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Tibalt's Trickery Combo forced many decks out of the metagame, except the ones that can interact with it: those that run counterspells. Merfolk MAINDECKS Spell Pierce for more answers to a deck that can w... Read More...

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Hello and welcome to another very special episode of Commander Cookout Podcast! Huge thank you to our sponsors, Fusion Gaming Online. They're your source for all of your gaming needs. You can find them here: www.FusionGamingOnline.com You want 5% off all... Read More...

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Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk UPGRADED with Bind the Monster!

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Bind the Monster is a hidden gem coming out of Kaldheim. On average you will lose less life than Dismember when answering creatures like Monastery Swiftspear but have the option to tap down 6/7 Tarmogoy... Read More...

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Tibalt's Trickery Combo is basically a 1 card turn-3 kill. Mulligan down to Violent Outburst to cascade into Tibalt's Trickery to cast Emrakul for free 91% of the time. Even a monkey can play this deck.... Read More...

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Channel Nikachu: Izzet Merfolk with Magus of the Moon

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Blood Moon is one of the single-card win conditions featured in Rakdos, Mono Red Prowess, and RG Ponza. Let's utilize the same power in the form of a creature which we can put into play with Aether Vial: ... Read More...
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