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Nov 13, 2025
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How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Cephalid Constable
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
99%synergy
Callous Oppressor
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
90%synergy
Verity Circle
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
89%synergy
Cephalid Looter
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
82%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
81%synergy
Cephalid Broker
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
72%synergy
Whelming Wave
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
68%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
High Tide
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Scout
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Wonder
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Shield Broker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Reality Shift
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Willbreaker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Aetherize
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Icewrought Sentry
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Cephalid Sage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Metallic Mimic
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Omen Hawker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Nadir Kraken
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Spawning Kraken
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Shapesharer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Chasm Skulker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Tromokratis
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Universal Automaton
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Octoprophet
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mesmerizing Benthid
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Summon: Shiva
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Keen Buccaneer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Giant Oyster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Master of Waves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Pongify
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Blustersquall
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Capsize
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Keep Watch
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Archmage's Charm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dig Through Time
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Turnabout
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Dizzy Spell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Saw It Coming
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Delay
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Genius
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Siren's Call
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ojutai's Breath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fervent Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Displace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Defabricate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow Rift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Unsummon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Wash Away
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Plagiarize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rewind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Unsubstantiate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Deluge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Theft of Dreams
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Deep Analysis
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Spectral Deluge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Energy Tap
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Wash Out
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Inundate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Consuming Tide
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Hidden Strings
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Ravenform
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ureni's Rebuff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lunar Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Echo of Eons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Recall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Call to Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ancestral Vision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sleep
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bamboozle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Retraced Image
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Time Spiral
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Flow of Ideas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Sword of the Animist
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Static Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Storage Matrix
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Oblivion Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dollhouse of Horrors
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shuko
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Winged Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mysterious Tome
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sands of Time
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Replicator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Adaptation
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Lost in the Maze
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Levitation
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Kindred Discovery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Cowardice
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Wizard Class
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Octopus Umbra
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Betrayal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Opposition
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Observed Stasis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Sky
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Ominous Seas
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Xenograft
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Coastal Piracy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Time of Ice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Think Tank
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sunken City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Curiosity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Parallel Thoughts
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Frozen Aether
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Eel Umbra
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Stupefying Touch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crab Umbra
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Persuasion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dream Halls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Castle Vantress
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Halimar Depths
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Terrain Generator
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Mutavault
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Detection Tower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Rishadan Port
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Archway of Innovation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Seat of the Synod
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Blast Zone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Coral Atoll
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Tolaria West
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Sand Silos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Skyline Cascade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Tower of the Magistrate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dungeon Descent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Saprazzan Cove
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Archive
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Heraldic Banner
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Caged Sun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Inherited Envelope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Eye of Ramos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Victory Chimes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Skyclave Relic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
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