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Hey folks. It has been a long time since I have been involved in this deck beyond a casual peek in here. I would like to keep some sort of value to the OP. Can I get someone to supply a stock list...

Ratchet Bomb is an interesting idea. D+T is slower and has a lot more mana, so that is an issue. But that deck uses it for the same reason. Bomb has a lot of latitude to kill problem permanents. ...

Me too. You would have to be a moron to bring in Golgari Charm against Merfolk. I see the only salient questions to be "what to cut" and "do we need more Islands?"

It would be better if the best creatures actually were green and red.

You don't want only 12 Islands with 4 Lord of Atlantis and 4 Master of the Pearl Trident. Cut a spell. The advantage of not top decking superfluous Islands is more than made up for with fewer...

I can't stand losing a game due to lack of proper mana. I have always been critical of builds with only 12 Islands. There is nothing worse when playing a tempo deck than seeing your opponent...

Looks like I will have to update the OP quite a bit. Besides taking a serious look at the Strasbourg deck, any opinions on changes that are overdue? From being an overbearing hawk in the beginning,...

Trying to keep the OP accurate...

Has Dismember fallen out of favor for some reason?

Not sure I agree with your analysis. I can think of two cards that would help the problems you faced with UBDelver.

The reason we all gave up on Brainstorm was the same reason we stopped using Stifle. Unlike decks with 8-16 threats and splash colors, Merfolk does not have a good chance to cast it. You want to...

This is not even close to the first new lord printed for this deck. It is the first one that gives us the possibility of never needing more than two mana though. If the Commanders and Reejereys are...

We know it seems strong. You are sticking with something close to tried and true, and the manabase looks sane. The question is whether the new lord does something to make this deck useable now...

Oh hell! If you have the opportunity, you may get a kick out of reading the huge scuffle beginning around page 50 that I got into with some members on this very thread just before GP Chicago - I...

QFT

It is a 3-card combo with an insufficient number of search spells. I have never had trouble with it using Merfolk as long as I keep Pierces in my SB.

It is also important to note here that Dismember is a 1-mana spell that can not be Misstepped.

Cake? check
Eat it too? check

I think that without Sowers, there is no reason to have 21 land. Taco, you should cut a Muta for another Dismember. I bet two is the right number, too. You don't want to draw two or three of these...

I would say that color swords are exceptionally powerful when you can fetch them with a Mystic, and that Jitte is the way to go when you can not.

Healex, how was Misstep for you? How was it against you? And well did your expected mirror match plan work out?

OK. These reasons for not using Standstill are similar to my own experiences lately - frustration. But I do not see how that leads to Dark Confidant. I am more likely to try out something like...

So misstep makes Standstill a much better card, and you people are talking about taking it out for...

...an out of color draw engine that costs life.

Srsly, can someone explain this to me?

That is an excellent question that I will not answer until after SCG Orlando.

Yes, Daze is pretty bad on the play against Zoo. Wait, you have been on the play for game 2 against Zoo?

Also, I like Relic of Progenitus. Dredge decks seem to be a bit slower these days with...

Ppl, Kira will not protect your Mishra's Factory if you animate it in response to a Wasteland activation. It is not a creature at the time Wasteland targets it - which is upon announcement, not...

I am wondering how necessary Kira is while this deck us using Mental Misstep. I am going over the circumstances around losing lord, and they almost all look like a 1-mana spell.

My litmus test for what to counter usually boils down to "do I retain the tempo advantage if this resolves"? Vanilla enemy creatures I typically do not counter. They either chump, if I do not have...