Merfolk 
Merfolk Modern decklist played by Austin Brush at ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Milwaukee - Saturday - 2:00 pm (21 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Austin Brush
- Finish
- #7 of 55, 3-1
- Archetype
- Merfolk
- Staples
- Merfolk
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (28)
- 2 Harbinger of the Seas
- 4 Lord of Atlantis
- 4 Master of the Pearl Trident
- 3 Merfolk Trickster
- 3 Silvergill Adept
- 1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
- 1 Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom // Sygg, Wanderbrine Shield
- 4 Tide Shaper
- 2 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 4 Vodalian Hexcatcher
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Merfolk list
Too few decks of this archetype in the 30 days up to Feb. 21, 2026 to compute an average list.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.71 average mana value · 2.07 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 19 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
18 30.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 66.4%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 54.7%
- Same, on the draw
- 63.5%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (13.3%)
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62 symbols (100.0%)
14 sources (46.7%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (13.3%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (13.3%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (13.3%)
Card types
- Creatures 28 (46.7%)
- Instants 10 (16.7%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 18 (30.0%)