Gone Fishin'

rarehuntertay · September 27, 2013, 02:01:59 PM

Gone Fishin'

75 cards, 15 sideboard

2 {Tectonic Edge}
1 {Cavern of Souls}
15 {Island}
4 {Mutavault}

22 lands

2 {Phantasmal Image}
4 {Master of Waves}
2 {Kira, Great Glass-Spinner}
2 {Lord of Atlantis}
4 {Silvergill Adept}
2 {Lord of Atlantis}
3 {Cursecatcher}
4 {Master of the Pearl Trident}

23 creatures

4 {Vapor Snag}
3 {Spell Pierce}
2 {Æther Vial}
2 {Æther Vial}
4 {Spreading Seas}

15 other spells

Sideboard

1 {Swan Song}
2 {Grafdigger's Cage}
2 {Spellskite}
1 {Hurkyl's Recall}
2 {Steel Sabotage}
2 {Tidebinder Mage}
2 {Spell Snare}
1 {Hurkyl's Recall}
2 {Relic of Progenitus}

15 sideboard cards

rarehuntertay · September 27, 2013, 02:02:34 PM

What does everyone think?

Mlerner12 · September 27, 2013, 02:05:33 PM

Hmmm... It's fishy, if you ask me!

Pirate John · September 28, 2013, 03:05:46 PM

I actually like it. Easy to gasp. Very synergetic. Looks like a really fun deck to give a new modern player

rarehuntertay · September 28, 2013, 10:30:26 PM

Quote from: Taysby on September 28, 2013, 09:15:51 AM
I think it looks really good. My only thought is you don't have enough artifacts to make {thirst for knowledge} worth it. There's probably a better card draw for you than that.

I've found that 2 thirsts for 10 artifacts work good...

rarehuntertay · September 28, 2013, 10:31:14 PM

Quote from: Pirate John on September 28, 2013, 03:05:46 PM
I actually like it. Easy to gasp. Very synergetic. Looks like a really fun deck to give a new modern player

It is. That why it's built. I'm new to modern, so far it's a good deck.

rarehuntertay · October 14, 2013, 02:08:43 AM

Updated. Still feels like it is missing something. Works well though.

Joshnoodles · October 14, 2013, 07:32:17 AM

You could add {Master of Waves} as maybe a 2 of. It's a good late game finisher that can't be lightning bolted.

rarehuntertay · December 26, 2013, 05:56:30 AM

Updated version. Playing this in tomorrow's FNM. Any suggestions?

Birdbrain · January 02, 2014, 07:42:24 AM

Looks similar to the Atlantis deck I made

abstractApathist · January 02, 2014, 10:44:30 AM

-2 {Vapor Snag}
+2 {Master of Waves}

MoW is absolutely insane in merfolk. If they try to kill him (which is almost impossible for b/g/x rock to do), you can just vial in {phantasmal image} in response. He is game-ending.

In the sideboard:

-1 {Swan Song}
+1 {Hurkyl's Recall}

Affinity is the only matchup that's glaringly bad for merfolk, so the more sideboard devoted to it, the better. {Swan Song} is bad because it makes you 2-for-1 yourself.