Countering their Grim Lavamancer is a no-brainer, as it’s extremely difficult to come back from behind against that card.Īnother thing to note is that Zoo typically plays between 21 and 24 lands. Forcing their turn one Wild Nacatl will save you about 9-12 damage as it will almost always be a 3/3 turn two (not even counting the turn two Qasali Pridemage). This is easy to say if you have a Mental Mental Misstep or Daze in hand, but I’m talking about even using Force of Will. One thing I’ve found to make this matchup much more bearable is to counter their turn one play. Of course, there are other aspects to this matchup than trying to land two or more lords. I am not saying that it is an auto-win if you land her, but she’s one of the few ways to ensure that your lords live long enough to buff your creature’s toughness past three. You should think for quite awhile before mulliganing an opening hand with Kira. For this reason, Kira, Great Glass-Spinner is a bomb against Zoo. It’s 14-16 if you count Grim Lavamancers.

They have 12 removal spells ( Path to Exile, Lightning Bolt, and Chain Lightning) that one-shot all of your creatures. Now, for your reading pleasure: The Matchups. These keys are the most integral part of sideboarding, so much so that misguided sideboarding may even jeopardize the integrity of your deck-and ultimately cost you your match. Which cards may be good against an opponent.What your opponent is really trying to do.This article will explore the three basics of sideboarding for each matchup: Unless you have been playing Merfolk-or any deck for that matter-for a long time, sideboarding can be a daunting task. This article is for all the Merfolk players who need some advice about many of their unfavorable matchups (and a few a favorable ones!). The last article I wrote was my 3rd place SCG tournament report with Merfolk. A veteran Merfolk player, Scott Muir brings us guidance, strategy, and reasoning to effective sideboarding with the popular tribal Legacy deck.

Legacy dredge guide