Merfolk 
Merfolk Modern decklist played by Nikita_Pokusaev at Autumn Modern Championship (12 Sep 2026).
- Player
- Nikita_Pokusaev
- Finish
- #60 of 65, 0-4
- Archetype
- Merfolk
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (61)
Creatures (36)
- 2 Disruptor of Currents
- 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
- 3 Harbinger of the Seas
- 3 Lord of Atlantis
- 4 Master of the Pearl Trident
- 4 Merfolk Trickster
- 4 Silvergill Mentor
- 3 Subtlety
- 3 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
- 3 Tide Shaper
- 2 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 4 Vodalian Hexcatcher
Instants (5)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (16)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Merfolk list
Average of 4 decks in the 7 days up to Sept. 12, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Polluted Delta (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Silvergill Mentor (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Merfolk Trickster (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Svyelun of Sea and Sky (3 vs 1.0)
- +2 Subtlety (3 vs 1.3)
- +2 Disruptor of Currents (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Fiery Islet (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Vodalian Hexcatcher (4 vs 2.8)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Silvergill Adept (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Flare of Denial (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (2 vs 3.5)
- -1 Cavern of Souls (2 vs 3.0)
- -1 Disrupting Shoal (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Namor the Sub-Mariner (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Engineered Explosives (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Mistcaller (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Mystical Dispute (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Spell Snare (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Chalice of the Void (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Dismember (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Hurkyl's Recall (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky (0 vs 1.3)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 18 cards away from the average.


























