Modern Magic — Yavimaya Merfolk vs. Mono Blue Taking Turns
Channel: T1GlistenerElf
Date: 19/03/2018

Warping Wail is an excellent card in this matchup. It counters all of their time walk spells, exiles Snapcaster Mage / Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, and even can make an extra clock with the Eldrazi Scion. Because it's replacing Spreading Seas, this is one matchup where Yavimaya might do better than a more traditional list, at least in game one.

The idea is that it starts with the core shell of lords and the like, plays Merfolk Branchwalker off of our green (i.e. Tropical) splash, then eschews Spreading Seas and Master of Waves for Warping Wail and Spatial Contortion off of our colorless splash. Essentially, it plays very much like a Death / Eldrazi & Taxes list with lords.

However, the Yavimaya "color" combination forces some constraints on our deck. For one, we lose Spreading Seas, and so we lose unblockability against non-blue decks. Secondly, our sideboard cannot contain blue or green answers, which puts us towards more artifacts. Lastly, we could also have run Chalice of the Void in the mainboard, which I strongly considered.

Anyway, here's my decklist, my promise to Nikachu and the r/FishMTG community:
Artifacts (5)
4 Aether Vial
1 Smuggler's Copter
Creatures (28)
4 Cursecatcher
1 Kopala, Warden of Waves
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
4 Merfolk Branchwalker
3 Merrow Reejerey
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Silvergill Adept
Instants (6)
2 Spatial Contortion
4 Warping Wail
Lands (21)
3 Botanical Sanctum
4 Cavern of Souls
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Island
4 Mutavault
4 Unclaimed Territory
4 Yavimaya Coast
Sideboard (15)
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Ghost Quarter
2 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Phyrexian Revoker
3 Relic of Progenitus
2 Spatial Contortion
2 Spellskite
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