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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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River Herald Scout
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
95%synergy
River Herald Guide
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
86%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Over the Edge
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Cenote Scout
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Waterwind Scout
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
72%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
72%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Twists and Turns
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Topography Tracker
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Enter the Unknown
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
68%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Negate
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Siren Lookout
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Spyglass Siren
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Tributary Instructor
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Deeproot Elite
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Deeproot Historian
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Mist Dancer
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Combine Guildmage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Sage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Grappling Kraken
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Swift Warden
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Kiora's Follower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Jungleborn Pioneer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Jade Bearer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Jade Guardian
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Vineshaper Mystic
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Shaper Apprentice
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Deeproot Warrior
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Jungle Delver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
River Sneak
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Library Larcenist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Elfsworn Giant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Brackish Blunder
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Inspiring Call
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Quandrix Command
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Growth Spiral
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Return to Nature
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Refute
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Blinding Fog
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Cancel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Eureka Moment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Decisive Denial
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Animus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Claim
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Applied Biomancy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Voidslime
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Signature Slam
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Planar Genesis
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Essence Capture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Dive Down
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-41%synergy
Plasm Capture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Anticognition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Arbor Armament
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Defabricate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ranger's Guile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Disrupt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Filter Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Disperse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Joint Exploration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Planar Incision
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-41%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Gift of the Viper
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Explore
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Tide
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Rampant Growth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Urban Evolution
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cultivate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-29%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Overrun
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bygone Marvels
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Scale the Heights
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Aether Helix
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Prey Upon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Aquitect's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Lodestone Needle
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Explorer's Cache
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Armillary Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Explorer's Scope
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Heaped Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Path of Discovery
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Deeproot Waters
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Hardened Scales
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Earth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Audacity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Claustrophobia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
One With the Wind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ior Ruin Expedition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Hidden Nursery
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Cataract
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-36%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Lumbering Falls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-40%synergy
Simic Signet
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-71%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Simic Guildgate
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Thornwood Falls
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Mystery
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Woodland Stream
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tangled Islet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lush Oasis
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-30%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-38%synergy
Quandrix Campus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Overflowing Basin
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rimewood Falls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Grove
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
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