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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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Over the Edge
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
94%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
91%synergy
River Herald Scout
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
91%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
88%synergy
River Herald Guide
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
87%synergy
Brackish Blunder
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
84%synergy
Waterwind Scout
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Twists and Turns
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Cenote Scout
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
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Jadelight Spelunker
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
81%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
81%synergy
Topography Tracker
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Explorer's Cache
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
72%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Enter the Unknown
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Lodestone Needle
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Cartographer's Companion
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Spyglass Siren
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Tributary Instructor
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Siren Lookout
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Mist Dancer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Deeproot Historian
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Deeproot Elite
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Jade Bearer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Skyclave Aerialist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jade Guardian
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Grappling Kraken
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Kiora's Follower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jungle Delver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Vineshaper Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Storm Sculptor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Merfolk Looter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Umara Wizard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Witness
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fertilid
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Giltgrove Stalker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Eternal Witness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Instants
Negate
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Quandrix Command
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Out of Air
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Growth Spiral
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Inspiring Call
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Return to Nature
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Planar Genesis
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Decisive Denial
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Eureka Moment
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Huatli's Final Strike
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Unsummon
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Essence Capture
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Broken Wings
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Joint Exploration
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Plummet
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Signature Slam
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Square Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Refocus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Blur
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Hurl into History
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse of Freedom
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
In the Presence of Ages
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Staggering Size
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Relic's Roar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Applied Biomancy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Memory Deluge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Quench
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Artistic Refusal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
You Come to a River
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Radical Idea
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Get Out
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Chart a Course
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Explore
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Crashing Tide
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Ravenform
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Core
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Self-Reflection
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Distant Melody
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Winterthorn Blessing
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Map the Frontier
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Overrun
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Far Wanderings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Malamet Battle Glyph
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Beneath the Sands
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-33%synergy
Bushwhack
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bygone Marvels
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Jade Seedstones
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Kaslem's Stonetree
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Explorer's Scope
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Braided Net
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Heaped Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Waters
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Path of Discovery
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Roaring Earth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
A Killer Among Us
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Audacity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Master Chef
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Hidden Nursery
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Hidden Cataract
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Pit of Offerings
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Volatile Fault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Cavernous Maw
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lumbering Falls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Simic Signet
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Moss Diamond
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Signet
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-43%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-65%synergy
Herd Heirloom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Simic Cluestone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Simic Locket
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Buried Treasure
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Seer's Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Command Tower
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-37%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Mystery
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lush Oasis
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Tangled Islet
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Promising Vein
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Quandrix Campus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Grove
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Stream
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Umara Wizard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Captivating Cave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-51%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Monument
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
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