Modern Merfolk
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
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| Jun 13 | View | AChord4Five | Modern Challenge 32 | 25th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 11 | View | Slushycard | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 10 | View | fart_sniffer_93 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 10 | View | SamuMtg | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 9 | View | Mooshack | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 7 | View | BENTO_ | Modern Challenge 32 | 16th | 3-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jun 7 | View | BENTO_ | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Off-beat · band 8 of 10 · 8 | |
| Jun 6 | View | Kezron | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 5 | View | Fencerkid | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 4 | View | Mooshack | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 29 | View | Mooshack | Modern Challenge 64 | 7th | 6-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 28 | View | Mooshack | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 27 | View | Mooshack | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 27 | View | fart_sniffer_93 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 24 | View | Tirifolix92 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| May 23 | View | Sebek | Modern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| May 21 | View | Slushycard | Modern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| May 21 | View | Tirifolix92 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | — | |
| May 20 | View | Mooshack | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| May 20 | View | Giantcupcake | Modern League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| May 12 | View | Tirifolix92 | Modern League 2026-05-12 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| May 11 | View | Mooshack | Modern League 2026-05-11 | — | 5-0 | — | |
| Feb 22 | View | Motown123 | Modern Challenge 32 | 10th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 22 | View | LasVegasChaos | Modern Challenge 32 | 31st | 2-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 14 | View | Giantcupcake | Modern Challenge 32 | 7th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 |
Merfolk has held steady around 0.3% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Held near 0.3% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Typical Modern Merfolk maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 47 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sink into Stupor | 3.9 | 100% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 3.1 | 98% |
| Island | 8.1 | 98% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.4 | 94% |
| Vodalian Hexcatcher | 3.8 | 85% |
| Cavern of Souls | 3.0 | 74% |
| Master of the Pearl Trident | 4.0 | 74% |
| Lord of Atlantis | 3.8 | 72% |
| Tide Shaper | 3.8 | 72% |
| Aether Vial | 3.8 | 70% |
| Tishana's Tidebinder | 3.4 | 70% |
| Mutavault | 3.4 | 68% |
| Force of Negation | 3.4 | 66% |
| Mindspring Merfolk | 3.3 | 57% |
| Flare of Denial | 3.4 | 55% |
| Silvergill Mentor | 3.5 | 47% |
| Minamo, School at Water's Edge | 1.0 | 43% |
| Silvergill Adept | 3.2 | 38% |
| Disrupting Shoal | 3.9 | 30% |
| Namor the Sub-Mariner | 3.9 | 30% |
| Svyelun of Sea and Sky | 2.1 | 30% |
| Agna Qel'a | 1.0 | 26% |
| Archmage's Charm | 4.0 | 26% |
| Counterspell | 4.0 | 26% |
| Hall of Storm Giants | 2.0 | 26% |
| Lórien Revealed | 2.8 | 26% |
| Spell Snare | 3.0 | 26% |
| Cryptic Command | 1.9 | 19% |
| Stern Scolding | 2.4 | 19% |
| The Wondrous Wasp | 3.0 | 19% |
| Floodpits Drowner | 3.1 | 17% |
| Dismember | 2.0 | 15% |
| Merfolk Trickster | 3.7 | 15% |
| Glasspool Mimic | 1.8 | 13% |
| Steam Vents | 1.8 | 11% |
| Subtlety | 4.0 | 9% |
| Flow State | 4.0 | 6% |
| Misty Rainforest | 4.0 | 6% |
| Preordain | 2.0 | 6% |
| Shadow of Doubt | 3.0 | 6% |
Typical Modern Merfolk sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 47 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 47 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Consign to Memory | 3.4 | 96% |
| Chalice of the Void | 2.7 | 89% |
| Dismember | 2.7 | 55% |
| Stern Scolding | 2.0 | 43% |
| Force of Negation | 2.5 | 40% |
| Svyelun of Sea and Sky | 2.4 | 38% |
| Subtlety | 2.3 | 32% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 2.8 | 26% |
| Harbinger of the Seas | 1.0 | 26% |
| Grafdigger's Cage | 2.5 | 23% |
| Hurkyl's Recall | 2.0 | 21% |
| Ratchet Bomb | 2.8 | 19% |
| Mystical Dispute | 1.8 | 11% |
| Engineered Explosives | 2.5 | 9% |
| Floodpits Drowner | 2.5 | 9% |
| Merfolk Trickster | 2.0 | 9% |
| Damping Sphere | 1.3 | 6% |
| Mistcaller | 3.0 | 6% |
| Unlicensed Hearse | 2.0 | 6% |
| Flare of Denial | 2.0 | 4% |
| Kira, Great Glass-Spinner | 2.0 | 4% |
| Meltdown | 3.0 | 4% |
| Propaganda | 1.0 | 4% |
| Annul | 2.0 | 2% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 2% |
| Spell Pierce | 2.0 | 2% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.0 | 2% |
| The Filigree Sylex | 1.0 | 2% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.0 | 2% |
| Vedalken Shackles | 2.0 | 2% |
Merfolk Modern FAQ
Is Merfolk good in Modern right now?
Merfolk is 0.3% of Modern decklists, though it's fallen sharply (−60%) over the last two weeks. Best recent finish: 17th (4-3) at Modern Challenge 64 on Jul 25, 2026.
What are the key cards in Modern Merfolk?
The most-played cards are Sink into Stupor (100% of lists), Harbinger of the Seas (98% of lists), and Vodalian Hexcatcher (85% of lists) over the last 90 days. Most lists are Stock (16); variants add Dismember (6), Glasspool Mimic (6), and Merfolk Trickster (6).
What's a typical Modern Merfolk sideboard?
The most common Modern Merfolk sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Consign to Memory (96% of lists), Chalice of the Void (89% of lists), Dismember (55% of lists), and Stern Scolding (43% of lists).
Are there different builds of Modern Merfolk?
Recent lists split into Dismember, Glasspool Mimic, Merfolk Trickster, and Cryptic Command approaches.
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Modern Merfolk decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 66 Modern Merfolk decklists all-time (5 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Merfolk result Jul 25, 2026.