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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
91%inclusion347 decks382 decks
88%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
92%inclusion350 decks382 decks
87%synergy
Cenote Scout
90%inclusion342 decks382 decks
87%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
89%inclusion339 decks380 decks
86%synergy
Over the Edge
87%inclusion326 decks376 decks
85%synergy
River Herald Scout
84%inclusion315 decks376 decks
83%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
84%inclusion321 decks382 decks
82%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
82%inclusion313 decks380 decks
82%synergy
Path of Discovery
83%inclusion318 decks382 decks
81%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
79%inclusion297 decks376 decks
78%synergy
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Topography Tracker
81%inclusion306 decks380 decks
73%synergy
Twists and Turns
80%inclusion306 decks382 decks
78%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
80%inclusion305 decks382 decks
48%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
79%inclusion300 decks382 decks
77%synergy
River Herald Guide
74%inclusion280 decks376 decks
74%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
74%inclusion283 decks382 decks
59%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
74%inclusion281 decks382 decks
72%synergy
Enter the Unknown
72%inclusion276 decks382 decks
71%synergy
Hardened Scales
65%inclusion250 decks382 decks
50%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
62%inclusion237 decks382 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion82 decks382 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion46 decks382 decks
-10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion39 decks382 decks
-7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.4%inclusion32 decks382 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Tishana's Wayfinder
57%inclusion217 decks382 decks
56%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
56%inclusion215 decks382 decks
54%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
55%inclusion212 decks382 decks
46%synergy
Waterwind Scout
54%inclusion207 decks380 decks
54%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
54%inclusion206 decks382 decks
43%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
52%inclusion200 decks382 decks
45%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
51%inclusion195 decks382 decks
42%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
51%inclusion192 decks380 decks
47%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
51%inclusion193 decks382 decks
41%synergy
Deeproot Elite
50%inclusion192 decks382 decks
42%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
47%inclusion181 decks382 decks
39%synergy
Evolution Sage
47%inclusion180 decks382 decks
36%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
47%inclusion178 decks382 decks
42%synergy
Deeproot Historian
46%inclusion176 decks380 decks
40%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
46%inclusion174 decks382 decks
36%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
44%inclusion169 decks382 decks
36%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
42%inclusion159 decks382 decks
34%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
41%inclusion158 decks382 decks
32%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
36%inclusion138 decks380 decks
28%synergy
Spyglass Siren
36%inclusion136 decks382 decks
35%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
35%inclusion134 decks382 decks
35%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
35%inclusion133 decks382 decks
27%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
35%inclusion133 decks382 decks
22%synergy
Mist Dancer
29%inclusion110 decks380 decks
22%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
28%inclusion107 decks382 decks
22%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
28%inclusion106 decks382 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
28%inclusion106 decks382 decks
20%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
27%inclusion101 decks379 decks
26%synergy
Tributary Instructor
27%inclusion101 decks380 decks
22%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
26%inclusion100 decks382 decks
18%synergy
Siren Lookout
26%inclusion99 decks382 decks
26%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
24%inclusion90 decks382 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
22%inclusion83 decks382 decks
16%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
20%inclusion77 decks382 decks
20%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
20%inclusion75 decks382 decks
19%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
18%inclusion32 decks177 decks
14%synergy
Kiora's Follower
18%inclusion68 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
17%inclusion66 decks382 decks
9%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
17%inclusion64 decks382 decks
10%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
14%inclusion54 decks382 decks
7%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
14%inclusion52 decks382 decks
7%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Realmwalker
13%inclusion49 decks382 decks
5%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
13%inclusion48 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
12%inclusion47 decks378 decks
12%synergy
Scute Swarm
12%inclusion44 decks382 decks
-10%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Cobra
11%inclusion41 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
53%inclusion203 decks382 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Call
51%inclusion195 decks382 decks
37%synergy
Beast Within
49%inclusion188 decks382 decks
-1%synergy
Growth Spiral
46%inclusion175 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Brackish Blunder
41%inclusion153 decks376 decks
40%synergy
Ripples of Potential
38%inclusion146 decks380 decks
28%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion144 decks382 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion106 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion102 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
23%inclusion61 decks266 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion68 decks382 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion68 decks382 decks
6%synergy
Quandrix Command
16%inclusion62 decks382 decks
11%synergy
Get Out
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion57 decks382 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion56 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Mutational Advantage
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion44 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion41 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion39 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion38 decks382 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
9.2%inclusion35 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
8.9%inclusion34 decks382 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
8.6%inclusion33 decks382 decks
6%synergy
Simic Charm
8.1%inclusion31 decks382 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.9%inclusion30 decks382 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Drain
7.6%inclusion29 decks382 decks
-8%synergy
Out of Air
7.2%inclusion27 decks375 decks
