decks I encounter that have Moat (Landstill, Stax, Quin) have it maindeck. I have yet to see it come from a sideboard.

That being said, lately Firespout has been bothering me. I would be...

You guys actually have room in your decks for all those awesome new Merfolk? The bar is set pretty high and the list is pretty tight. I'll have to think twice about thinking twice about removing...

I can see Harm's Way sitting in your sideboard if you run Swords to Plowshares maindeck. I'm affraid the card is too narrow to maindeck it.

Well, you could ask yourself if you'd not rather have a Jitte against the mirror. The general blue based match-up is a good one, so I personally don't have any sideboard cards against them. I prefer...