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Merfolk — Modern metagame & decklists | CastHaven
Modern archetype
Merfolk
Meta share · 30d
0.4%
n=3,235 decks
Top 8s · 30d
1
finishes of 8th or better
Best finish
6th
Modern Challenge 64, May 29, 2026
Current top-performing list
Merfolk — 6th place
Modern Challenge 64 · May 29, 2026 · Mooshack
via mtgo.com
Modern
Creatures · 32
4
Harbinger of the Seas
4
Lord of Atlantis
4
Master of the Pearl Trident
4
Merfolk Trickster
4
Subtlety
4
Tide Shaper
4
Vodalian Hexcatcher
Spells · 8
4
Force of Negation
4
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
Artifacts · 4
4
Aether Vial
Lands · 16
8
Island
4
Mutavault
3
Cavern of Souls
1
Otawara, Soaring City
Sideboard · 15
2
Chalice of the Void
2
Consign to Memory
2
Dismember
2
Flare of Denial
2
Grafdigger's Cage
2
Hurkyl's Recall
Core vs. flex
Staples
In ≥90% of lists (modal quantity shown) · mainboard · last 30 days · n=13 lists
Insufficient data (n=13)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Past top performers
Date
Event
Finish
Player
Compare
May 29, 2026
Modern Challenge 64
6th
Mooshack
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Modern Challenge 64
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May 29, 2026 · Mooshack
Finish
6th
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Top 8 finishes · last 30 days · rows expand to the full copyable list.
Trends
Merfolk adoption
% of classified Modern decks · weekly · n=33,079
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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2
Silvergill Adept
2
Tishana's Tidebinder
2
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
1
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
Flex slots
Inclusion rate · mainboard · last 30 days · n=13 lists · top 12 of 21
Insufficient data (n=13)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Rotated out
Consign to Memory
last seen Jun 13, 2026 · in lists since Jun 15, 2025 · avg 3.2× per list
Harbinger of the Seas
last seen Jun 13, 2026 · in lists since Jun 15, 2025 · avg 3.8× per list
Tishana's Tidebinder
last seen Jun 13, 2026 · in lists since Jun 15, 2025 · avg 3× per list
Vodalian Hexcatcher
last seen Jun 13, 2026 · in lists since Jul 3, 2025 · avg 3.3× per list
Mistcaller
last seen Jun 7, 2026 · in lists since Aug 14, 2025 · avg 3.2× per list
Floodpits Drowner
last seen Jun 6, 2026 · in lists since Jun 15, 2025 · avg 3.4× per list
Stern Scolding
last seen Jun 6, 2026 · in lists since Jun 15, 2025 · avg 2.7× per list
Gloomlake Verge
last seen May 23, 2026 · in lists since Jun 22, 2025 · avg 2.7× per list
Cards this deck used to play, from the archetype’s full card-pool history — when they were last seen and how many copies lists ran.
0.4%
▲ 0.2 pts since Jun 9
Jun 9
Jun 8
Finish distribution
Final standings finishes · last 30 days · n=3 decks
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1st
0
2nd
0
Top 4
0
Top 8
1
Other
2
Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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