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Zombies work really well together.

One of the best games of magic i have ever seen in Tribal play was a BW Cleric vs a B Zombie.

WoooW... What a clash. Zombie won.. and simply because the Cleric deck had land cycled a few cards more then the Zombie one razz It's also one of the only matches i watched people reach an empty library for.

my favorite tribe has to be Merfolk. They were so much fun to play. I usually ran U/R, and used Lord of Atlantis.

something like..

Land: 20
4 Shivan Reef
8 Island
8 Mountain

Creatures: 20
4 Merfolk of the Pearl Trident
4 Manta Rider
4 Razorfin Hunter
4 Lord of Atlantis

Spells: 20
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Foil
4 Daze
4 Winter Orb
4 Fire/Ice
1 Force of Will

but that was back when I only owned 1 force of will.

I like tribal decks, and I think they can be fun. However, there are many good strategies that can keep one in check (Wrath of God, Counterspells, Burn, Black Creature Kill like Tsabo's Decree or Engineered Plague) that they're not a problem.

I think it's important to have tribe decks for the game. It's flavorfull, can be fun, and not overly-powerful (although many would despute that with elves and Wellwisher, but I digress).

yeah, Captain Spamarific. Merfolk.

Lord of Atlantis is a good ******** card, and it's way more powerful than any of the other pump lords (elvish champion, for instance..costs 3).

If you're going to post, please make it something constructive!

-aha!ha! i just can't stop laughin'
on ppl. who uses merfolk's. lol

merfolk are good. they do kind of pale when it comes to finishing. most other tribes have a finisher (except for a couple) or have the means to make a finisher. but then again if you have four lords and are using say some of those nice blue land-changer cards... whoops you have an island and all my creatures are now unblockable. the other tribes with lords have the problem of getting through (except for zombies cause of fear, and elves ccause of trample and mass numbers). oh right as to your earlier comment about the wellwisher making elves too powerful. you forgot thetimberwatch elf. he seems like more of a threat if your opponent is smashing you.

it does depend on what merfolk versus what goblins are in the deck. plus what spells are in the deck. red has some old counterspells (blue) and all those invasion cards that did massive damage to a color (like blue). the merfolk do have counters and someof the best control cards in the game. so when it comes right down to it it is not the creatures but the spells that are in the deck

But it's the deck, not the creatures alone, that make the tribal theme work.

Sure..you could play a goblin deck with no lands or spells..but it might not work too well. Lol, even with lotus and every piece of mana-accel you got, it still wont' work.

Merfolk are ment to be utility, and support the role as a win-condition for a control-esc deck. The Forces, bounce, and whatnot are what really win the game. Some fishies with a Lord of Atlantis are what bring your life from 20 to 0.