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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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Jadelight Spelunker
94%inclusion257 decks273 decks
91%synergy
Over the Edge
91%inclusion248 decks272 decks
89%synergy
Cenote Scout
90%inclusion247 decks273 decks
88%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
87%inclusion237 decks273 decks
86%synergy
River Herald Scout
85%inclusion231 decks272 decks
84%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
87%inclusion236 decks272 decks
83%synergy
Twists and Turns
84%inclusion230 decks273 decks
82%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
84%inclusion228 decks273 decks
82%synergy
Path of Discovery
82%inclusion225 decks273 decks
80%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
81%inclusion219 decks272 decks
80%synergy
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Topography Tracker
85%inclusion230 decks272 decks
77%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
83%inclusion226 decks273 decks
79%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
79%inclusion217 decks273 decks
78%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
78%inclusion214 decks273 decks
47%synergy
Enter the Unknown
76%inclusion208 decks273 decks
75%synergy
River Herald Guide
76%inclusion206 decks272 decks
75%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
73%inclusion200 decks273 decks
72%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
63%inclusion172 decks273 decks
61%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
60%inclusion165 decks273 decks
60%synergy
Hardened Scales
60%inclusion163 decks273 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Waterwind Scout
60%inclusion163 decks273 decks
59%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
58%inclusion159 decks273 decks
43%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
54%inclusion148 decks272 decks
50%synergy
Spyglass Siren
48%inclusion132 decks273 decks
48%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
47%inclusion127 decks273 decks
37%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
44%inclusion119 decks273 decks
34%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
43%inclusion118 decks273 decks
34%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
43%inclusion116 decks272 decks
42%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
42%inclusion116 decks273 decks
38%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
42%inclusion116 decks273 decks
35%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
42%inclusion114 decks273 decks
32%synergy
Deeproot Historian
42%inclusion113 decks272 decks
35%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
41%inclusion113 decks273 decks
41%synergy
Deeproot Elite
40%inclusion109 decks273 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Sage
40%inclusion108 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
38%inclusion105 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
38%inclusion103 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Siren Lookout
37%inclusion102 decks273 decks
37%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
36%inclusion98 decks273 decks
27%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
36%inclusion98 decks273 decks
25%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
36%inclusion97 decks273 decks
27%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
33%inclusion91 decks273 decks
26%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
30%inclusion82 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
30%inclusion81 decks272 decks
22%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
29%inclusion80 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Tributary Instructor
29%inclusion78 decks272 decks
24%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
25%inclusion69 decks273 decks
25%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
25%inclusion68 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
25%inclusion68 decks273 decks
19%synergy
Mist Dancer
25%inclusion67 decks272 decks
17%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
22%inclusion60 decks272 decks
22%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
22%inclusion59 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
19%inclusion52 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
19%inclusion52 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
19%inclusion51 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
19%inclusion51 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
18%inclusion49 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
16%inclusion44 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
15%inclusion41 decks273 decks
-2%synergy
Scute Swarm
13%inclusion36 decks273 decks
-8%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Kiora's Follower
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Tireless Tracker
10%inclusion27 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Realmwalker
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
58%inclusion159 decks273 decks
45%synergy
Brackish Blunder
57%inclusion154 decks272 decks
56%synergy
Growth Spiral
48%inclusion131 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion114 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion108 decks273 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion94 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Potential
30%inclusion82 decks272 decks
20%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
25%inclusion56 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion61 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Quandrix Command
18%inclusion49 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
-14%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion34 decks273 decks
-2%synergy
Planar Genesis
11%inclusion21 decks183 decks
1%synergy
Return to Nature
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
-12%synergy
Mutational Advantage
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Filter Out
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
-2%synergy
Joint Exploration
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Simic Charm
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Out of Air
7.7%inclusion21 decks272 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Eureka Moment
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
-16%synergy
Decisive Denial
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Get Out
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Refute
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
41%inclusion112 decks272 decks
30%synergy
Explore
34%inclusion94 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion89 decks273 decks
-15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion63 decks273 decks
-14%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion56 decks273 decks
-20%synergy
Distant Melody
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
14%inclusion39 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
14%inclusion26 decks183 decks
12%synergy
Bygone Marvels
14%inclusion37 decks272 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
-18%synergy
Chart a Course
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
10%inclusion27 decks273 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
-2%synergy
Ravenform
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Core
8.1%inclusion22 decks272 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
-15%synergy
Doppelgang
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Farseek
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
-17%synergy
Urban Evolution
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Wings
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
5.9%inclusion16 decks272 decks
6%synergy
Crashing Tide
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Self-Reflection
5.1%inclusion14 decks272 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
59%inclusion160 decks273 decks
58%synergy
Lodestone Needle
52%inclusion142 decks273 decks
52%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
31%inclusion84 decks273 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion61 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Explorer's Cache
21%inclusion58 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
21%inclusion57 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
20%inclusion40 decks197 decks
20%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion27 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
-13%synergy
The Ozolith
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Waters
50%inclusion136 decks273 decks
41%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
45%inclusion123 decks273 decks
37%synergy
Spelunking
42%inclusion116 decks273 decks
37%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
34%inclusion94 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Branching Evolution
30%inclusion83 decks273 decks
19%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
23%inclusion62 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion60 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
20%inclusion55 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Hadana's Climb
20%inclusion54 decks273 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Earth
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Merrow Commerce
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.4%inclusion20 decks272 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
-7%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
-1%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Druid Class
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion113 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion83 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
29%inclusion80 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Hidden Nursery
24%inclusion66 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Hidden Cataract
23%inclusion62 decks273 decks
20%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
21%inclusion58 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Pit of Offerings
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Lumbering Falls
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
-1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.9%inclusion16 decks272 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion155 decks273 decks
-24%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion137 decks273 decks
-13%synergy
Simic Signet
23%inclusion63 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion41 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion271 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Island
99%inclusion271 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion207 decks273 decks
-10%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
61%inclusion166 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
59%inclusion160 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion157 decks273 decks
40%synergy
Temple of Mystery
56%inclusion152 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
52%inclusion143 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
40%inclusion108 decks273 decks
-13%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
39%inclusion106 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
30%inclusion81 decks273 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Grove
29%inclusion79 decks273 decks
-11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
27%inclusion75 decks273 decks
20%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
25%inclusion68 decks273 decks
-19%synergy
Tangled Islet
25%inclusion67 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Breeding Pool
23%inclusion64 decks273 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion61 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
22%inclusion59 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion44 decks273 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
16%inclusion44 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
15%inclusion33 decks214 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion41 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
-5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
13%inclusion36 decks273 decks
-7%synergy
Lush Oasis
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Simic Guildgate
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Willowrush Verge
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
-1%synergy
Rimewood Falls
10%inclusion27 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Promising Vein
9.2%inclusion25 decks272 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
-22%synergy
Woodland Stream
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Quandrix Campus
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Captivating Cave
7.4%inclusion20 decks272 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
-8%synergy
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