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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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Attuma, Atlantean Warlord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Over the Edge
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
85%synergy
Cenote Scout
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
84%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
84%synergy
River Herald Scout
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Topography Tracker
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
72%synergy
Twists and Turns
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Path of Discovery
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Deeproot Waters
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Inspiring Call
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
50%synergy
River Herald Guide
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Creatures
Merfolk Sovereign
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Deeproot Elite
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Waterwind Scout
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Deeproot Historian
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Mist Dancer
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Tributary Instructor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Evolution Sage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Kiora's Follower
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Spyglass Siren
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Shapers of Nature
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Jade Bearer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Tempest Caller
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Looter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tatyova, Steward of Tides
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Siren Lookout
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tuskguard Captain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tireless Tracker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Shaper Apprentice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Growth Spiral
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Brackish Blunder
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Ripples of Potential
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Eureka Moment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Quandrix Command
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Filter Out
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Decisive Denial
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Blur
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Displace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Signature Slam
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Nature
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Unsummon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
You Come to a River
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Simic Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Hunter's Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Out of Air
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Magic Damper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Desculpting Blast
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Auroral Procession
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Enter the Unknown
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Explore
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Urban Evolution
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Raise the Palisade
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Distant Melody
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Wings
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Bygone Marvels
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Doppelgang
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Artful Dodge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Synchronized Charge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Roamer's Routine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lodestone Needle
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Explorer's Cache
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Panharmonicon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Moxite Refinery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Hardened Scales
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Spelunking
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Hadana's Climb
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Branching Evolution
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Merrow Commerce
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Roaring Earth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Loading Zone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sphere Grid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Lumbering Falls
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Nursery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Sol Ring
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-35%synergy
Simic Signet
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Grove
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Breeding Pool
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Willowrush Verge
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Tangled Islet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lush Oasis
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Stream
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thornwood Falls
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Quandrix Campus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Promising Vein
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Meditation Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tropical Island
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Grove
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Brokers Hideout
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Hedge Maze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Night Market
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
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