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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
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Wanderwine Farewell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sodden Verdure
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Loch Mare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadelight Spelunker
91%inclusion201 decks221 decks
88%synergy
Cenote Scout
90%inclusion200 decks221 decks
88%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
91%inclusion201 decks221 decks
87%synergy
Over the Edge
88%inclusion195 decks221 decks
87%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
89%inclusion197 decks221 decks
86%synergy
River Herald Scout
86%inclusion191 decks221 decks
86%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
84%inclusion186 decks221 decks
83%synergy
Path of Discovery
85%inclusion188 decks221 decks
83%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
84%inclusion186 decks221 decks
83%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
81%inclusion179 decks221 decks
80%synergy
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Sentinel of the Nameless City
80%inclusion177 decks221 decks
79%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
79%inclusion174 decks221 decks
48%synergy
Twists and Turns
79%inclusion174 decks221 decks
77%synergy
Topography Tracker
78%inclusion173 decks221 decks
71%synergy
River Herald Guide
77%inclusion171 decks221 decks
77%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
77%inclusion170 decks221 decks
76%synergy
Enter the Unknown
73%inclusion161 decks221 decks
72%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
71%inclusion156 decks221 decks
56%synergy
Hardened Scales
67%inclusion149 decks221 decks
52%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
59%inclusion130 decks221 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion38 decks221 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion28 decks221 decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
-10%synergy
Worldly Tutor
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Emperor Mihail II
58%inclusion128 decks221 decks
49%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
57%inclusion127 decks221 decks
56%synergy
Waterwind Scout
57%inclusion126 decks221 decks
56%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
53%inclusion118 decks221 decks
50%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
52%inclusion114 decks221 decks
42%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
52%inclusion114 decks221 decks
41%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
49%inclusion109 decks221 decks
41%synergy
Deeproot Elite
49%inclusion108 decks221 decks
41%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
48%inclusion107 decks221 decks
40%synergy
Evolution Sage
48%inclusion107 decks221 decks
38%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
48%inclusion106 decks221 decks
41%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
47%inclusion104 decks221 decks
43%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
47%inclusion103 decks221 decks
39%synergy
Deeproot Historian
46%inclusion101 decks221 decks
40%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
45%inclusion99 decks221 decks
36%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
44%inclusion98 decks221 decks
37%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
43%inclusion94 decks221 decks
36%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
41%inclusion90 decks221 decks
32%synergy
Spyglass Siren
38%inclusion83 decks221 decks
37%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
36%inclusion79 decks221 decks
36%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
32%inclusion71 decks221 decks
25%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
32%inclusion71 decks221 decks
20%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
32%inclusion70 decks221 decks
31%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
30%inclusion67 decks221 decks
20%synergy
Mist Dancer
30%inclusion67 decks221 decks
23%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
29%inclusion65 decks221 decks
24%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
29%inclusion64 decks221 decks
21%synergy
Tributary Instructor
27%inclusion60 decks221 decks
23%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
27%inclusion60 decks221 decks
20%synergy
Siren Lookout
25%inclusion56 decks221 decks
25%synergy
Roaming Throne
23%inclusion51 decks221 decks
15%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
22%inclusion48 decks221 decks
22%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
21%inclusion46 decks221 decks
15%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
19%inclusion43 decks221 decks
14%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Kiora's Follower
16%inclusion35 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
16%inclusion35 decks221 decks
16%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
15%inclusion33 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Champions of the Shoal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
13%inclusion27 decks204 decks
8%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
13%inclusion28 decks221 decks
7%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
13%inclusion28 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
12%inclusion26 decks221 decks
-5%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
11%inclusion24 decks221 decks
5%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
54%inclusion120 decks221 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion114 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
48%inclusion105 decks221 decks
-2%synergy
Growth Spiral
46%inclusion102 decks221 decks
1%synergy
Brackish Blunder
43%inclusion95 decks221 decks
43%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion87 decks221 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Potential
37%inclusion81 decks221 decks
27%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
27%inclusion59 decks221 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion53 decks221 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion51 decks221 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion44 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Quandrix Command
17%inclusion37 decks221 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion36 decks221 decks
-9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
15%inclusion33 decks221 decks
10%synergy
Get Out
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion32 decks221 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion27 decks221 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion25 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
11%inclusion24 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Filter Out
11%inclusion24 decks221 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion23 decks221 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion22 decks221 decks
5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion21 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
10%inclusion21 decks221 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.6%inclusion19 decks221 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Drain
8.6%inclusion19 decks221 decks
-7%synergy
Eureka Moment
8.1%inclusion18 decks221 decks
-3%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.2%inclusion16 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
-12%synergy
Planar Genesis
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion13 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.9%inclusion13 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Out of Air
5.9%inclusion13 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Voidslime
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Auroral Procession
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
42%inclusion92 decks221 decks
31%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion87 decks221 decks
-8%synergy
Explore
