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Pioneer’s Snatching (Cavern of) Souls!

Andre Segarra
September 29, 2023
Pioneer, The Spirit Squad
What's good, Spirit Squad! Today we're gonna talk about one of the most exciting spoilers we've seen in awhile: Cavern of Souls! This is a card we don't have to guess at the power of, as it's a reprint f... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Striking with SOLITUDE in MERFOLK!

Nikachu
February 10, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Today we take Azorius Merfolk, featuring Yorion, to the test in the Modern Challenge. This build is designed to EXILE early creatures from all decks, using Prismatic Ending and Solitude while utilizing Yorion... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Merfolk Utopia VERSION 2

Nikachu
February 5, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Merfolk can take advantage of ramping with Utopia Sprawl for turn-2 Svyelun and Reejerey synergy. The deck has been refined to include more lands like Glasspool Mimic which can also be found off of Co... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: 80-Card Merfolk Deck!

Nikachu
February 3, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Merfolk adopts Yorion as a companion. The main purpose is to pitch Yorion away to pay the free cost to Subtlety, Force of Negation, and the new Solitude! Occasionally the extra card can matter in games ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: 8-Seas Merfolk in 2022

Nikachu
January 27, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Time to spread those seas! In a world where Urza's Saga is played in almost every deck, you need to deal with it before it starts creating constructs! Spreading Seas also acts like a blue Stone Rain v... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk Utopia on the Attack!

Nikachu
January 18, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
When Modern Merfolk swaps Aether Vial for Utopia Sprawl, Merfolk is prone to more explosive starts. The extra mana can help cast creature found with Realmwalker and help cast Collected Company by turn 3... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk Utopia, The Hot New Simic Deck

Nikachu
January 13, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Modern Merfolk replaces Aether Vial with Utopia Sprawl, a card that will give Merfolk access to 3 mana by turn 2. This has incredible synergy with Merrow Reejerey played on turn 2; for each creature cas... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Merfolk Adopts Yorion Tech

Nikachu
January 11, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Yorion has great utility for the Merfolk deck. In addition to begnning the game with a random 8th card from the sideboard, it can blink Silvergill Adept and Spreading Seas for lategame card advantage. B... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk Tech Beats Bad Matchups!

Nikachu
January 5, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
With the recent adaptations of the Modern Merfolk deck, old match ups that were difficult are now easily winnable. Particularly Amulet Titan no longer has an instant kill when they cast Primeval Titan b... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Upgraded Merfolk List Attacks Modern Challenge!

Nikachu
January 1, 2022
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Since Las Vegas, Modern Merfolk has been upgraded to deal with the metagame. Cavern of Souls has been added to win through the countermagic of control decks. Ancestral Vision helps to pull ahead against... Read More...

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