Nicanzil, Current Conductor (Commander) - Budget

Nicanzil, Current Conductor
Rank #1,349
121decks
Chris Guest
Jul 9, 2025
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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Mutant Town
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
River Herald Scout
88%inclusion106 decks121 decks
87%synergy
River Herald Guide
87%inclusion105 decks121 decks
86%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
86%inclusion104 decks121 decks
85%synergy
Over the Edge
86%inclusion104 decks121 decks
84%synergy
Cenote Scout
83%inclusion101 decks121 decks
81%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
80%inclusion97 decks121 decks
79%synergy
Waterwind Scout
76%inclusion92 decks121 decks
76%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
77%inclusion93 decks121 decks
74%synergy
Twists and Turns
76%inclusion92 decks121 decks
74%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
74%inclusion90 decks121 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Brackish Blunder
69%inclusion84 decks121 decks
69%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
68%inclusion82 decks121 decks
67%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
65%inclusion79 decks121 decks
64%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
63%synergy
Topography Tracker
64%inclusion77 decks121 decks
57%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
61%inclusion74 decks121 decks
58%synergy
Enter the Unknown
60%inclusion72 decks121 decks
58%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
58%inclusion70 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Lodestone Needle
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
52%inclusion63 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Spyglass Siren
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Siren Lookout
45%inclusion54 decks121 decks
44%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
41%inclusion50 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
38%inclusion46 decks121 decks
30%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Deeproot Elite
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Tributary Instructor
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Deeproot Historian
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Mist Dancer
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Swift Warden
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Jade Bearer
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Jungleborn Pioneer
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Combine Guildmage
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Jade Guardian
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Shapers of Nature
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Lilysplash Mentor
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Pestered Wellguard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Chomping Changeling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Silvergill Mentor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Kiora's Follower
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Vineshaper Mystic
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Grappling Kraken
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
3%synergy
River Sneak
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Looter
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Negate
47%inclusion57 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Growth Spiral
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Inspiring Call
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Quandrix Command
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Decisive Denial
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
16%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Out of Air
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Return to Nature
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Eureka Moment
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Applied Biomancy
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Planar Genesis
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Refute
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Auroral Procession
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Essence Capture
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Riddle
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Wild Unraveling
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Think Twice
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Hurl into History
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
In the Presence of Ages
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Huatli's Final Strike
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Displace
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Blinding Fog
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Dive Down
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Joint Exploration
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Voidslime
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Explore
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
-21%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
-28%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Tide
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Core
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Urban Evolution
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Contentious Plan
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Self-Reflection
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Scale the Heights
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Harmonize
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Prey Upon
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Explorer's Cache
36%inclusion44 decks121 decks
36%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Bident of Thassa
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Path of Discovery
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
48%synergy
Deeproot Waters
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Earth
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Spelunking
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Lofty Dreams
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Fists
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Hidden Nursery
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Hidden Cataract
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Lumbering Falls
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Pit of Offerings
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Cavernous Maw
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Simic Signet
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
-42%synergy
Sol Ring
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
-64%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-12%synergy
Buried Treasure
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Moss Diamond
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion121 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion121 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Thornwood Falls
48%inclusion58 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Command Tower
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
-41%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion50 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Guildgate
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
-12%synergy
Tangled Islet
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Lush Oasis
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
-23%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
-41%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Stream
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Quandrix Campus
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
-37%synergy
Meditation Pools
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-14%synergy
Promising Vein
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Captivating Cave
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Grove
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Lakeside Shack
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Monument
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy