Nicanzil, Current Conductor (Commander) - Core +1/+1 Counters

Nicanzil, Current Conductor
Rank #1,253
21decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Background image for 21 Best Merfolk Cards for Commander
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Over the Edge
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
89%synergy
River Herald Scout
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
85%synergy
Cenote Scout
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
83%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
83%synergy
Topography Tracker
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Twists and Turns
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
74%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
72%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
68%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Path of Discovery
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
69%synergy
Inspiring Call
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Hardened Scales
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
47%synergy
River Herald Guide
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Kopala, Warden of Waves
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Waterwind Scout
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Deeproot Historian
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Deeproot Elite
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Tributary Instructor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Spyglass Siren
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Evolution Sage
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Mist Dancer
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Kiora's Follower
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Siren Lookout
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Wonder
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Tempest Caller
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Eternal Witness
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Shapers of Nature
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tireless Tracker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Evolution Witness
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Brawn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Brackish Blunder
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Potential
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Quandrix Command
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Eureka Moment
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Decisive Denial
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Filter Out
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Signature Slam
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Desculpting Blast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blur
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Gaea's Gift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Displace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Broken Wings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Unsummon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Blessed Respite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
You Come to a River
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Joint Exploration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Simic Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Hunter's Insight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Out of Air
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Auroral Procession
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Trash the Town
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Strength
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Enter the Unknown
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Explore
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Wings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Doppelgang
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Bygone Marvels
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Distant Melody
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Urban Evolution
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Combat Tutorial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-27%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Artful Dodge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Aquitect's Will
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Synchronized Charge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lodestone Needle
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Explorer's Cache
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Moxite Refinery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Waters
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Spelunking
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Branching Evolution
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Hadana's Climb
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Roaring Earth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Merrow Commerce
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Nerd Rage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
A Killer Among Us
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Nursery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Lumbering Falls
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-38%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Simic Signet
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Temple of Mystery
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Willowrush Verge
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Breeding Pool
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Lush Oasis
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Tangled Islet
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Promising Vein
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Quandrix Campus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Stream
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-10%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Captivating Cave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Opal Palace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Brokers Hideout
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Night Market
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Kitchen
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test