Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca (Commander) - Budget

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Chris Guest
Jul 9, 2025
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shared Roots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Octopus Form
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Honest Work
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Merfolk Mistbinder
89%inclusion445 decks499 decks
82%synergy
Deeproot Waters
90%inclusion448 decks499 decks
81%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
88%inclusion437 decks499 decks
79%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
85%inclusion425 decks499 decks
76%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
84%inclusion420 decks499 decks
76%synergy
Deeproot Elite
84%inclusion418 decks499 decks
76%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
80%inclusion399 decks499 decks
71%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
77%inclusion385 decks499 decks
68%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
76%inclusion380 decks499 decks
68%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
75%inclusion372 decks499 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Cold-Eyed Selkie
76%inclusion377 decks499 decks
63%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
70%inclusion350 decks499 decks
61%synergy
Kiora's Follower
70%inclusion348 decks499 decks
55%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
67%inclusion334 decks499 decks
63%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
63%inclusion313 decks499 decks
55%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
63%inclusion312 decks499 decks
57%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
62%inclusion308 decks499 decks
58%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
62%inclusion307 decks499 decks
54%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
60%inclusion297 decks499 decks
45%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
58%inclusion288 decks499 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
5.6%inclusion28 decks499 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Singer of Swift Rivers
57%inclusion283 decks499 decks
49%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
54%inclusion268 decks499 decks
48%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
51%inclusion254 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
49%inclusion245 decks499 decks
43%synergy
Mist Dancer
48%inclusion240 decks499 decks
41%synergy
Silvergill Adept
48%inclusion239 decks499 decks
46%synergy
Tempest Caller
47%inclusion233 decks499 decks
45%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
45%inclusion225 decks499 decks
37%synergy
Fallowsage
44%inclusion218 decks499 decks
43%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
43%inclusion217 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
43%inclusion214 decks499 decks
40%synergy
Jungleborn Pioneer
41%inclusion206 decks499 decks
41%synergy
Deeproot Historian
40%inclusion199 decks499 decks
34%synergy
River Sneak
38%inclusion192 decks499 decks
38%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
37%inclusion186 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
37%inclusion185 decks499 decks
30%synergy
Swift Warden
37%inclusion183 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
35%inclusion177 decks499 decks
34%synergy
Nicanzil, Current Conductor
35%inclusion173 decks499 decks
27%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
33%inclusion164 decks499 decks
23%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
32%inclusion160 decks499 decks
30%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
31%inclusion156 decks499 decks
30%synergy
Surgespanner
31%inclusion155 decks499 decks
27%synergy
Tributary Instructor
28%inclusion141 decks499 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
28%inclusion141 decks499 decks
27%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
28%inclusion139 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Tide Shaper
28%inclusion139 decks499 decks
26%synergy
Kumena's Speaker
26%inclusion130 decks499 decks
26%synergy
Cenote Scout
26%inclusion128 decks499 decks
23%synergy
Jade Bearer
25%inclusion123 decks499 decks
24%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
24%inclusion61 decks259 decks
21%synergy
Shapers of Nature
23%inclusion113 decks499 decks
22%synergy
Vineshaper Mystic
23%inclusion113 decks499 decks
22%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
23%inclusion113 decks499 decks
20%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
21%inclusion104 decks499 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Looter
21%inclusion104 decks499 decks
20%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
19%inclusion97 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
18%inclusion90 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Deeproot Champion
17%inclusion87 decks499 decks
17%synergy
Wake Thrasher
17%inclusion84 decks499 decks
16%synergy
Cursecatcher
16%inclusion80 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Metallic Mimic
15%inclusion76 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
15%inclusion76 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Realmwalker
15%inclusion76 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Combine Guildmage
14%inclusion72 decks499 decks
14%synergy
Mistcaller
14%inclusion68 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Topography Tracker
13%inclusion67 decks499 decks
6%synergy
River Herald Scout
13%inclusion66 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
13%inclusion66 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Negate
56%inclusion281 decks499 decks
30%synergy
Inspiring Call
56%inclusion278 decks499 decks
42%synergy
Growth Spiral
50%inclusion248 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion211 decks499 decks
-8%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion192 decks499 decks
-12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion151 decks499 decks
26%synergy
Return to Nature
29%inclusion144 decks499 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion140 decks499 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion95 decks499 decks
-7%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
19%inclusion95 decks499 decks
19%synergy
Quandrix Command
18%inclusion88 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion84 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Filter Out
15%inclusion74 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Cancel
14%inclusion70 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Simic Charm
14%inclusion69 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion68 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Potential
13%inclusion63 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Vitalize
13%inclusion63 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Naturalize
12%inclusion58 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Incubation // Incongruity
9.0%inclusion45 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
8.7%inclusion41 decks472 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.2%inclusion41 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
8.2%inclusion41 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Opt
8.0%inclusion40 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Planar Genesis
7.9%inclusion31 decks392 decks
-3%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.8%inclusion39 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Dive Down
7.4%inclusion37 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion37 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Blinding Fog
7.2%inclusion36 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Voidslime
7.2%inclusion36 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.8%inclusion34 decks499 decks
-3%synergy
Saw It Coming
6.8%inclusion34 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Decisive Denial
