Merfolk 
Merfolk Modern decklist played by mberlin at $5K RCQ - Modern - SCG CON Washington DC - Sunday - 9:30 am (6 Oct 2024).
- Player
- mberlin
- Finish
- #252 of 389, 1-3
- Archetype
- Merfolk
- Staples
- Merfolk
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (30)
- 4 Harbinger of the Seas
- 4 Lord of Atlantis
- 4 Master of the Pearl Trident
- 1 Merfolk Trickster
- 4 Silvergill Adept
- 3 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
- 4 Tide Shaper
- 2 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 4 Vodalian Hexcatcher
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (16)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Merfolk list
Average of 32 decks in the 30 days up to Oct. 6, 2024, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Flare of Denial (4 vs 2.5)
- +1 Silvergill Adept (4 vs 2.9)
- +1 Vodalian Hexcatcher (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Island (7 vs 8.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Spreading Seas (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Unlicensed Hearse (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Stern Scolding (3 vs 1.6)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Chalice of the Void (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Damping Sphere (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: ZachsEvilTwin in Leaf Green Gaming presents Modern RCQ Season 3, Round 2, 1 slot #1 (24 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.84 average mana value · 2.25 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
16 26.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 59.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 44.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 53.5%
Colors: costs and sources
Card types
- Creatures 30 (50.0%)
- Instants 10 (16.7%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 16 (26.7%)


























