Merfolk 
Merfolk Modern decklist played by jacobisler at LCQ - Modern - SCG CON Los Angeles - Friday - 2:00 pm (9 Oct 2026).
- Player
- jacobisler
- Finish
- #25 of 96, 1-1
- Archetype
- Merfolk
- Staples
- Merfolk
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (34)
- 3 Floodpits Drowner
- 2 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
- 4 Harbinger of the Seas
- 4 Lord of Atlantis
- 4 Master of the Pearl Trident
- 2 Merfolk Trickster
- 3 Silvergill Mentor
- 4 Tide Shaper
- 4 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 4 Vodalian Hexcatcher
Instants (6)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (16)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Merfolk list
Average of 12 decks in the 30 days up to Oct. 9, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Floodpits Drowner (3 vs 1.1)
- +2 Silvergill Mentor (3 vs 1.2)
- +2 Tishana's Tidebinder (4 vs 2.3)
- +2 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Island (8 vs 6.8)
- +1 Mutavault (4 vs 2.8)
- +1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (4 vs 3.0)
- +1 Vodalian Hexcatcher (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Flare of Denial (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Mindspring Merfolk (0 vs 1.6)
- -2 Silvergill Adept (0 vs 1.5)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Disrupting Shoal (4 vs 0.7)
- +2 Stern Scolding (3 vs 1.1)
- +1 Spell Snare (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Force of Negation (2 vs 0.7)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Chalice of the Void (0 vs 2.3)
- -1 Dismember (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: Nikita_Pokusaev in Autumn Modern Championship (19 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.05 average mana value · 2.18 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 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
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (11.5%)
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60 symbols (100.0%)
14 sources (53.8%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (11.5%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (11.5%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (11.5%)
Card types
- Creatures 34 (56.7%)
- Instants 6 (10.0%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 16 (26.7%)