39%inclusion87 decks221 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion73 decks221 decks
-3%synergy
Rampant Growth
26%inclusion57 decks221 decks
-15%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
21%inclusion36 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion41 decks221 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion36 decks221 decks
-14%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
13%inclusion29 decks221 decks
10%synergy
Bygone Marvels
13%inclusion28 decks221 decks
10%synergy
Chart a Course
10%inclusion21 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion21 decks221 decks
-14%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion21 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion21 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
9.0%inclusion20 decks221 decks
-17%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.0%inclusion20 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Crashing Tide
8.6%inclusion19 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Urban Evolution
8.6%inclusion19 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.7%inclusion17 decks221 decks
-3%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.7%inclusion17 decks221 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
7.2%inclusion16 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Core
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
54%inclusion120 decks221 decks
54%synergy
Lodestone Needle
42%inclusion92 decks221 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion59 decks221 decks
1%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
26%inclusion57 decks221 decks
26%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
25%inclusion56 decks221 decks
19%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Bident of Thassa
19%inclusion43 decks221 decks
12%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion37 decks221 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion36 decks221 decks
12%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion25 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Explorer's Cache
11%inclusion24 decks221 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion24 decks221 decks
-9%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion22 decks221 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
7.2%inclusion16 decks221 decks
-2%synergy
The Lunar Whale
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Waters
53%inclusion118 decks221 decks
45%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
49%inclusion109 decks221 decks
42%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
42%inclusion93 decks221 decks
29%synergy
Spelunking
37%inclusion81 decks221 decks
31%synergy
Branching Evolution
36%inclusion79 decks221 decks
24%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
28%inclusion61 decks221 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion56 decks221 decks
16%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
21%inclusion46 decks221 decks
16%synergy
Hadana's Climb
18%inclusion39 decks221 decks
14%synergy
Merrow Commerce
17%inclusion38 decks221 decks
13%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
14%inclusion31 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Exploration
12%inclusion26 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
12%inclusion26 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion23 decks221 decks
1%synergy
Roaring Earth
9.0%inclusion20 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
9.0%inclusion20 decks221 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
8.1%inclusion18 decks221 decks
-2%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Sphere Grid
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
5.9%inclusion13 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion119 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion90 decks221 decks
19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
38%inclusion83 decks221 decks
26%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
22%inclusion49 decks221 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion42 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Nursery
18%inclusion40 decks221 decks
15%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
18%inclusion40 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Cataract
17%inclusion37 decks221 decks
14%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion33 decks221 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Ba Sing Se
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
12%inclusion27 decks221 decks
-10%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
10%inclusion23 decks221 decks
-11%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.6%inclusion19 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
8.1%inclusion18 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
7.7%inclusion17 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
7.2%inclusion16 decks221 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
-12%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Kishla Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63%inclusion139 decks221 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion129 decks221 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Signet
31%inclusion69 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion41 decks221 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion29 decks221 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion26 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion215 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion214 decks221 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion179 decks221 decks
-4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
64%inclusion142 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion131 decks221 decks
42%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
59%inclusion130 decks221 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Mystery
52%inclusion116 decks221 decks
14%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
47%inclusion104 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
47%inclusion103 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
41%inclusion91 decks221 decks
-11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
38%inclusion83 decks221 decks
-5%synergy
Breeding Pool
32%inclusion71 decks221 decks
-14%synergy
Flooded Grove
31%inclusion68 decks221 decks
-11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
30%inclusion66 decks221 decks
23%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
30%inclusion66 decks221 decks
23%synergy
Hedge Maze
22%inclusion49 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
21%inclusion47 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion46 decks221 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion44 decks221 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion41 decks221 decks
-12%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
17%inclusion37 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Willowrush Verge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion34 decks221 decks
-4%synergy
Tangled Islet
15%inclusion34 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Lush Oasis
15%inclusion31 decks204 decks
9%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
15%inclusion33 decks221 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion31 decks221 decks
-8%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion30 decks221 decks
-6%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion30 decks221 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
11%inclusion25 decks221 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion24 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Quandrix Campus
10%inclusion23 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Stream
10%inclusion22 decks221 decks
5%synergy
Tropical Island
10%inclusion21 decks221 decks
-5%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.8%inclusion15 decks221 decks
-8%synergy
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