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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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Over the Edge
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
90%synergy
River Herald Scout
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
86%synergy
Cenote Scout
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
85%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
85%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
78%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
77%synergy
Topography Tracker
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
74%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
73%synergy
Path of Discovery
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Twists and Turns
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
73%synergy
Inspiring Call
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Hardened Scales
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
51%synergy
River Herald Guide
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Kopala, Warden of Waves
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Waterwind Scout
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Deeproot Elite
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Spyglass Siren
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Tributary Instructor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Deeproot Historian
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Evolution Sage
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Mist Dancer
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Siren Lookout
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Kiora's Follower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Wonder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Tempest Caller
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Witness
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Shapers of Nature
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Tireless Tracker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Evolution Witness
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Brackish Blunder
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Beast Within
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Ripples of Potential
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Quandrix Command
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Eureka Moment
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Decisive Denial
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Displace
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Filter Out
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
You Come to a River
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Out of Air
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Desculpting Blast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Signature Slam
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Broken Wings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Essence Flux
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Entish Restoration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Nature
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blessed Respite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Joint Exploration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Planar Incision
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Simic Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Hunter's Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Auroral Procession
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Trash the Town
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Unknown
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Wave Goodbye
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Explore
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Shattered Wings
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Raise the Palisade
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Doppelgang
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Bygone Marvels
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Urban Evolution
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Combat Tutorial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ranger's Path
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Aquitect's Will
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Synchronized Charge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Lodestone Needle
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Explorer's Cache
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Panharmonicon
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Moxite Refinery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Hedge Shredder
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Waters
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Spelunking
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Branching Evolution
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Hadana's Climb
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Earth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Merrow Commerce
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Loading Zone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Nerd Rage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
A Killer Among Us
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Nursery
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lumbering Falls
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-35%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Simic Signet
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Mystery
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Grove
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Willowrush Verge
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Breeding Pool
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Lush Oasis
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Quandrix Campus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Stream
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-9%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Captivating Cave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Brokers Hideout
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Night Market
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Kitchen
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
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