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
86%inclusion48 decks56 decks
84%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
84%inclusion47 decks56 decks
82%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
81%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
80%inclusion45 decks56 decks
79%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
80%inclusion45 decks56 decks
79%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
77%inclusion43 decks56 decks
75%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
79%inclusion44 decks56 decks
75%synergy
Deeproot Waters
75%inclusion42 decks56 decks
74%synergy
River Sneak
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
65%synergy
Tide Shaper
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
62%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
60%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
58%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
55%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
54%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
53%synergy
Tempest Caller
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Mist Dancer
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
51%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
51%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
50%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
46%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Tidal Warrior
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
46%synergy
Silvergill Adept
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
46%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Merfolk Looter
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Wake Thrasher
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Master of Waves
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Library Larcenist
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Cursecatcher
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
31%synergy
River Herald Scout
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Tidal Courier
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Mistcaller
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Scroll Thief
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Sea Scryer
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Pupil
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Spy
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Cleric of Chill Depths
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Fallowsage
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Enclave Cryptologist
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Mistway Spy
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Forensic Researcher
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Reef Shaman
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Watertrap Weaver
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Raiders
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Seafloor Stalker
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Waterwind Scout
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Thassa's Rebuff
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
47%synergy
High Tide
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Filter Out
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Spell Pierce
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-16%synergy
Reality Shift
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Wash Away
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Essence Scatter
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Cancel
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Mana Leak
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dive Down
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Defabricate
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Foil
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Essence Capture
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%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
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Snap
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Annul
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-35%synergy
Frantic Search
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-31%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Disruption Protocol
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Shell Shield
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Anticipate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Aquitect's Will
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Distant Melody
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Crashing Tide
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Ravenform
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Chart a Course
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Curse of the Swine
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Spectral Deluge
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Flow of Ideas
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-23%synergy
Divination
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sleep
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Whelming Wave
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Stream of Thought
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-48%synergy
Leyline Axe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
50%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Spreading Seas
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Wizard Class
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Military Intelligence
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Merrow Commerce
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Aqueous Form
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Frogify
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Combat Research
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Eel Umbra
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sea's Claim
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Unable to Scream
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Omen of the Sea
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Levitation
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Take Flight
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ordeal of Thassa
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fishliver Oil
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Chill
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Control Magic
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
-20%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Coral Atoll
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Remote Isle
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Svyelunite Temple
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
War Room
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
The Surgical Bay
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-20%synergy
Heraldic Banner
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Umara Wizard
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
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