Nicanzil, Current Conductor (Commander) - Budget Merfolk

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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
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
94%synergy
River Herald Guide
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
83%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
83%synergy
Cenote Scout
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
81%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
77%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
77%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
77%synergy
Over the Edge
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
76%synergy
Twists and Turns
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
76%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
42%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
71%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
68%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
69%synergy
Topography Tracker
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Path of Discovery
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
65%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
65%synergy
Waterwind Scout
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
66%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
63%synergy
Negate
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Stonybrook Banneret
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Spyglass Siren
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Siren Lookout
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Tributary Instructor
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Deeproot Elite
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Deeproot Historian
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Mist Dancer
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Evolution Sage
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Jungleborn Pioneer
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Kiora's Follower
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Deeproot Warrior
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
River Sneak
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Jade Bearer
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Jade Guardian
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Vineshaper Mystic
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Shaper Apprentice
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Swift Warden
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Grappling Kraken
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Elfsworn Giant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Coral Trickster
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Kumena's Speaker
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Combine Guildmage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Brackish Blunder
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Growth Spiral
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Call
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Quandrix Command
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
34%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Refute
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Claim
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Return to Nature
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Unsummon
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Eureka Moment
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Planar Genesis
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Essence Capture
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Blinding Fog
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Joint Exploration
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Simic Charm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Anticognition
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Arbor Armament
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Defabricate
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-38%synergy
Applied Biomancy
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-39%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Signature Slam
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Fog
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Blustersquall
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dive Down
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Galestrike
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Aether Tradewinds
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Scatter Arc
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Might Beyond Reason
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Giant Growth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Majestic Metamorphosis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Blossoming Defense
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Unknown
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Explore
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Urban Evolution
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Crashing Tide
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-24%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Overrun
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
River's Rebuke
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Scale the Heights
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Prey Upon
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Elven Farsight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Divination
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Abundant Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Adventure Awaits
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Edge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Selective Snare
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Rooftop Nuisance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Many Partings
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Pick Your Poison
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Aether Helix
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Spitting Image
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Field Research
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Jailbreak Scheme
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bushwhack
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Smell Fear
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Reclaim the Wastes
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Celebrate the Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Harvest Season
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Core
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Overflowing Insight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Wave Goodbye
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Map the Frontier
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Dominance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Kodama's Reach
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-30%synergy
Oversimplify
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Clutch of Currents
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Contentious Plan
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
61%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Lodestone Needle
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Explorer's Scope
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Bident of Thassa
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Armillary Sphere
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Explorer's Cache
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Heaped Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Candlestick
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Skyclave Pick-Axe
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Ruin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Armory of Iroas
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Rope
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Goggles of Night
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Spyglass
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-19%synergy
Chitinous Cloak
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Adventuring Gear
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Portal of Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Waters
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Hardened Scales
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Roaring Earth
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Audacity
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
One With the Wind
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Spelunking
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Master Chef
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Ior Ruin Expedition
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Night Soil
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Narcolepsy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Claustrophobia
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
New Horizons
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hadana's Climb
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Helix Pinnacle
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Merrow Commerce
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Bubble Snare
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Equilibrium
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Flood
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Combat Research
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Azusa's Many Journeys
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Curious Inquiry
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Alpha Authority
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vow of Flight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Rancor
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Animal Friend
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Stop Cold
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-33%synergy
Lumbering Falls
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Nursery
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Hidden Cataract
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Fertile Thicket
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-35%synergy
Simic Signet
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-69%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Moss Diamond
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-16%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Simic Guildgate
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Thornwood Falls
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
-35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Mystery
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Woodland Stream
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Lush Oasis
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-25%synergy
Tangled Islet
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-33%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Quandrix Campus
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Grove
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-31%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Promising Vein
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Rimewood Falls
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Grove
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Vestige
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Unknown Shores
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-38%synergy
Crystal Grotto
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
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