Merfolk 
Merfolk Modern decklist played by Fruitkid at $uper $unday RCQ - Modern - SCG CON Richmond - Sunday - 10:00 am (8 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Fruitkid
- Finish
- #21 of 69, 3-3
- Archetype
- Merfolk
- Staples
- Merfolk
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (61)
Creatures (32)
- 2 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
- 3 Harbinger of the Seas
- 3 Lord of Atlantis
- 4 Master of the Pearl Trident
- 3 Mindspring Merfolk
- 2 Silvergill Adept
- 3 Silvergill Mentor
- 2 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
- 3 Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom // Sygg, Wanderbrine Shield
- 4 Tide Shaper
- 3 Tishana's Tidebinder
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (15)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Merfolk list
Average of 4 decks in the 30 days up to March 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Wanderwine Hub (4 vs 1.0)
- +2 Flare of Denial (4 vs 2.3)
- +2 Mindspring Merfolk (3 vs 1.3)
- +2 Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom // Sygg, Wanderbrine Shield (3 vs 1.3)
- +2 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (4 vs 2.5)
- +1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore (2 vs 0.8)
- +1 Silvergill Mentor (3 vs 1.8)
- +1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- -5 Island (4 vs 8.5)
- -3 Vodalian Hexcatcher (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Counterspell (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Merfolk Trickster (0 vs 1.5)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Champions of the Shoal (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Dismember (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Unlicensed Hearse (2 vs 0.5)
- +2 Vodalian Hexcatcher (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Consign to Memory (4 vs 3.0)
- +1 Stern Scolding (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Mistcaller (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Spell Pierce (0 vs 1.5)
- -2 Tishana's Tidebinder (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Master of Waves (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 14 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.80 average mana value · 2.20 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
15 24.6% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 54.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 38.7%
- Same, on the draw
- 46.8%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
7 sources (22.6%)
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64 symbols (100.0%)
15 sources (48.4%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (9.7%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (9.7%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (9.7%)
Card types
- Creatures 32 (52.5%)
- Instants 10 (16.4%)
- Artifacts 4 (6.6%)
- Lands 15 (24.6%)