Main Deck - 60 cards, 18 distinct
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Creature (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Coralhelm Commander | $0.55 | Creature - Merfolk Soldier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Halimar Wavewatch | $0.11 | Creature - Merfolk Soldier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Scroll Thief | $0.12 | Creature - Merfolk Rogue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Sphinx of Magosi | $0.23 | Creature - Sphinx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Instant (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Cancel | $0.07 | Instant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Doom Blade | $0.31 | Instant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Into the Roil | $0.10 | Instant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Jace's Ingenuity | $0.06 | Instant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Mana Leak | $0.17 | Instant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Negate | $0.15 | Instant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Suffer the Past | $0.21 | Instant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sorcery (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Shrivel | $0.07 | Sorcery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enchantment (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Mind Control | $0.08 | Enchantment - Aura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planeswalker (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sorin Markov | $11.88 | Legendary Planeswalker - Sorin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Land (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Arcane Sanctum | $0.68 | Land | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Island | $0.15 | Basic Land - Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Jwar Isle Refuge | $0.23 | Land | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Swamp | $1.61 | Basic Land - Swamp |
Sideboard - 15 cards, 6 distinct
Notes
8/17/10---Ok...so... Added my sideboard, with changes made since then. Maindeck changes: -4 Agony Warp, -3 Soul Manipulation, -1 Liliana Vess, -2 Gatekeeper of Malakir, +2 Halimar Wavewatch, +3 Mana Leak, +4 Doom Blade, +1 Sphinx of Magosi. Sphinx of Magosi seems fine... I didn't even see a single Boss Naya deck, let alone play against it.
8/18/10---Went to my local store today... No Vampire Nighthawks... I have a playset of Coralhelm Commanders, so I think they'll be fine since I have 5 other merfolk in the deck. I'll still miss the lifelink, but oh well. I'd prefer not running them since I have to level them up twice to make them immune to my Infests, but the situation could be worse... I'll probably still be happy with it since the Halimar Wavewatches basically read, "Attack: destroy target planeswalker" against the U/W decks once they are fully leveled.
8/20/10---Decided to run with Shrivel... The situation seems like it would be rare enough to just run Infest anyway, but I'd hate to have to kill my own Coralhelm Commanders before I get the chance to level them up so they survive infest. I like where the deck stands now. I have some aggressive draws that can get there, and my early blockers can quickly turn into game-ending threats if they are not dealt with.
8/20/10---Decided to keep Liliana Vess in. Running 3 Sphinx of Magosi would be nice, but I think Soul Manipulation might do the trick instead. Liliana Vess was good. She forced my opponent to discard and got me ahead by allowing me to pick what I wanted to draw. There were a whole bunch of cards I wanted in the deck that didn't make it there... Had only 3 Halimar Wavewatch, 1 Jace's Ingenuity, 2 Flashfreeze for the sideboard, no Suffer the Past, and 1 Mana Leak. Also decided there is no need for the 3:1 split between Dispel and Spell Pierce. Would be better to have 3 Dispel and 1 Negate. If I had some duals that came into play untapped, I would consider playing Deprive, but it just doesn't do the job with so many ETBT lands. I didn't miss the Hypnotic Specters. It would have just eaten removal a lot of the time. I don't like Jace's Ingenuity as the only card draw in the deck. I really want more card draw in the deck, but fitting it in might be an interesting trick. I think I can get away with relegating another Negate to the sideboard, but the rest I am unsure about. Oh, and talk about eating my own words... the first deck I faced: Boss Naya... >.<
8/18/10---Went to my local store today... No Vampire Nighthawks... I have a playset of Coralhelm Commanders, so I think they'll be fine since I have 5 other merfolk in the deck. I'll still miss the lifelink, but oh well. I'd prefer not running them since I have to level them up twice to make them immune to my Infests, but the situation could be worse... I'll probably still be happy with it since the Halimar Wavewatches basically read, "Attack: destroy target planeswalker" against the U/W decks once they are fully leveled.
8/20/10---Decided to run with Shrivel... The situation seems like it would be rare enough to just run Infest anyway, but I'd hate to have to kill my own Coralhelm Commanders before I get the chance to level them up so they survive infest. I like where the deck stands now. I have some aggressive draws that can get there, and my early blockers can quickly turn into game-ending threats if they are not dealt with.
8/20/10---Decided to keep Liliana Vess in. Running 3 Sphinx of Magosi would be nice, but I think Soul Manipulation might do the trick instead. Liliana Vess was good. She forced my opponent to discard and got me ahead by allowing me to pick what I wanted to draw. There were a whole bunch of cards I wanted in the deck that didn't make it there... Had only 3 Halimar Wavewatch, 1 Jace's Ingenuity, 2 Flashfreeze for the sideboard, no Suffer the Past, and 1 Mana Leak. Also decided there is no need for the 3:1 split between Dispel and Spell Pierce. Would be better to have 3 Dispel and 1 Negate. If I had some duals that came into play untapped, I would consider playing Deprive, but it just doesn't do the job with so many ETBT lands. I didn't miss the Hypnotic Specters. It would have just eaten removal a lot of the time. I don't like Jace's Ingenuity as the only card draw in the deck. I really want more card draw in the deck, but fitting it in might be an interesting trick. I think I can get away with relegating another Negate to the sideboard, but the rest I am unsure about. Oh, and talk about eating my own words... the first deck I faced: Boss Naya... >.<
Comments
I saw a guy playing R/B with Suffer the Past as a sideboard card against the mirror and RDW. I did have 3 Relic of Progenitus in the sideboard, but I don't know how good they'd be since I never got to play against RDW or other graveyard-abusing decks. Thanks for the help.