Merfolks '98

Casual Mono-Blue

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Creature (24)

• 4x Lord of Atlantis
• 4x Man-o'-War
• 4x Merfolk Looter
• 4x Rootwater Mystic
• 4x Suq'Ata Firewalker
• 4x Tidal Warrior

Land (20)

• 16x Island
• 2x Teferi's Isle
• 2x Undiscovered Paradise

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Legacy's Allure

Artifact (4)

• 4x Winter Orb

Instant (10)

• 2x Boomerang
• 4x Counterspell
• 4x Memory Lapse

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Sideboard

Sorcery (5)

• 3x Juxtapose
• 2x Political Trickery

Artifact (2)

• 2x Erratic Portal

Creature (4)

• 4x Bottle Gnomes

Instant (2)

• 2x Boomerang

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Legacy's Allure

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Maybeboard

Creature (10)

• 2x Kukemssa Pirates
• 4x Sea Sprite
• 4x Tradewind Rider

Artifact (3)

• 3x Meekstone

Land (8)

• 4x Island
• 4x Wasteland

Instant (4)

• 4x Power Sink

Enchantment (8)

• 4x Chill
• 4x Propaganda

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I used to play merfolks decks between 1997 and 1998; here the version after the release of exodus. Basically these were swarm decks playing winter orbs, counters and bouncers to make for the "above than average" quality of blue creatures. Memory Lapse and Mana Leak were the only 2CMC counters available since the rotation of Alliances: I always found the former more reliable; it was very effective under the Orb. Land count was intentionally kept low in order to get better draws and because of the inclusion of Undiscovered Paradise. The sideboard varied depending on decks I would expect to face; a number of islands/wastelands could be required for certain sideboarding stategies. The posted sample was assembled to improve the chances against other creatures decks

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 7 Rares 6 - 6 Uncommons 26 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.00