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Jonathon “Nikachu” Zaczek is the Merfolk master. Deeply devoted to one deck, Jonathon teaches the intricacies of Merfolk as the metagame changes over time. Over the years Jonathon has proven Merfolk’s competitive edge by consistently placing well in Grand Prixs and MTGO competitive leagues.

Channel Nikachi: Pioneer Days! Ft. Spirits and Merfolk

Nikachu
December 5, 2019
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Pioneer UW Spirits UW Spirits has every core card from Modern ported to Pioneer. Early aggression and interaction with Mausoleum Wanderer, the 2-mana lord Supreme Phantom, and the counterspell on a creatur... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Mono Black Vampires in Modern

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December 2, 2019
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Vampires is a tribe with so many playable that it deserves attention in Modern, Particularly, Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord is incredible in races and has synergy with Bloodghast. The lifelink in this deck will de... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern UR Kiki-Faeries

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November 7, 2019
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Faeries got a lot of upgrades in Throne of Eldraine with the addition of Brazen Borrower and Hypnotic Sprite as extra bounce spells and counterspells. How to put it together in a Modern list? Nikachu pairs Faer... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern UW Spirits

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October 31, 2019
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Modern UW Spirits have picked up in popularity and results. The deck rewards patience; holding up Rattlechains to protect your creatures from removal or waiting for the right spell to Spell Queller. Spirits run... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Brazen Borrower is Modern Merfolk’s Premiere Bounce Spell

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October 24, 2019
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Modern Merfolk has struggled to find the right bounce spell in the deck to tempo out creatures and to answer Ensnaring Bridge. Venser, Shaper's Savant, Echoing Truth, and Hurkyl's Recall all have their pros and... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Oko Is the Planeswalker That Modern Merfolk Was Waiting For!

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October 17, 2019
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For years Modern Merfolk longed for a planeswalker that would be playable with Merfolk's strategy and answer the problems Merfolk needed solving. With the release of Throne of Eldraine, Modern Merfolk has acces... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Master of Waves is BACK in Modern Merfolk

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September 17, 2019
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Mono-Blue Merfolk is still competitive over Simic for two good reasons: it dodges Blood Moon, and it has a good Burn match up. Burn has been rising in numbers, filling up top 8's and winning several events. Wha... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk in the New Modern Metagame

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September 12, 2019
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With Faithless Looting banned and Stoneforge Mystic Unbanned, certainly Modern will change all over again. When a format changes drastically, how do we change our deck? We don't. Nikachu sticks to the exact sam... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk WITHOUT Silvergill Adept!

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September 5, 2019
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In a world where everyone is trying to win between turns 1-4, Gut Shot doesn't cut it anymore. Silvergill, the staple that used to grind out the opponents in card advantage, has no place in Modern where you die... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk Races in Modern!

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August 29, 2019
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Modern has gotten incredibly fast. Hogaak has set the bar for the speed and now Izzet Phoenix, Dredge, Mono Red Phoenix, Urza Whir, and Burn are rising to keep up pace. How does Merfolk compete to keep up? Spla... Read More...
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