UNDER $20!! Budget Merfolk/Wizard Combo

Casual* Budget Combo Infinite Combo Merfolk Wizards

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Creature (24)

• 4x Aphetto Alchemist
• 4x Drowner of Secrets
• 4x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 4x Puresight Merrow
• 4x Rootwater Hunter
• 2x Stonybrook Banneret
• 1x Streambed Aquitects

Land (24)

• 3x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forest
• 17x Island
• 3x Skyshroud Forest

Artifact (12)

• 4x Codex Shredder
• 4x Illusionist's Bracers
• 4x Paradise Mantle

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 2x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Streambed Aquitects

Instant (12)

• 4x Mizzium Skin
• 4x Simic Charm
• 4x Think Twice

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Maybeboard

Creature (12)

• 4x Archivist
• 4x Cathartic Adept
• 4x Thought Courier

Artifact (4)

• 4x Razortip Whip

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This is a test for a combo based merfolk/wizard deck. The main combo here is Illusionist's Bracers + Kiora's Follower + Kiora's Follower or Aphetto Alchemist + Illusionist's Bracers + Kiora's Follower as both give infinite permanent untaps. These infintie untaps go with Codex Shredder or Drowner of Secrets to mill the opponent, or with Rootwater Hunter for infinite damage, with Streambed Aquitects to create infinitely huge merfolk with islandwalk and while giving them an island to walk all over in the process, or just to give infinite mana (NOTE: this only works with at least one Kiora's Follower and none of the win conditions of the combos require infinte mana, its just another opportunity for adding other potential combo cards). The second main combo works with just two cards, Paradise Mantle + Puresight Merrow to let you look through your library for other combo pieces. Laboratory Maniac goes with a Paradise Mantle + Puresight Merrow combo for a complete self mill win condition, but without card draw it is slower and risky. It would probably be better to search for an Illusionist's Bracers to pull of one of the infinite combos. Stonybrook Banneret makes the creatures easier to cast for faster combos. The sideboard is mainly protection for combos, and extra card draw.

If you wanted to make the deck focus solely on mill mechanics, then replace Rootwater Hunter with Cathartic Adept and replace Stonybrook Banneret, Streambed Aquitects and a land for Thought Courier . This would make the strategy of each game more consistent (maybe a little less fun) and give you other opportunities to use the Laboratory Maniac. Please comment, I'm new to magic and would like feedback! Thanks

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Paradise Mantle + Puresight Merrow Illusionist's Bracers + Kiora's Follower + Kiora's Follower Aphetto Alchemist + Illusionist's Bracers + Kiora's Follower
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 2 Rares 29 - 4 Uncommons 6 - 9 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.94
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C