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
-8%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
-2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.0%inclusion30 decks499 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.0%inclusion30 decks499 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Leak
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
-20%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Unsummon
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
48%inclusion240 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Rampant Growth
48%inclusion239 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Aquitect's Will
33%inclusion167 decks499 decks
32%synergy
Distant Melody
32%inclusion162 decks499 decks
29%synergy
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion146 decks499 decks
-7%synergy
Explore
26%inclusion131 decks499 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
25%inclusion127 decks499 decks
23%synergy
Harvest Season
22%inclusion109 decks499 decks
20%synergy
Wave Goodbye
19%inclusion94 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
16%inclusion79 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion74 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion66 decks499 decks
-11%synergy
Crashing Tide
12%inclusion60 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
10%inclusion51 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Bygone Marvels
9.2%inclusion46 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
9.0%inclusion45 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Over the Edge
8.0%inclusion40 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.8%inclusion34 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.2%inclusion31 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.2%inclusion31 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Breaking Wave
6.0%inclusion30 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Neoform
5.8%inclusion29 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Enter the Unknown
5.8%inclusion29 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Flood of Tears
5.6%inclusion28 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
5.2%inclusion26 decks499 decks
-25%synergy
Broken Bond
5.2%inclusion26 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.2%inclusion26 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
32%inclusion161 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion128 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
11%inclusion53 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
8.0%inclusion40 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.2%inclusion31 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
40%inclusion198 decks499 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
40%inclusion198 decks499 decks
32%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
36%inclusion178 decks499 decks
35%synergy
Hardened Scales
28%inclusion138 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Merrow Commerce
24%inclusion120 decks499 decks
20%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
22%inclusion110 decks499 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion72 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Intruder Alarm
14%inclusion71 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Path of Discovery
13%inclusion66 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Branching Evolution
11%inclusion57 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Hadana's Climb
11%inclusion56 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Quest for Renewal
10%inclusion52 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Song of Freyalise
8.6%inclusion43 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
7.4%inclusion37 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard Class
7.0%inclusion35 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Spreading Seas
6.8%inclusion34 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Kumena's Awakening
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Twists and Turns
6.0%inclusion30 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Bounty
6.0%inclusion30 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.8%inclusion29 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Lost in the Maze
5.5%inclusion26 decks472 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Master of the Depths
10%inclusion52 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
8.6%inclusion43 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Kiora, the Crashing Wave
6.2%inclusion31 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion143 decks499 decks
-21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion103 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
16%inclusion82 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
15%inclusion76 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion72 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion70 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
13%inclusion66 decks499 decks
-4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
11%inclusion56 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Lumbering Falls
10%inclusion50 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.6%inclusion38 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion322 decks499 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion280 decks499 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Signet
52%inclusion257 decks499 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion102 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
19%inclusion96 decks499 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion59 decks499 decks
-8%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.8%inclusion34 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.6%inclusion33 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.4%inclusion23 decks362 decks
3%synergy
Simic Locket
5.8%inclusion29 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion499 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion499 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion368 decks499 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Mystery
55%inclusion274 decks499 decks
17%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
55%inclusion273 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion267 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
44%inclusion222 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
43%inclusion214 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Thornwood Falls
41%inclusion204 decks499 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion203 decks499 decks
16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
40%inclusion201 decks499 decks
-19%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
35%inclusion177 decks499 decks
-17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
29%inclusion147 decks499 decks
22%synergy
Simic Guildgate
29%inclusion145 decks499 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion133 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Stream
25%inclusion127 decks499 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion105 decks499 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion95 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion78 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion86 decks499 decks
-7%synergy
Tangled Islet
14%inclusion72 decks499 decks
-2%synergy
Quandrix Campus
13%inclusion65 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
12%inclusion58 decks499 decks
-30%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.2%inclusion41 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
-14%synergy
Lush Oasis
5.5%inclusion24 decks433 decks
-1%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Rimewood Falls
5.2%inclusion26 decks499 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
-7%synergy