Kopala, Warden of Waves (Commander) - Merfolk

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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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Bender's Waterskin
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Master of the Pearl Trident
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
92%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
89%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
89%synergy
Deeproot Waters
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
86%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
84%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
80%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
80%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
74%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Seafloor Oracle
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Counterspell
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Kindred Discovery
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
55%synergy
River Sneak
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Tempest Caller
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Will
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Mist Dancer
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Wake Thrasher
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Master of Waves
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Seahunter
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Tide Shaper
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Tidal Warrior
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Wanderwine Prophets
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Scroll Thief
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Silvergill Adept
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Cursecatcher
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Tidal Courier
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Library Larcenist
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Metallic Mimic
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Looter
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Mistcaller
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Augur of Bolas
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Tidebinder Mage
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Empress Galina
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Drowner Initiate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dakra Mystic
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Riverwise Augur
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sea Scryer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ink Dissolver
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Drowner of Secrets
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Silvergill Douser
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fallowsage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Negate
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
0%synergy
High Tide
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Cancel
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Rewind
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Denial
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Mana Leak
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Unwind
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Archmage's Charm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Unsummon
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Essence Scatter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Retort
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Dissolve
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Saw It Coming
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Engulf the Shore
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Turn Aside
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dissipate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Snap
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mizzium Skin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Syncopate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Consider
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Keep Watch
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Tale's End
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Chemister's Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Circular Logic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Misdirection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Evacuation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Aquitect's Will
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Raise the Palisade
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
2%synergy
River's Rebuke
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Crashing Tide
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Ravenform
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sleep
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Inundate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Flow of Ideas
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Open into Wonder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blue Mage's Cane
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Herald's Horn
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Door of Destinies
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Banner of Kinship
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Coat of Arms
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Winged Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Aether Vial
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Merrow Commerce
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Spreading Seas
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wizard Class
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Monastery Siege
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Coastal Piracy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Military Intelligence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Halimar Depths
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Coral Atoll
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mutavault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Heraldic Banner
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Cavern of Souls
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Command Tower
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Opal Palace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
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