I was taking a crack at a merfolk deck with nothing given up to other decks. It may yet be slower than Tipping the Scales, but it is worth seeing how a more focused level up component works. As with some other recent decks, this one is very wide, with only one card at a full 4 count. The 12/17/7/3/1 mana curve should be decent with its 2.10 average cost, and there are plenty of opportunities to get countering and growth, as with Tipping the Scales. Still, I don’t expect a 10-0 record here.