Magic: The Gathering's Tatyova could herald a return for powerful Merfolk decks

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Dominaria United is the next expansion for Magic: The Gathering, and through it, fans may see a return of a popular aggro deck archetype. Merfolk decks often use large numbers of creatures that have low mana values. Tatyova, Steward of Tides, has been revealed, and between her and the Vodalian Hexcatcher, players could see a revival of Merfolk decks.

However, this new legendary also aids Elemental/Land decks. Elemental/Land decks are Magic: The Gathering decks that turn the player’s manabase into creatures that can attack. Sadly, this isn’t typically a very safe strategy, but Tatyova, Steward of Tides, can make that a lot easier.

Merfolk decks are often loved and loathed in equal measures. They’re fast, aggressive, and come in various shapes and sizes. Some use a few unblockable creatures. Others defeat players in one or two turn with just one creature. Whether aggro decks or control decks, Merfolk has major synergy and power.

However, this particular Magic: The Gathering strategy will be slightly different. In addition to having lots of cheap Merfolk, players will also have access to Lands that can become creatures. Dominaria United is shaping up to be quite interesting.

So, in addition to having cheap Merfolk, this legendary also turns your lands into creatures, and they have Flying on top of that. Decks without many flying creatures will have a hard time dealing with this.

Since this is a Blue/Green card, it will have access to Mana Ramp and Control spells. It’s going to be very easy to lock players down and create extra creatures to bombard other players with.

I would not recommend turning all of your lands into creatures, though. After all, players can board wipe you, and suddenly, no more lands! However, this Uncommon