Merfolk 

Merfolk Penny Dreadful decklist played by smokage at League April 2026 (1 May 2026).
- Player
- smokage
- Finish
- 5-0
- Event
- League April 2026,
- Archetype
- Merfolk
- Format
- Penny Dreadful
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Penny Dreadful
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (34)
- 4 Deepchannel Duelist
- 4 Eclipsed Merrow
- 4 Merfolk Sovereign
- 4 Mindspring Merfolk
- 4 Mist-Cloaked Herald
- 4 Rishadan Dockhand
- 4 Silvergill Mentor
- 2 Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom // Sygg, Wanderbrine Shield
- 4 Wanderbrine Trapper
Sorceries (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Merfolk list
Average of 16 decks in the 90 days up to May 1, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Eclipsed Merrow (4 vs 1.6)
- +2 Mist-Cloaked Herald (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Merfolk Sovereign (4 vs 2.3)
- +2 Mystic Gate (4 vs 2.4)
- +2 Island (6 vs 4.5)
- +1 Rishadan Dockhand (4 vs 2.9)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Deeproot Pilgrimage (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Botanical Sanctum (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Nadu, Winged Wisdom (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Negate (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Unified Will (3 vs 1.7)
- +1 Fateful Absence (2 vs 0.8)
- +1 Harbinger of the Tides (2 vs 0.9)
- +1 Wheel of Sun and Moon (2 vs 0.9)
Most unusual list in this period: tygrak in League February 2026 (31 cards away from the average)






















