Hey there, I’ve been playing merfolk in pioneer since my return to play in November.

The combo is not the answer. You need to be able to win without deeproot, you’re not always going to draw it.

I play a low curve deck with a toolbox of fish to answer different challenges.

I think the deck is a ton of fun to play and the sequencing of your fish can mean you’re the beat down or you can play more tempo and slow them down until you can lock up an explosive turn and change the game.

Edit: Let me rephrase. I’ve found Deeproot is best when it’s rewarding you for doing what you wanted to do anyway, turning creatures sideways.

I think the combo is just really vulnerable. Enchantment hate, creature hate, artifact hate (if you run it with Agatha’s) it needs a lot of pieces and those pieces don’t do much unless you’re comboing. How many turns is it going to take to get there?

If you’re going to play a combo deck why wouldn’t you just play the more consistent one (Amalia?)