Kopala, Warden of Waves (Commander)

Kopala, Warden of Waves
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Chris Guest
Jul 9, 2025
Chris Guest
21 Best Merfolk Cards for Commander
As one of Magic's oldest creature types, there are no shortage of excellent Merfolk to brew with. Chris breaks down the best of the best in this list.
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Irma, Part-Time Mutant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Attuma, Atlantean Warlord
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Namor the Sub-Mariner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Merfolk Sovereign
89%inclusion85 decks96 decks
87%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
88%inclusion84 decks96 decks
86%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
86%inclusion83 decks96 decks
85%synergy
Deeproot Waters
84%inclusion81 decks96 decks
83%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
80%inclusion77 decks96 decks
79%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
80%inclusion77 decks96 decks
77%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
77%inclusion74 decks96 decks
76%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
70%inclusion67 decks96 decks
68%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
66%inclusion63 decks96 decks
64%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
64%inclusion61 decks96 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Harbinger of the Tides
63%inclusion60 decks96 decks
61%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion60 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
63%inclusion60 decks96 decks
61%synergy
Mist Dancer
61%inclusion59 decks96 decks
60%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
57%inclusion55 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Merrow Commerce
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
53%synergy
Tempest Caller
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
53%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
51%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Force of Will
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Merrow Harbinger
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
49%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
47%synergy
River Sneak
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
42%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
41%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
39%synergy
Tide Shaper
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
39%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
39%inclusion37 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Seahunter
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
36%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Wanderwine Prophets
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Wake Thrasher
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
29%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
32%synergy
Silvergill Adept
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
30%synergy
Master of Waves
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Tidal Warrior
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
28%synergy
Merfolk Looter
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Scroll Thief
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Cursecatcher
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Tidal Courier
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Tidebinder Mage
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Pestered Wellguard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Empress Galina
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Library Larcenist
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Metallic Mimic
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Augur of Bolas
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Mistcaller
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Fallowsage
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Spy
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Champions of the Shoal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Surgespanner
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Wonder
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
15%synergy
High Tide
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Cancel
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Rewind
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Leak
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Unsummon
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Denial
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-22%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Disallow
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Engulf the Shore
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Consider
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Snap
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Misdirection
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
Dissolve
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Saw It Coming
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-25%synergy
Dissipate
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Tale's End
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Flatline
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Aquitect's Will
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
36%synergy
Distant Melody
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Raise the Palisade
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Tide
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Replication
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Sleep
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Ravenform
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Inundate
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Divination
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Flow of Ideas
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Entrancing Melody
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
51%inclusion49 decks96 decks
39%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
37%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
36%synergy
Herald's Horn
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
30%synergy
Door of Destinies
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Coat of Arms
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Dawn-Blessed Pennant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Banner of Kinship
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Kindred Discovery
48%inclusion46 decks96 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Spreading Seas
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Monastery Siege
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Noggle the Mind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Sea's Claim
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Ominous Seas
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Military Intelligence
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion46 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Halimar Depths
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Coral Atoll
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Mutavault
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion71 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
-19%synergy
Heraldic Banner
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Patchwork Banner
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-23%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion94 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
32%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
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