Much Abrew: UG Merfolk (Standard)

Tweet by SaffronOlive // Jan 22, 2018

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Hello, everyone! Welcome to another episode of Much Abrew About Nothing. Whenever a new set is released, there is a weird lag with Instant Deck Techs, since they are based on tournament results, and Rivals of Ixalan just officially became legal in the paper world yesterday. As a result, this week, we have a special episode featuring one of the Ixalan tribes that people have been asking for the most: Merfolk. Before the bannings and Rivals of Ixalan, Merfolk weren't quite powerful enough to compete in Standard, but a lot has changed in the past week, with a ton of powerful new Merfolk cards and a wide-open format. Do these changes mean that Merfolk suddenly have what it takes to become a tier deck in Standard? That's what we're trying to figure out today!

Along with evaluating Merfolk as a whole, we'll also be keeping a close eye on individual Merfolk because the deck list is far from set in stone, and as people playtest thousands and thousands of games with the tribe, we'll start to hone in on the best possible Merfolk list. As such, the article part of our Much Abrew this week is going to be more about evaluating both the tribe and the individual tribe members, so regardless of our performance today, hopefully we'll learn something that makes the next build of Merfolk even better! Anyway, let's get to the videos so you can check out how Merfolk work in Rivals of Ixalan Standard!

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UG Merfolk (Deck Tech)

UG Merfolk vs. Esper Gift (Match 1)

UG Merfolk vs. UW Cycling (Match 2)

UG Merfolk vs. Jund Explore (Match 3)

UG Merfolk vs. Madcap Gift (Match 4)

UG Merfolk vs. UW Cycling (Match 5)

UG Merfolk (Wrap-Up)

Discussion

Conclusion

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