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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
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
95%synergy
River Herald Guide
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
83%synergy
Over the Edge
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Cenote Scout
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
80%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
77%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
75%synergy
Waterwind Scout
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Twists and Turns
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
70%synergy
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Deepfathom Echo
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Topography Tracker
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Enter the Unknown
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Creatures
Kopala, Warden of Waves
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Siren Lookout
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Spyglass Siren
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Tributary Instructor
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Deeproot Historian
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Deeproot Elite
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mist Dancer
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Jungleborn Pioneer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Evolution Sage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Grappling Kraken
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Combine Guildmage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Jade Guardian
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Swift Warden
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Kiora's Follower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Deeproot Warrior
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
River Sneak
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Jade Bearer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Vineshaper Mystic
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Shaper Apprentice
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Jungle Delver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Kumena's Speaker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Tatyova, Steward of Tides
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Brackish Blunder
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Inspiring Call
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Quandrix Command
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Growth Spiral
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Refute
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Return to Nature
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Claim
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Planar Genesis
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Eureka Moment
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Decisive Denial
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Animus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Blinding Fog
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Voidslime
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-38%synergy
Beast Within
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-38%synergy
Applied Biomancy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Planar Incision
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Essence Capture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Plasm Capture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Anticognition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dive Down
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Defabricate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Disrupt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Filter Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Arbor Armament
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Disperse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Joint Exploration
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Simic Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fertilid's Favor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Out of Air
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Evacuation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Explore
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Crashing Tide
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Distant Melody
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Urban Evolution
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Cultivate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Overrun
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Bygone Marvels
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Aether Helix
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Prey Upon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Smell Fear
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aquitect's Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Core
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Lodestone Needle
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Explorer's Cache
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Armillary Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Explorer's Scope
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Heaped Harvest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Path of Discovery
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Deeproot Waters
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Hardened Scales
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Roaring Earth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Master Chef
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Spelunking
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Audacity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Claustrophobia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
One With the Wind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Nursery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Hidden Cataract
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-30%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Lumbering Falls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Simic Signet
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-65%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Thornwood Falls
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Simic Guildgate
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Mystery
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Lush Oasis
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Woodland Stream
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tangled Islet
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-29%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-36%synergy
Quandrix Campus
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Overflowing Basin
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Grove
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-29%synergy
Captivating Cave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rimewood Falls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
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