Secrets of the Deep (Merfolk Wizard Tribal Mill)

Modern Budget Combo Merfolk Mill Tribal WU (Azorius)

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Creature (26)

• 4x Drowner of Secrets
• 1x Fallowsage
• 4x Judge of Currents
• 3x Merrow Harbinger
• 2x Mothdust Changeling
• 4x Sage of Fables
• 4x Stonybrook Banneret
• 4x Stonybrook Schoolmaster

Land (23)

• 4x Glacial Fortress
• 11x Island
• 8x Plains

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Merrow Commerce

Artifact (5)

• 4x Lantern of Insight
• 1x Pyxis of Pandemonium

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Summon the School

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 2x Lullmage Mentor
• 2x Silvergill Douser
• 2x Surgespanner
• 2x Sygg, River Guide

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Summon the School

Artifact (1)

• 1x Hair-Strung Koto

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Rest in Peace

Instant (2)

• 2x Disenchant

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Maybeboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Dakra Mystic
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Grimoire Thief
• 1x Harpoon Sniper
• 1x Merfolk Mesmerist
• 1x Sigil Tracer
• 1x Silvergill Adept

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Shared Discovery

Instant (5)

• 1x Negate
• 1x Sage's Dousing
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Spell Syphon
• 1x Turn Aside

Artifact (4)

• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Diviner's Wand
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Springleaf Drum

Land (4)

• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Sea Gate Wreckage

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Evanescent Intellect
• 1x Intruder Alarm

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Neither the list itself nor the description have been updated for Ixalan or Eldraine.

The main idea here is to get the Drowner of Secrets , Merrow Commerce , and a whole lot of other merfolk on the field, then promptly start eroding the enemy's library at rattling speeds. Upon achieving this I once had the option to mill for a potential seventy-five cards in a single turn (twenty-five merfolk on the field, including three Merrow Commerce s, on turn seven), more than enough to commit any foe to a speedy death. I've also now mainboarded the Lantern of Insight because the control that it offers over my opponent's topdeck has proved invaluable in basically every match I've used it in online.

That said, milling isn't this deck's only win condition and even if you do ultimately win by milling you can still get into all kinds of crazy shenanigans along the way. The Judge of Currents can send your life total through the roof while the Stonybrook Schoolmaster and Summon the School can allow you to accumulate a veritable army of wizard tokens boasting counters supplied by the Sage of Fables .

Thoughts on the sideboard are always appreciated, it's under revision once again.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 11 Rares 22 - 2 Uncommons 14 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.46
Tokens	Merfolk 1/1 U, Merfolk Wizard 1/1 U
Folders	Decks I Need to Make, Mill (blue), Merfolk, Modern Decks, Possible Decks, Modern budget, New decks 2017, Blau/Weiß, Budget Modern, Combo decks