Pointed Discussion

Don't worry, I won't. *leaves this in a shoebox*

Because Merfolk Mesmerist was broken?... I guess?

I suppose it would've been decently playable with the Merfolk Lord, but... still...

Wizards certainly didn't.

I would have liked this at 3 mana, as another superior Horned Turtle variant.

So this card exists. Aannddd... that's about all it does.

Pack filler, and nothing more. Let's go over why this card deserves a 0.5/5
It doesn't have "WOW OMG" art. It doesn't seem to have any practical uses. It doesn't have a relevant enough creature type like, oh, I don't know, MERFOLK! His stats aren't anything special either. If he'd have been maybe a 2/4, I might be a little less harsh(and honestly, I don't even think that 3/3 would have broken him). It would have also been acceptable to allow him to tap for his effect free of cost. The truth is, he doesn't bring anything new to the game. He's not fun. He isn't interesting. With the way it was finalized and printed, it will:

Never see play in constructed.
Never see play in limited (unless you find that you have a shortage of creatures)
Never see play in EDH.

And will probably disappoint any casual tabletop player that happens to make the mistake of including it in a deckbuild. It suffers the PackFiller syndrome that so many other cards do, and deserves all of our scorn.

I believe he isn't a merfolk because he doesn't fit flavor-wise with the other merfolk of ravnica

I happened to play the crap out of this when i was starting, and rather enjoyed it in casual, netting me a lot of milled cards. As far as being outclassed my the mesmirist, he's not a ohko for nearly every burn spell out there.

The only reason I can see running this in limited is if you pulled a Jace, Memory Adept and are really set on mill as your win con. Even then you would probably be better off just running more control and draw cards, making it more likely for you to get Jace out. The only saving grace is that it is mill on a stick, but your opponent will mill himself anyway over time.

Really? My self-mill lived and died by Merfolk Mesmerist, and now you put in THIS piece of *Deleted by author to protect the children*.

Really? You paid an artist to illustrate this card? No one will EVER play it. Just get someone with some crayons to do the job.

I like this guy in limited. He's a decent blocker and the mill ability is actually relevant because each player only plays with a 40 card deck. I've won games of Magic 2013 limited because of this guy.

I would use this for any mill deck. He has a great ability and is a solid blocker.

/sighs. People who rate this card are apparently unacquainted with the entire limited format.

This creature can and will win games in the right M13 draft deck. Watch LSV's videos on channel fireball if you don't believe me.

I like this guy.
He's full of flavor.

The Entrancer has a couple of advantages over the Mesmerist, both tied to the higher toughness: He's a better blocker, and he can take a Magma Jet or Lightning Strike. As for direct kill spells? That's what counterspells are for.