Merfolk

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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	4103	8145–7092	53.5	58	393	203
Merfolk	295	629–515	55.0	4	32	13

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	159–187	46.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	11–26	29.7
Mono White Heroic	8–23	25.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Red Deck Wins	13–38	25.5
Mono Red Devotion	2–1	66.7
Goblins	5–1	83.3
Tokens	9–3	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	5–12	29.4
White Weenie	17–9	65.4
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	8–6	57.1
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	4–2	66.7
Zombies	5–4	55.6
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	11–11	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	37–42	46.8
Affinity	28–33	45.9
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–6	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–1	75.0
Golgari Madness	3–1	75.0
Voltron	4–4	50.0
Hexproof	4–3	57.1
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	6–17	26.1
Cats	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Cats	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–2	50.0
Combo	106–97	52.2
Storm	15–27	35.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	13–21	38.2
Grixis Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Stormpost	0–3	0.0
Reanimator	21–15	58.3
Worldgorger Dragon	4–9	30.8
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	15–5	75.0
Rakdos Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	10–5	66.7
Oriss Genesis	6–2	75.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–6	57.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–3	72.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	5–2	71.4
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	6–1	85.7
Izzet Ascension	3–13	18.8
Jokulhaups Combo	2–4	33.3
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	15–16	48.4
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Control	97–52	65.1
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Demonic Rising	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	8–2	80.0
Azorius Control	15–12	55.6
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	4–1	80.0
Mill	6–3	66.7
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	6–1	85.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	10–8	55.6
Mono White Control	4–4	50.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	3–2	60.0
Astral Slide	3–2	60.0
Five Color Control	4–4	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–2	60.0
Shrines	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–1	75.0
Pox	14–5	73.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	36–33	52.2
Aristocrats	22–17	56.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Golgari Aristocrats	7–2	77.8
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Burn	4–4	50.0
Infect	1–2	33.3
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–1	80.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–2	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–4	20.0
Goblin Persist	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Control	41–43	48.8
Izzet Tempo	12–30	28.6
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	15–4	78.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tempo	1–4	20.0
Combo-Control	31–20	60.8
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–9	35.7
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	15–6	71.4
Solar Flare	1–3	25.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	127–69	64.8
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	4–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	2–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	7–3	70.0
Séance	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	7–7	50.0
Mardu Midrange	13–8	61.9
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–5	58.3
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Card Advantage White	3–0	100.0
Big Red	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	22–12	64.7
Mono Black Devotion	9–5	64.3
Heart of Darkness	5–4	55.6
Dimir Midrange	3–6	33.3
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Midrange	9–8	52.9
Owling Mine	5–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Neoform	3–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	2–0	100.0
Party	4–1	80.0
Clerics	4–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	32–14	69.6
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	20–12	62.5
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	17–10	63.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–1	85.7
Historic Bloom	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	1–0	100.0