Merfolk Precon Upgrade | “Explorers of the Deep” | Lost Caverns of Ixalan | The Command Zone 573

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Show Notes:

It may be underwater but we’re gonna make it overpowered! This is the precon upgrade guide for “Explorers of the Deep,” the Simic (U/G) Merfolk deck from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. We’ll explore all the stats and reprints, then lay out 10 additions to help the deck’s flow and 10 the cards you can safely dump into a trench, all for under $50.

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Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:01 - “Explorers of the Deep” Precon Upgrade 00:05:28 - Hakbal of the Surging Soul 00:06:25 - Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 00:09:18 - Deck Stats 00:16:33 - Who Should You Run as the Commander? 00:20:46 - Reprint Value 00:26:40 - Notable Reprints 00:34:39 - Best Cards in the Deck 00:38:27 - Upgrade Goals 00:43:48 - Cards to Add 01:03:39 - Cards to Take Out 01:15:39 - How the Deck Plays 01:18:40 - To the Listeners 01:20:24 - Murph plays Spider-Man 2

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