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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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Tam, Observant Sequencer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
High Score
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Attuma, Atlantean Warlord
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadelight Spelunker
94%inclusion205 decks218 decks
92%synergy
Over the Edge
91%inclusion199 decks218 decks
90%synergy
Cenote Scout
89%inclusion195 decks218 decks
87%synergy
River Herald Scout
85%inclusion185 decks218 decks
84%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
84%inclusion184 decks218 decks
84%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
84%inclusion183 decks218 decks
81%synergy
Twists and Turns
82%inclusion179 decks218 decks
80%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
81%inclusion176 decks218 decks
79%synergy
Path of Discovery
79%inclusion173 decks218 decks
77%synergy
Topography Tracker
84%inclusion183 decks218 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
80%inclusion174 decks218 decks
49%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
80%inclusion174 decks218 decks
76%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
78%inclusion170 decks218 decks
76%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
78%inclusion169 decks218 decks
77%synergy
River Herald Guide
74%inclusion161 decks218 decks
73%synergy
Enter the Unknown
71%inclusion155 decks218 decks
70%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
69%inclusion151 decks218 decks
68%synergy
Waterwind Scout
59%inclusion129 decks218 decks
59%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
59%inclusion129 decks218 decks
57%synergy
Inspiring Call
58%inclusion127 decks218 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Herald of Secret Streams
57%inclusion124 decks218 decks
43%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
56%inclusion121 decks218 decks
55%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
51%inclusion112 decks218 decks
48%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
50%inclusion110 decks218 decks
42%synergy
Spyglass Siren
48%inclusion104 decks218 decks
47%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
46%inclusion101 decks218 decks
37%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
45%inclusion99 decks218 decks
37%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
42%inclusion92 decks218 decks
34%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
42%inclusion92 decks218 decks
34%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
41%inclusion90 decks218 decks
34%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
41%inclusion90 decks218 decks
38%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
41%inclusion89 decks218 decks
41%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
41%inclusion89 decks218 decks
34%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
40%inclusion87 decks218 decks
40%synergy
Deeproot Elite
40%inclusion87 decks218 decks
33%synergy
Evolution Sage
39%inclusion84 decks218 decks
28%synergy
Deeproot Historian
38%inclusion82 decks218 decks
32%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
38%inclusion82 decks218 decks
27%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
36%inclusion79 decks218 decks
29%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
36%inclusion78 decks218 decks
28%synergy
Siren Lookout
36%inclusion78 decks218 decks
36%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
36%inclusion78 decks218 decks
29%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
30%inclusion66 decks218 decks
23%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
30%inclusion66 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Tributary Instructor
30%inclusion65 decks218 decks
26%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
28%inclusion62 decks218 decks
28%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
27%inclusion58 decks218 decks
21%synergy
Mist Dancer
26%inclusion56 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
25%inclusion54 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
23%inclusion51 decks218 decks
13%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
22%inclusion47 decks218 decks
21%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
21%inclusion45 decks218 decks
13%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
20%inclusion43 decks218 decks
20%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
19%inclusion41 decks218 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
18%inclusion39 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
17%inclusion38 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
17%inclusion38 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
17%inclusion37 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
16%inclusion35 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Scute Swarm
14%inclusion30 decks218 decks
-6%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Kiora's Follower
13%inclusion28 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
13%inclusion28 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion27 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Cobra
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Tireless Tracker
9.2%inclusion20 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Realmwalker
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Brackish Blunder
55%inclusion119 decks218 decks
54%synergy
Growth Spiral
49%inclusion106 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion83 decks218 decks
-12%synergy
Beast Within
37%inclusion80 decks218 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion77 decks218 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Potential
29%inclusion64 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
25%inclusion55 decks218 decks
20%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion43 decks218 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion38 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Quandrix Command
17%inclusion37 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion36 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion35 decks218 decks
-14%synergy
Return to Nature
11%inclusion24 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Planar Genesis
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
-4%synergy
Mutational Advantage
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Filter Out
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
-14%synergy
Out of Air
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Decisive Denial
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Eureka Moment
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
-4%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Joint Exploration
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Simic Charm
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
-18%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
-5%synergy
Evacuation
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Get Out
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
39%inclusion84 decks218 decks
28%synergy
Explore
35%inclusion76 decks218 decks
14%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion71 decks218 decks
-14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion47 decks218 decks
-14%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion43 decks218 decks
-21%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion37 decks218 decks
14%synergy
Bygone Marvels
14%inclusion31 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
12%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion28 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion21 decks218 decks
-21%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.8%inclusion17 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Doppelgang
7.8%inclusion17 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Three Visits
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
-17%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
-6%synergy
Crashing Tide
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Core
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Neoform
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
-21%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
57%inclusion124 decks218 decks
57%synergy
Lodestone Needle
51%inclusion112 decks218 decks
51%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
29%inclusion64 decks218 decks
29%synergy
Explorer's Cache
23%inclusion50 decks218 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion48 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
20%inclusion44 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
20%inclusion43 decks218 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion28 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
-12%synergy
The Ozolith
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Hardened Scales
56%inclusion123 decks218 decks
41%synergy
Deeproot Waters
50%inclusion109 decks218 decks
42%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
45%inclusion98 decks218 decks
38%synergy
Spelunking
43%inclusion94 decks218 decks
37%synergy
Branching Evolution
31%inclusion68 decks218 decks
20%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
30%inclusion66 decks218 decks
17%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
22%inclusion49 decks218 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion47 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
19%inclusion41 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Hadana's Climb
16%inclusion34 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
12%inclusion27 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Merrow Commerce
12%inclusion26 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.2%inclusion20 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Roaring Earth
8.7%inclusion19 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
2%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
-7%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion90 decks218 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion64 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion60 decks218 decks
16%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
24%inclusion52 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Nursery
21%inclusion45 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion44 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
20%inclusion44 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
16%inclusion34 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
11%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion24 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-6%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Lumbering Falls
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
56%inclusion122 decks218 decks
-24%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion103 decks218 decks
-16%synergy
Simic Signet
21%inclusion46 decks218 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion33 decks218 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion217 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion217 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion166 decks218 decks
-9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
61%inclusion134 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
61%inclusion132 decks218 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion116 decks218 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Mystery
53%inclusion115 decks218 decks
15%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
50%inclusion110 decks218 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion83 decks218 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
35%inclusion77 decks218 decks
-17%synergy
Flooded Grove
30%inclusion65 decks218 decks
-12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
26%inclusion57 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion55 decks218 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion52 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Breeding Pool
23%inclusion51 decks218 decks
-23%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
23%inclusion50 decks218 decks
-20%synergy
Thornwood Falls
22%inclusion48 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Tangled Islet
21%inclusion45 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion38 decks218 decks
-4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion37 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion34 decks218 decks
-4%synergy
Willowrush Verge
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion30 decks218 decks
-10%synergy
Hedge Maze
14%inclusion30 decks218 decks
-6%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
12%inclusion27 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
-8%synergy
Lush Oasis
11%inclusion25 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
11%inclusion24 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Stream
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
11%inclusion23 decks218 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion22 decks218 decks
-21%synergy
Captivating Cave
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Rimewood Falls
8.3%inclusion18 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Quandrix Campus
7.8%inclusion17 decks218 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.3%inclusion16 decks218 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.4%inclusion14 decks218 decks
-1%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
2%synergy
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