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Nov 13, 2025
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How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Cephalid Constable
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
99%synergy
Callous Oppressor
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
89%synergy
Verity Circle
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
88%synergy
Cephalid Looter
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
80%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Cephalid Broker
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Whelming Wave
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Cephalid Scout
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
High Tide
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Willbreaker
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Pongify
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Wonder
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Cephalid Sage
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Shield Broker
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Metallic Mimic
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Omen Hawker
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Shapesharer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Nadir Kraken
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Tromokratis
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Universal Automaton
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Spawning Kraken
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chasm Skulker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Octoprophet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Summon: Shiva
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Keen Buccaneer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Giant Oyster
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Master of Waves
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Tidal Kraken
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tidal Force
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Illithid Harvester
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Reality Shift
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Blustersquall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Capsize
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Keep Watch
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Archmage's Charm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Turnabout
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Dizzy Spell
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Saw It Coming
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Delay
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Genius
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Siren's Call
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Ojutai's Breath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fervent Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Displace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Defabricate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow Rift
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Unsummon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Plagiarize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Unsubstantiate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sea Kings' Blessing
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
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Theft of Dreams
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Deep Analysis
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Spectral Deluge
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Energy Tap
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Inundate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Hidden Strings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenform
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Tide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Recall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Devastation Tide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Call to Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ancestral Vision
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sleep
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bamboozle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Retraced Image
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Flow of Ideas
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Sword of the Animist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Static Orb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Storage Matrix
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Indomitable
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dollhouse of Horrors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Shuko
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Winged Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mysterious Tome
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sands of Time
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Replicator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Adaptation
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Lost in the Maze
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Levitation
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Kindred Discovery
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Wizard Class
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Cowardice
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Octopus Umbra
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Betrayal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Opposition
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Shifting Sky
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Ominous Seas
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Xenograft
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Observed Stasis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Back to Basics
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sunken City
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Curiosity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Eel Umbra
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Stupefying Touch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Crab Umbra
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Time of Ice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Persuasion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Think Tank
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Public Enemy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dream Halls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Terrain Generator
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Castle Vantress
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Halimar Depths
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Mutavault
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Detection Tower
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Rishadan Port
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Blast Zone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Tolaria West
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sand Silos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Tolaria
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Tower of the Magistrate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Archway of Innovation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dungeon Descent
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Sky Diamond
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Clock
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Heraldic Banner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Inherited Envelope
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Sisay's Ring
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Eye of Ramos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Victory Chimes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Skyclave Relic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
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