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Removed:Spore FrogWoodfall Primus

Added:ManglehornWinter Orb

Spore Frog is a relic from the midrange age, and while she still comes in handy, she's just not useful to our gameplan at all. She is replaced by Winter Orb, which does help our gameplan out! Primus is removed due to being generally, an overcosted Rec Sage that can infinite with Mike in the right situation, but that situation is better suited to a midrange build. Manglehorn comes in as a testing piece to further stax mana rocks and other artifacts our opponents play.

[b]Removed:[cards]Birthing PodSylvok ReplicaHermit DruidSkullclampShaman of Forgotten WaysJarad's Orders[/cards]

Added:[cards]Walking BallistaBody SnatcherCarrion FeederProtean HulkSylvan SafekeeperViscera Seer[/cards][/b]So I wanna talk about each change individually. So we're adding the Hulk package to the deck as other competitive Meren decks have done. Tooth and Nail was also considered as a cut. I also cant find my boreal druid, or I would swap it for Devoted Druid

[card]Birthing Pod[/card]: This one hurts, but I never see this card and when I do, two situations occur: * I'm either unable to cast it due to needing to prioritize other threats or removal so I cannot safely drop it. * It is destroyed before it generates much valueThat being said, I hope to fit it back in sometime. I have a gorgeous japanese foil I was using, and atm I have no other deck for it!

[card]Skullclamp[/card]: Holdover from Midrange Meren that still does work even in a more competitive shell. It's one I want to work back in with a high priority, as it still does work, just much less since casting Meren is less of a priority.

[card]Sylvok Replica[/card]: A very bad version of Caustic Caterpillar, but one that also helped me deal with Torpor Orb. In addition, the need for a sac outlet on a stick with a useful effect is another holdover from the midrange deck. The issue is now that Cursed Totem effects hurt us more, so it's become a high cost bad card. I wont be working this back in.

[card]Hermit Druid[/card]: I've gotten to test this only in goldfishing and it wasn't amazing. As I expected, I dumped more than I wanted into the grave and having Meren built up, all midrange style, or with Reanimation/Reclamation available wasn't something I wanted to rely on. It may work its way back as I wanna try it in a real game.

[card]Shaman of Forgotten Ways[/card]: Another one I'd like to work back in, but much less so. I've not been able to activate his Formidable ability except when this was ran more midrangey. Now it's more or less a more expensive Bloom Tender which we also dont run.

[card]Jarad's Orders[/card]: Final holdover cut from the midrange deck that still can do work, its cost is not worth the inclusion. I feel it opens me too much to hand, graveyard, and general hate.