"I think that the biggest surprise to me was that Merfolk has no larger of a slice of the metagame pie than it did before Misstep, although it is clearly now the dominant deck in the format."
This seems contradictory. Please explain.
tl;dr - merfolk is 10% of t8s before and after printing of misstep, a change of 0% in terms of metagame change, but still numero unoMerfolk had the highest number of placings with 23, making up roughly 10% of the entire field of Top 8s. This is significant not only because it confirms Merfolk as the most successful deck in the format, but because 10% is nearly exactly where Merfolk stood the last time we checked in on the format—10% both before and after a pivotal card for the deck. The conclusion that I draw from this is that the printing of Mental Misstep has actually improved Merfolk’s place in the metagame by 0%.
My point is that 10% of top 8's, and a roughly comparable representation in the general metagame certainly doesn't represent something that is "clearly now the dominant deck in the format". A major player to be sure, but it's not like Standard Caw Blade or something.
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