Tide Goes Out

Yeah...it was pretty bad.

First, there's just a LOT at the three-cost spot, and some of those cards are weak as hell: Plumes of Peace is a lockdown card, but the Forecast ability is just a mana siphon in a deck that doesn't have it to spare, and Stonybrook Schoolmaster isn't strong by itself or fast enough to help this deck go wide. 

Merrow Harbinger costs four and doesn't refill my hand. Islandwalk isn't as relevant as flying can be. 

The Ghostway/Jolting Merfolk combo has ben useful, but I'm wondering how helpful Akroma's Blessing is--it's not a card I've played but just cycled. 

So I started by replacing these cards:

2 Merrow Harbinger, 3 Stonybrook Schoolmaster 

For 2 Unsettled Mariner and 2 Svyelun of Sea and Sky and 1 Island.

Of course, after I say that Akroma's Blessing didn't do much, I ended up playing it for the win against one of Matt's decks....

But it was while discussing the deck with Matt that I realized that I should hold off on further changes to this until Llorwyn Eclipsed comes out--as that will have merfolk and likely ones in White.

So; as of 8/6/25 I am tabling the deck....to work on something I have been inspired by!