Svyelun of Sea and Sky (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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Merfolk Sovereign
84%inclusion43 decks51 decks
83%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
81%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
78%inclusion40 decks51 decks
77%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
78%inclusion40 decks51 decks
77%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
78%inclusion40 decks51 decks
77%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
71%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
71%synergy
Deeproot Waters
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
69%synergy
River Sneak
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
64%synergy
Tide Shaper
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
62%synergy
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Triton Shorestalker
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
60%synergy
Negate
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
58%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
55%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Bident of Thassa
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
50%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Tidal Warrior
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
49%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Tempest Caller
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Mist Dancer
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Master of Waves
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Silvergill Adept
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Wake Thrasher
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
43%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Merfolk Looter
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Library Larcenist
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
24%synergy
River Herald Scout
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Tidal Courier
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Cursecatcher
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Scroll Thief
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Mistcaller
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Sea Scryer
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Spy
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Pupil
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Cleric of Chill Depths
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Fallowsage
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Enclave Cryptologist
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Mistway Spy
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Reef Shaman
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Forensic Researcher
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Raiders
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Coral Merfolk
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Seafloor Stalker
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Waterwind Scout
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Thassa's Rebuff
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
46%synergy
High Tide
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Filter Out
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Essence Scatter
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Mana Leak
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-21%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Dive Down
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Foil
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Saw It Coming
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Essence Capture
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Defabricate
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Retort
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Twist Reality
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Get Out
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Snap
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Annul
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Frantic Search
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-31%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Dissipate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Disruption Protocol
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Daze
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Shell Shield
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Anticipate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Jinx
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Aquitect's Will
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Crashing Tide
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Distant Melody
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Ravenform
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Chart a Course
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Curse of the Swine
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
River's Rebuke
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Flow of Ideas
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Divination
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sleep
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Whelming Wave
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Stream of Thought
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Banner of Kinship
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-48%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Leyline Axe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Aquatic Incursion
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Wizard Class
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Spreading Seas
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Aqueous Form
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Military Intelligence
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Merrow Commerce
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Frogify
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Combat Research
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Eel Umbra
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sea's Claim
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Unable to Scream
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Omen of the Sea
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Levitation
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Discovery
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Ordeal of Thassa
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Take Flight
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Chill
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Control Magic
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
-23%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Coral Atoll
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Remote Isle
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Cataract
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Svyelunite Temple
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Sky Diamond
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-20%synergy
Heraldic Banner
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Umara Wizard
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
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