Modern MTG Merfolk with LSV

Merfolk are back! With some sweet new additions from Dominaria United, LSV's trying out the fan-favorite tribe once more in Modern!
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[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

Would you say Merfolk has you...hooked?

[@lapiz1834]

Cringe

[@firstandlast.1254]

@@lapiz1834 don't worry, I'm sure you could totally beat these guys up, right? No need to be so salty that you share it with strangers on the internet.

[@trillion1191]

Would anyone say that?

[@ostarakonrad9907]

Out

[@lapiz1834]

@@firstandlast.1254 yeah 1v1 me in historic. I am top 25.

[@k0olmini11]

LSV in modern. This is a treat

[@lordduskblade]

Love to see LSV giving Fish a chance, and being rewarded for it too!

[@koopk1]

match #2 vs benny hillz, notable cube grinder with some pretty good videos

[@jrobert5540]

I lost count of how many times LSV cast non-kicked Tide Shaper with Lord of Atlantis in his hand. You kick that for a reason! It lets you win the game!

[@bloobybot1512]

Explain

[@Spaccaspecchi]

@@bloobybot1512 It gives your opponent an Island, while Lord of Atlantis gives your creatures Islandwalk.

[@rrsmith30]

Big fan of these; hope you consider modern more often!

[@MonsterCC]

MERFOLK IS THE BEST! ITS NUMBER ONE! ITS THE BEST! ITS THE BEST MODERN DECK! ITS NUMBER ONE! ITS THE BEST! GOING FISHING WITH THE BOYS! NUMBER ONNNNNNNE

[@moggflunkies516]

MERFOLK IS THE BEST! ITS NUMBER ONE! ITS THE BEST! ITS THE BEST MODERN DECK! ITS NUMBER ONE! ITS THE BEST! GOING FISHING WITH THE BOYS! NUMBER ONNNNNNNE

[@Uomobislacco]

MERFOLK IS THE BEST! ITS NUMBER ONE! ITS THE BEST! ITS THE BEST MODERN DECK! ITS NUMBER ONE! ITS THE BEST! GOING FISHING WITH THE BOYS! NUMBER ONNNNNNNE

[@Dylan-tz9ox]

Woah. A merfolk deck with more than 4 merfolk in it. I was under the impression it was the personal goal of merfolk players to play as few actual merfolk as possible.

[@danw.1250]

LSV is playing my beloved Merfolk!? Ladies and gentlemen, we've officially emerged from the waters of obscurity!

[@spencercullum8382]

Reminded me of the old lsv videos. Really enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@Cloaked_Phantom]

Awesome league. Really enjoyed watching

[@goranelez9956]

It went as expected.

[@deggdegg2005]

Was that goblins opponent just randomly clicking buttons game 2? None of the plays made any sense.

[@johnrogers9262]

I came here to say the same thing. Pilot seemed really inexperienced.

[@FortunatoAcosta]

It's S-Vay-Loon, Luis!

[@giancarlocafaro6734]

This can’t be correct. It’s spelled Svyelun, so my guess is Luis is probably right, but I could see it being sv-EYE-luhn

[@FortunatoAcosta]

@@giancarlocafaro6734 it's actually more like Svay-Loon and I'm just bad at spelling out how to pronounce it(maybe Svee-eh-loon?) Anyway that's how Brad Nelson(who designed the card) pronounces it. Luis is definitely not pronouncing it correctly.

[@caleb7882]

Even the merfolk deck plays 12 MH2 cards.

[@TheJohtaja]

I'm expecting an apology for the mismatched Svyeluns, Luis!

[@italosp]

Nice to see some lsv content!

[@lenuvian]

Why are we not playing 4 caverns?

[@dinnerpartyempire]

Maybe because it doesn't cast the blue part of Subtlety, Spreading Seas, Glasspool Mimic, or other blue non merfolk cards

[@cotyoakley8056]

We're is a link to the decklist

[@escupinas]

LSV, if I must... In G1 against goblins I think trickster on magus of the moon was a better line in many situations through the game

[@zachroosa3841]

Doesn't work the way you want it to unfortunately

[@blakewilliams8148]

To what end?

[@tancredidesimone7301]

@@blakewilliams8148 Layering, it's a stupid rule but it's there, does not work with dryad of the elysien grove either.

[@escupinas]

@@zachroosa3841 didn't know! thnx for the knowledge

[@gustavoportugal3763]

why not use trickster on magus of the moon to use your lands?

[@pierrebruneau2736]

It does not work... because of layers. Same interaction with Dress Down.

[@gustavoportugal3763]

@@pierrebruneau2736 hmm, thanks a lot, didn't know that

[@irifhir]

I have zero interest in modern, and yet, here I am, 1hour into the video.

[@fannertranks]

Modern Goblins is much better than Merfolk, especially with it's new lord. It has a combo and can play the long game. Easily the best tribal deck. Crushes merfolk too.

[@Swimmydude11]

Most tribal decks is favored vs merfolk. Everything else? It's fair game for fish and they always have a shot.

[@McMollet]

Not really a good comparison of decks. Sure they're both tribal decks, but they have pretty much a totally different matchup spread.

[@theguardian9629]

About time he's playing a normal format