We’ve had a poke at blue players and control magic and Jace the Wallet Ripper, but at the end of the day as they say... If can’t join them... Beat them...
So Ladies and Gentlemen, I present our first budget mono blue deck and it’s a cracker...
So Ladies and Gentlemen, I present our first budget mono blue deck and it’s a cracker...
I call it...
The Merfolk Killers...
Because... They got Sol, but they're not a Sol Ring...
You will need
And lots and lots of islands....
There was a time when blue decks did agro too and this little beauty takes us back to those heydays. The Merfolk Killers is a subtle nod to the famous 16 Lords deck and indeed including the Grand Architect this deck does still boast a impressive 12 lords (a lord is term for a creature that gives a particular race a bonus, usually +1+1)
So it’s mono blue agro and it’s really very simple.
The trick to this one is Proliferation.and once you hava a counter on each creaure you're ready to go.
Almost all of the creatures in the deck have either level up abilities or can gain +1+1 counters. When you find a contagion engine, you’ll take off like a rocket. You can play it quickly using the Grand architect ability of turning all your blue creatures into sol rings and then in your opponents end step do it again to supercharge your levellers, naturally the keys are there for later game and should enable yout to proliferate 4 times a turn...
Use the Chronologist’s extra turns to super pump your merfolk and before you know it you’ll be swinging with colossal blue monsters.
For more sneakiness use the Sovereign to make Thada unblockable and steal artifacts from your opponent. Then use the Architect’s ability again to play them no matter how much they cost...
Watch and enjoy your opponents face, as he holds spells back for the mana leaks you don’t have and just smash his face with bigger and bigger merfolk...
Looks super interesting.
ReplyDeleteA couple of questions:
1) 26 plains, couldn't you scale that down by including Merfolk Wayfinder, or Tresure Hunt? It would be another body on the board but also act as deck thinner?
2) To avoid being too dependant on the Architect what about 1 less Lighthouse Chrono and 1 Cosi and +2 Venerated Teacher?
3) To other Merfolk to consider, 1) Scroll Thief for Card advantage thanks to The Sovereign, and Halimar Wavewatch that become very powerful?
4) Lastly what about a couple of Spreading Seas for Thada?
5) And finally, blue without Mana Leak doesn’t seem “correct”. I definitely feel you need to Leak to prevent Titans coming down, Consume the Meak, Day of Judgement or Jace.
6) What about the Sideboard, easily the trickiest part.
Thanks, much appreciated.
aka. Cornelius121
I assume you mean Islands, but yeah it could easily be culled to 22/23 possibly even without help...
ReplyDeleteAs to your other suggestions sleeve it up an give it a go...
spreading ses is a must...
I would say that this deck was designed for out and out aggro and if you start to water it down with mana leaks and the like it loses a little of that...
Having said that put lots in the sideboard and watch them play cautiously game one and then hammer them game two with ciunters left right and centre...
sideboard... mmmm.... counters a go go...maybe ratchet bomb or maybe steel hell kite...