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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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Nev, the Practical Dean
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Tam, Observant Sequencer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Paradox Gardens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mind into Matter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadelight Spelunker
93%inclusion198 decks213 decks
91%synergy
Over the Edge
91%inclusion194 decks213 decks
90%synergy
Cenote Scout
89%inclusion190 decks213 decks
87%synergy
River Herald Scout
85%inclusion182 decks213 decks
85%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
85%inclusion180 decks213 decks
84%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
82%inclusion174 decks213 decks
80%synergy
Twists and Turns
82%inclusion174 decks213 decks
80%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
83%inclusion176 decks213 decks
79%synergy
Path of Discovery
80%inclusion170 decks213 decks
78%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
78%inclusion166 decks213 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Topography Tracker
84%inclusion178 decks213 decks
77%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
80%inclusion170 decks213 decks
49%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
79%inclusion169 decks213 decks
75%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
78%inclusion167 decks213 decks
77%synergy
River Herald Guide
75%inclusion160 decks213 decks
74%synergy
Enter the Unknown
71%inclusion151 decks213 decks
70%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
69%inclusion146 decks213 decks
68%synergy
Waterwind Scout
60%inclusion127 decks213 decks
59%synergy
Inspiring Call
59%inclusion125 decks213 decks
45%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
59%inclusion125 decks213 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Herald of Secret Streams
57%inclusion122 decks213 decks
43%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
57%inclusion121 decks213 decks
56%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
52%inclusion111 decks213 decks
49%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
51%inclusion108 decks213 decks
43%synergy
Spyglass Siren
48%inclusion102 decks213 decks
47%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
46%inclusion99 decks213 decks
38%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
46%inclusion97 decks213 decks
37%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
42%inclusion89 decks213 decks
34%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
42%inclusion89 decks213 decks
34%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
41%inclusion88 decks213 decks
35%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
41%inclusion87 decks213 decks
34%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
41%inclusion87 decks213 decks
37%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
40%inclusion86 decks213 decks
40%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
39%inclusion84 decks213 decks
39%synergy
Deeproot Elite
39%inclusion83 decks213 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Sage
39%inclusion83 decks213 decks
29%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
37%inclusion79 decks213 decks
27%synergy
Deeproot Historian
37%inclusion78 decks213 decks
31%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
36%inclusion77 decks213 decks
28%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
36%inclusion77 decks213 decks
29%synergy
Siren Lookout
36%inclusion76 decks213 decks
36%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
35%inclusion74 decks213 decks
28%synergy
Tributary Instructor
31%inclusion65 decks213 decks
27%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
31%inclusion65 decks213 decks
24%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
30%inclusion64 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
29%inclusion61 decks213 decks
28%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
21%synergy
Mist Dancer
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
24%inclusion51 decks213 decks
17%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
23%inclusion50 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
21%inclusion45 decks213 decks
21%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
21%inclusion44 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
20%inclusion43 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
19%inclusion40 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
17%inclusion37 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
17%inclusion37 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
17%inclusion36 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
16%inclusion35 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
16%inclusion34 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Scute Swarm
14%inclusion29 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
14%inclusion29 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Kiora's Follower
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion27 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Cobra
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Tireless Tracker
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Brackish Blunder
55%inclusion118 decks213 decks
55%synergy
Growth Spiral
48%inclusion102 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion83 decks213 decks
-10%synergy
Beast Within
37%inclusion79 decks213 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion75 decks213 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Potential
30%inclusion64 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
25%inclusion54 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion42 decks213 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion39 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Quandrix Command
16%inclusion35 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion33 decks213 decks
-15%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion33 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Planar Genesis
11%inclusion22 decks208 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
-14%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Mutational Advantage
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
-13%synergy
Out of Air
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Decisive Denial
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Filter Out
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Joint Exploration
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Simic Charm
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Eureka Moment
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-6%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
-18%synergy
Evacuation
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Get Out
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
39%inclusion84 decks213 decks
29%synergy
Explore
35%inclusion74 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Cultivate
31%inclusion67 decks213 decks
-15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion46 decks213 decks
-14%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion41 decks213 decks
-21%synergy
Distant Melody
16%inclusion34 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Bygone Marvels
15%inclusion32 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
14%inclusion29 decks208 decks
12%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion28 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
-23%synergy
Doppelgang
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Ravenform
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Wanderwine Farewell
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
-18%synergy
Crashing Tide
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Lessons from Life
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Glimpse the Core
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Neoform
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
57%inclusion121 decks213 decks
56%synergy
Lodestone Needle
53%inclusion112 decks213 decks
52%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
28%inclusion60 decks213 decks
28%synergy
Explorer's Cache
23%inclusion49 decks213 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion48 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
21%inclusion44 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
20%inclusion43 decks213 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion28 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
-12%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
3%synergy
The Ozolith
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Hardened Scales
56%inclusion120 decks213 decks
40%synergy
Deeproot Waters
49%inclusion105 decks213 decks
41%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
45%inclusion95 decks213 decks
38%synergy
Spelunking
43%inclusion92 decks213 decks
38%synergy
Branching Evolution
31%inclusion66 decks213 decks
19%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
31%inclusion66 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion46 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
22%inclusion46 decks213 decks
17%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
19%inclusion41 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Hadana's Climb
15%inclusion33 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Merrow Commerce
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion23 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Earth
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
6%synergy
High Score
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-7%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.2%inclusion11 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion87 decks213 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion63 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion60 decks213 decks
17%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
24%inclusion51 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Nursery
21%inclusion44 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Hidden Cataract
20%inclusion43 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion42 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
15%inclusion33 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
10%inclusion22 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Lumbering Falls
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
56%inclusion120 decks213 decks
-24%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion102 decks213 decks
-15%synergy
Simic Signet
22%inclusion47 decks213 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion31 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.9%inclusion17 decks190 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion212 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion212 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion162 decks213 decks
-9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
62%inclusion131 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
61%inclusion130 decks213 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Mystery
54%inclusion114 decks213 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion113 decks213 decks
36%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
51%inclusion108 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
39%inclusion84 decks213 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
35%inclusion75 decks213 decks
-17%synergy
Flooded Grove
30%inclusion64 decks213 decks
-13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
25%inclusion54 decks213 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion53 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion52 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
23%inclusion49 decks213 decks
-20%synergy
Breeding Pool
23%inclusion48 decks213 decks
-24%synergy
Thornwood Falls
23%inclusion48 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Tangled Islet
20%inclusion42 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion37 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion36 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion34 decks213 decks
-4%synergy
Willowrush Verge
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion30 decks213 decks
-10%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
13%inclusion28 decks213 decks
-7%synergy
Hedge Maze
13%inclusion28 decks213 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
2%synergy
Lush Oasis
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
-8%synergy
Woodland Stream
11%inclusion24 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
11%inclusion23 decks213 decks
-2%synergy
Promising Vein
11%inclusion23 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion21 decks213 decks
-21%synergy
Quandrix Campus
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Rimewood Falls
8.5%inclusion18 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Captivating Cave
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
-9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
-3%synergy
Meditation Pools
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
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