Channel Nikachu: Thassa Shows the Way! Nikachu June 13, 2019 Channel Nikachu Merfolk continues to compete in today’s Modern Metagame with Thassa, God of the Sea. Thassa is particularly good vs the removal heavy decks like UW control and Grixis Death’s Shadow. Letting her scry each turn ... Read More...
Modern Musings: Esper Superfriends in Modern Michael Shapiro May 25, 2019 Modern Musings 1 Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! Today we are going to take a look at what I think is a super fun deck post War of the Spark: Esper Superfriends. Obviously we got a lot of new planeswalkers... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Merfolk Bounces Back! Nikachu May 23, 2019 Channel Nikachu The new format brought by War of the Spark created new hostile interactions. The new Neoform deck can win on turn 1-2. Karn, the Great Creator can lock you out of the game with Mycosynth Lattice or grab Ensnari... Read More...
Modern Musings: War of the Spark in Modern Part 2 Michael Shapiro May 13, 2019 Modern Musings Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! This week I want to continue where I left off talking about the rest of the cards in War of the Spark that are worth taking note of in Modern. As with last wee... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Mono U Tempo (Part 3 of 3) Nikachu May 2, 2019 Channel Nikachu Legacy, Modern and trolls — Oh, my! Merfolk in Legacy WITHOUT True-Name Nemesis or Chalice of the Void! Legacy Merfolk is perfectly playable, but do you need True-Name Nemesis and Chalice of the Void? Chali... Read More...
Modern Musings: War of the Spark in Modern Part 1 Michael Shapiro April 29, 2019 Modern Musings Hey Everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! This week we are going to look at all the cards in War of the Spark that could make an impact in Modern. In case you haven't been paying attention to the War ... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Cryptic Command Continues to Crush Nikachu April 25, 2019 Channel Nikachu Cryptic Command continues to impress in Modern Merfolk. Cryptic Command acts as a counterspell and a pseudo Spreading Seas, clearing the way for victory. Also it’s important that Cryptic can bounce Ensnaring Br... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Mono U Tempo (Part 2 of 3) Nikachu April 19, 2019 Channel Nikachu Today we look at Modern Poorfolk, a budget Merfolk Modern deck. Then we'll see how Cryptic Command does in Modern, followed by a little Standard Mono-Blue Tempo in MTG Arena! Budget Modern Merfolk for $100! ... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Mono U Tempo (Part 1 of 3) Nikachu April 12, 2019 Channel Nikachu We're taking a look at 3 different Mono-Blue Merfolk lists today, 2 in Modern, plus a budget Legacy deck. Enjoy! Modern Merfolk with 4x Vapor Snag We return to Vapor Snag as a cheap and painless way to in... Read More...
Modern Musings: Modern Horizons Michael Shapiro March 11, 2019 Modern Musings Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! Today I'm going to be talking about Modern Horizons and what it means for the future of Modern, including which cards I hope to see in it and which I don't. Wh... Read More...