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Darting Merfolk

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Darting Merfolk

Comments (14)

Omenchild
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.6/5.0) (6 votes)
Wasn't that good in the first place? Its freaking weaker than grizzly, who cares if it bounces, its a 1/1.
Kirbster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
Well, uh... you can get multiple uses out of it with Drowner of Secrets.
Hoonster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (5 votes)
1/1 . . . 2 cmc . . .
I don't care if this has evasion.
.5/5
Velrath
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
I have found its a very fun for blocking everything but trample. Currently in my merfolk mill deck for defense and a bit of bonus with kraken eye and drowner. There are a few times I do get coral atoll + merrow reejerey x2 and it gets crazy. Granted its rare but for those few times I had those with a drowner or kraken eye infinite mill/life.
scumbling1
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
"1/1 . . . 2 cmc . . .
I don't care if this has evasion.
.5/5"


While I agree that the card is bad, it doesn't have "evasion" as in the colloquial use of the term. Usually, that term is means that a creature evades blockers (with flying, trample, ect.) rather than it evades removal.
Woozly
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0) (4 votes)
Strictly better than Mana Leak.
Gako
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The one that got away.
Salient
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
This, Aluren, Merrow Reejerey and an Island gets you infinite Storm for a lethal Brain Freeze, which is my favorite answer to the question "WTF, why did you splash green in a Merfolk deck?"

(In mono-blue you need to abuse double-High Tide to ensure the Island that Reejerey keeps untapping nets you the BlueBlueBlue you need. A more viable "go infinite" option is Æther Vial set to 2, but that doesn't generate Storm, so you have to abuse Intruder Alarm or something...)
Nagoragama
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Annoying infinite blocker. Can also interact with any number of, "when a creature enters the battlefield" triggers.
Earthdawn
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Great with Door of Destinies
Hepatizon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
My thoughts exactly:

"Eh...'s aight...for masques...which isn't saying much..."
PlanesMoyza
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So… are merfolks mammals? O.o'
car2n
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
FUN FACT: His then fiance modeled the mermaid while she was in the bathtub.
non1337
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Salient
In mono blue just use Gilded Lotus or Lotus Vale to generate the BlueBlueBlue you need.