Budget Simic Merfolk GU

Modern

yetiFox

Creature (29)

• 3x Harbinger of the Tides
• 2x Kopala, Warden of Waves
• 4x Kumena's Speaker
• 4x Lord of Atlantis
• 4x Master of the Pearl Trident
• 4x Merfolk Branchwalker
• 2x Merrow Reejerey
• 2x Phantasmal Image
• 4x Silvergill Adept

Land (21)

• 13x Island
• 4x Unclaimed Territory
• 4x Yavimaya Coast

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Spreading Seas

Instant (5)

• 3x Spell Pierce
• 2x Vapor Snag

Artifact (1)

• 1x Smuggler's Copter

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Sideboard

Instant (15)

• 3x Dispel
• 3x Mana Leak
• 3x Natural State
• 3x Negate
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 2x Vapor Snag

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Maybeboard

Creature (14)

• 2x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 4x Coralhelm Commander
• 2x Herald of Secret Streams
• 2x Merfolk Sovereign
• 2x Phantasmal Image
• 2x Stonybrook Banneret

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Serum Visions

Instant (11)

• 2x Dispel
• 2x Mana Leak
• 2x Natural State
• 2x Negate
• 3x Opt

Land (4)

• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Lumbering Falls
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Simic Guildgate

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Budget Simic Merfolk GU - Work in Progress

**Update: Upped the budget to include playsets of lords, a Smuggler's Copter, and one of my favorite cards: Phantasmal Image .

Thoughts:

• 2x Kopala, Warden of Waves: Budget Kira, Great Glass-Spinner, plus fits the merfolk tribe
• 2x Lord of Atlantis: Would like to have 4 eventually
• 3x Master of the Pearl Trident: Would like to have 4 eventually
• 3x Merrow Reejerey : Would like to have 4 eventually
• 3x Spreading Seas: Once I have a playset of Master of the Pearl Trident and Lord of Atlantis I will bump this to 4.
• 3x Opt: I think this will help mitigate not having the expensive dual lands.
• 4x Spell Pierce: I'm not sure if this is the best counter but I think it fits well with the speed of this deck.
• 2x Vapor Snag: Cheap removal that should help clear the board of a blocker for that last bit of damage. This is important since I might be missing island walk due to less Lord of Atlantis, Master of the Pearl Trident, and Spreading Seas.
• 4x Yavimaya Coast: Budget dual land and the -1 life doesn't seem to hit too often in my test draws.

The Maybe Board is a list of cards that I've considered including.

Aside from sample draws this deck is yet to be tested. I most likely will make changes after getting some games in.

Any advice would be appreciated, especially on the number of lands or other land cards that would be worth including.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 15 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.87