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
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
86%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
86%inclusion50 decks58 decks
85%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
84%inclusion49 decks58 decks
84%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
81%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
81%inclusion47 decks58 decks
80%synergy
Deeproot Waters
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
76%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
76%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
76%synergy
River Sneak
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
65%synergy
Tide Shaper
66%inclusion38 decks58 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
57%synergy
Bident of Thassa
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
50%synergy
Tempest Caller
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Mist Dancer
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
51%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
51%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
50%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Tidal Warrior
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Silvergill Adept
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Master of Waves
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Merfolk Looter
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Wake Thrasher
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Cursecatcher
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Library Larcenist
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
River Herald Scout
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Tidal Courier
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mistcaller
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Sea Scryer
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Scroll Thief
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Pupil
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Enclave Cryptologist
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Spy
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Forensic Researcher
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Cleric of Chill Depths
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Fallowsage
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Mistway Spy
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Reef Shaman
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Seahunter
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Waterwind Scout
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Raiders
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Thassa's Rebuff
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
45%synergy
High Tide
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Filter Out
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Resculpt
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Wash Away
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Essence Scatter
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Cancel
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Mana Leak
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Dive Down
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Retort
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Defabricate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Foil
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Get Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Essence Capture
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Unsummon
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Annul
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Snap
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Impulse
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Deduce
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-35%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Water Wings
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-31%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Disruption Protocol
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Shell Shield
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Aquitect's Will
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Distant Melody
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Crashing Tide
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Ravenform
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Chart a Course
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Curse of the Swine
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Spectral Deluge
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Wash Out
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
River's Rebuke
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Flow of Ideas
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Divination
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-23%synergy
Sleep
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Self-Reflection
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Invoke the Winds
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Bounty
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Stream of Thought
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Whelming Wave
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Banner of Kinship
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-48%synergy
Leyline Axe
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Kraken's Eye
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Aquatic Incursion
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Spreading Seas
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Wizard Class
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Merrow Commerce
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Military Intelligence
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Aqueous Form
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Frogify
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Combat Research
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Eel Umbra
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Unable to Scream
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sea's Claim
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Omen of the Sea
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Take Flight
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ordeal of Thassa
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Convincing Mirage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Fishliver Oil
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Levitation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Chill
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Control Magic
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Coral Atoll
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Remote Isle
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Svyelunite Temple
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
War Room
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
The Surgical Bay
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Heraldic Banner
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Umara Wizard
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Command Tower
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
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