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

Nikachu
August 19, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
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 Control

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August 12, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
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 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
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
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...

Channel Nikachu: Mono-Blue Merfolk with Chalice of the Void Maindeck | MH2 Metagame

Nikachu
August 1, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
The metagame has become very mana-efficient with Ragavan decks and Food decks—not to mention Combo decks with 0-mana cards; Living End, Glimpse of Tomorrow. Time to crack out our Chalice and hose them! ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk with Repeal

Nikachu
July 29, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Compete with Construct tokens, Asmorano, Germ tokens, Food tokens, and 1-mana creatures by tempoing them out with Repeal in Merfolk! Lands4 x Botanical Sanctum3 x Cavern of Souls3... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk Goes 5-0 Thanks to MH2 Cards!

Nikachu
July 18, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Merfolk is back on the map thanks to the upgrades to Modern Horizons 2! Svyelun, Tide Shaper, Suspend, and Cursed Totem have made the deck competitive and Nikachu shows off its power with this 5-0, the ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk, But Like a Well-Played Game of Chess

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July 15, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Merfolk, as always, is rewarding if you play it carefully and patiently, like chess. In this league we draw a lot of parallels between Modern MTG and chess! Lands2 x Cavern of... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern Merfolk’s Tide Shapers Spread the Seas!

Nikachu
July 10, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Tide Shaper is a big UPGRADE to the Modern Merfolk deck. Spreading Seas is nice, but it generally is a waste of tempo, especially if the opponent can ignore the Seas effect. However, Tide Shaper is a Sp... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk UPGRADED with Modern Horizons 2

Nikachu
July 1, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern
Simic Merfolk gets a new 1-drop to keep up it's aggressive draw with Tide Shaper, it can be a Spreading Seas on turn 2 or just an aggro start on turn 1. Simic also lacks late game grind, but Svyelun s... Read More...
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