Merfolk 
Merfolk Modern decklist played by Jaaayy at Magic Spotlight: The Hobbit™ Main Event (28 Aug 2026).
- Player
- Jaaayy
- Finish
- #328 of 574, 3-4
- Archetype
- Merfolk
- Staples
- Merfolk
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (29)
- 4 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
- 4 Lord of Atlantis
- 4 Master of the Pearl Trident
- 4 Namor the Sub-Mariner
- 4 Silvergill Adept
- 4 Tide Shaper
- 4 Vodalian Hexcatcher
Instants (17)
- 3 Disrupting Shoal
- 4 Flare of Denial
- 4 Force of Negation
- 2 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
- 4 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
Lands (14)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Merfolk list
Average of 9 decks in the 30 days up to Aug. 28, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Namor the Sub-Mariner (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Disrupting Shoal (3 vs 1.0)
- +2 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Vodalian Hexcatcher (4 vs 2.6)
- +1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (4 vs 2.7)
- +1 Cavern of Souls (4 vs 2.9)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Aether Vial (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Tishana's Tidebinder (0 vs 2.1)
- -1 Sink into Stupor (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Mindspring Merfolk (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Island (6 vs 7.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Tishana's Tidebinder (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Hurkyl's Recall (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Svyelun of Sea and Sky (0 vs 1.8)
Most unusual list in this period: litianshuo670 in Modern League (5-0) (29 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.72 average mana value · 2.37 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
14 23.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 51.6%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 34.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 42.6%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (14.3%)
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77 symbols (100.0%)
12 sources (42.9%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (14.3%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (14.3%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (14.3%)
Card types
- Creatures 29 (48.3%)
- Instants 17 (28.3%)
- Lands 14 (23.3%)