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Channel Nikachu: Can Mill Crabs Race Merfolk?

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August 31, 2021
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Mill is on the rise, crushing combo decks by dumping combos into their graveyard. Mill also got upgraded with Tasha's Hideous Laughter to beat graveyard shuffle effects like Emrakul. Merfolk can match t... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Tempo Out Modern with Merfolk!

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August 29, 2021
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Chalice of the Void is now one of the most played cards in Modern. Even UW Control is building around it. Merfolk has been on Chalice since day 1 with the Tempo-bounce plan which is a reliable strategy ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Petty Theft + Chalice of the Void = ???

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August 24, 2021
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Petty Theft continues to be Merfolk's strategy with Chalice of the Void in combination with Harbinger of the Tides. Brazen Borrower also is a meaningful threat at flash speed and gives you more reason t... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Brazen Borrower Bounces Back for Merfolk

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August 21, 2021
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Brazen Borrower returns to Modern Merfolk for the Petty Theft ability. Merfolk Trickster is replaced because tapping down early creatures like Ragavan isn't as powerful as bouncing the creature and play... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Merfolk’s Time to Tempo-Out the Competition

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August 19, 2021
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In addition to Merfolk's tempo creatures, Dismember is a mana-efficient removal spell to keep up with the mana efficiency of the Modern format (Ragavan, DRC, Hammer Time). Slow them down and race them out... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Mono-Blue Merfolk with the Chalice of the Void Strategy

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August 16, 2021
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Chalice of the Void is perhaps the most popular card in Modern sideboards, but Merfolk can play it easily in the maindeck! We play very few 1-drops (Tide Shaper and Aether Vial) and Dismember has a ma... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Mono-Blue Merfolk Control

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August 12, 2021
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If you can't race them, change strategy. Merfolk can be outraced by many decks, so you have to slow them down to your speed. With Harbinger of the Tides, Trickster, Dismember, and Glasspool to copy ou... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk with the Chalice + Harbinger Combo

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August 10, 2021
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Chalice is so important to fight back vs. mana-efficient Dragon's Rage Channeler decks and Cascade decks. But how to beat a 1-cmc creature that gets underneath a turn-2 Chalice? Harbinger of the Tides t... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Chalice Merfolk vs Combo Decks

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August 7, 2021
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Combo, Hammer Time, and Dragon's Rage Channeler decks have overwhelmed the metagame that even DRC decks run Chalice in the sideboard! Don't leave your home without Chalice of the Void. ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: No Lord of Atlantis Merfolk: MHayashi’s Deck

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August 5, 2021
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Merfolk Master, MHayashi, has lost his mind. He removed Lord of Atlantis from Merfolk to fit in more interaction like Spreading Seas to have 8 Seas effects for those nasty Urza's Sagas. Will it work? ... Read More...
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