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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
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
88%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
78%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Mist Dancer
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Deeproot Waters
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Crashing Tide
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
River Sneak
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Opt
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Merfolk Wayfinder
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Tidal Courier
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Scroll Thief
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Merfolk Looter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Tempest Caller
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Silvergill Adept
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Merfolk Spy
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Library Larcenist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Fallowsage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Tidal Warrior
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Tide Shaper
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Storm Sculptor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Wake Thrasher
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Pestered Wellguard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Enclave Elite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Silvergill Douser
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Augur of Bolas
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Dakra Mystic
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Rootwater Commando
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Riverwise Augur
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Sage of Fables
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Sahagin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Starwinder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Strix Lookout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Roil Cartographer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Triton Wavebreaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul of the Rapids
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Muse Drake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Seer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Cancel
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Rewind
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Mana Leak
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-26%synergy
Unsummon
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Wizard's Retort
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Get Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Spellgyre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Refocus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-27%synergy
Fervent Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Syncopate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cyber Conversion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Dissipate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Keep Safe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Blustersquall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bone to Ash
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Deliberate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-31%synergy
Redirect
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Curate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Supplant Form
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bane's Contingency
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Glorious Gale
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Revolutionary Rebuff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Filter Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Saw It Coming
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Hubris
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Chart a Course
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Sleep
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Curse of the Swine
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Distant Melody
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Ravenform
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Enter the Enigma
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Tranquilize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Season of Weaving
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Drag Under
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Inundate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Inscription of Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mass Diminish
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Captivating Gyre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tome Scour
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Divination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Into the Void
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Misstep
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Part the Waterveil
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Index
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Inaction Injunction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Baral's Expertise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Spectral Deluge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Field Research
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Confiscation Coup
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Aquitect's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Vacuumelt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Day's Undoing
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Freeze in Place
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Grasping Current
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Retraced Image
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Jailbreak Scheme
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tidal Surge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Step Through
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
World Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Implement of Examination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hall of Triumph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instruments of War
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cobbled Wings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Goggles of Night
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fabrication Module
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Witching Well
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Navigation Orb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Semblance Anvil
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Servo Schematic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Blade of Selves
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Starlight Snare
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Spreading Seas
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Merrow Commerce
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Noggle the Mind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Capture Sphere
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fresh Start
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Phantasmal Terrain
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Witness Protection
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Lingering Mirage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Sea's Claim
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Gossip's Talent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Verity Circle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Monastery Siege
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Lost in the Maze
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Meishin, the Mind Cage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Curious Obsession
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Annex
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ice Over
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Gaseous Form
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Starlit Mantle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Military Intelligence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Time of Ice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Levitation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shapeshifter's Marrow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Efficient Construction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Chill
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dress Down
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Kindred
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Trial of Knowledge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Spectral Flight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Telepathy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Combat Research
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Precognition Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Tricks of the Trade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Take Flight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Halimar Depths
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-30%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Coral Atoll
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-36%synergy
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Encroaching Wastes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Svyelunite Temple
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Tectonic Edge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Dust Bowl
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Skyline Cascade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Memorial to Genius
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Saprazzan Cove
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sky Diamond
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Sol Ring
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-45%synergy
Arcane Signet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-35%synergy
Heraldic Banner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-32%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Planar Atlas
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Island
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
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