7%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
7.1%inclusion27 decks382 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.1%inclusion27 decks382 decks
4%synergy
Eureka Moment
6.8%inclusion26 decks382 decks
-4%synergy
Planar Genesis
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
6.3%inclusion24 decks382 decks
-13%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.8%inclusion22 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.6%inclusion10 decks177 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
5.5%inclusion21 decks382 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
46%inclusion173 decks380 decks
34%synergy
Cultivate
40%inclusion151 decks382 decks
-8%synergy
Explore
37%inclusion142 decks382 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
37%inclusion141 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion97 decks382 decks
-15%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
23%inclusion40 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion82 decks382 decks
-9%synergy
Distant Melody
16%inclusion62 decks382 decks
13%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
16%inclusion27 decks172 decks
10%synergy
Bygone Marvels
14%inclusion52 decks380 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion50 decks382 decks
-10%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
13%inclusion49 decks382 decks
10%synergy
Farseek
12%inclusion44 decks382 decks
-12%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion40 decks382 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.4%inclusion36 decks382 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.2%inclusion35 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Chart a Course
8.4%inclusion32 decks382 decks
7%synergy
Doppelgang
7.9%inclusion21 decks267 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
7.6%inclusion29 decks382 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
7.3%inclusion28 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Glimpse the Core
7.1%inclusion27 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.1%inclusion27 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.8%inclusion26 decks382 decks
-4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.5%inclusion25 decks382 decks
-4%synergy
Aquitect's Will
6.0%inclusion23 decks382 decks
4%synergy
Crashing Tide
5.2%inclusion20 decks382 decks
5%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
5.1%inclusion19 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
51%inclusion193 decks380 decks
50%synergy
Lodestone Needle
43%inclusion164 decks380 decks
43%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
29%inclusion110 decks382 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion98 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
23%inclusion87 decks382 decks
23%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
21%inclusion43 decks207 decks
20%synergy
The Ozolith
20%inclusion76 decks382 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
18%inclusion70 decks382 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion61 decks382 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion54 decks382 decks
-8%synergy
Explorer's Cache
13%inclusion51 decks382 decks
13%synergy
Panharmonicon
12%inclusion47 decks382 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion40 decks382 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion38 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
8.4%inclusion32 decks382 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Waters
58%inclusion221 decks382 decks
49%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
55%inclusion210 decks382 decks
47%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
41%inclusion155 decks382 decks
27%synergy
Spelunking
39%inclusion150 decks382 decks
34%synergy
Branching Evolution
35%inclusion132 decks382 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Discovery
31%inclusion117 decks382 decks
20%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
27%inclusion104 decks382 decks
19%synergy
Merrow Commerce
19%inclusion72 decks382 decks
14%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
19%inclusion71 decks382 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
17%inclusion65 decks382 decks
12%synergy
Hadana's Climb
17%inclusion64 decks382 decks
13%synergy
Exploration
15%inclusion58 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
12%inclusion44 decks382 decks
7%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
11%inclusion17 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
10%inclusion38 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion38 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
9.0%inclusion34 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Elven Chorus
8.1%inclusion31 decks382 decks
4%synergy
Roaring Earth
7.6%inclusion29 decks382 decks
5%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
6.5%inclusion25 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
6.3%inclusion24 decks382 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
6.0%inclusion23 decks382 decks
4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.8%inclusion22 decks382 decks
-1%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.8%inclusion22 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
5.5%inclusion21 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6.5%inclusion25 decks382 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion210 decks382 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion156 decks382 decks
19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
37%inclusion143 decks382 decks
26%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
24%inclusion92 decks382 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Nursery
20%inclusion76 decks382 decks
17%synergy
Hidden Cataract
19%inclusion71 decks382 decks
16%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
17%inclusion66 decks382 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion65 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
16%inclusion61 decks382 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
14%inclusion55 decks382 decks
-8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion53 decks382 decks
-8%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
10%inclusion38 decks382 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.4%inclusion36 decks382 decks
-10%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.9%inclusion34 decks382 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.6%inclusion33 decks382 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
7.3%inclusion28 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
7.3%inclusion28 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.1%inclusion27 decks382 decks
-6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.1%inclusion27 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.1%inclusion23 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Lumbering Falls
5.2%inclusion20 decks382 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion248 decks382 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion231 decks382 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Signet
29%inclusion112 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion69 decks382 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion52 decks382 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion49 decks382 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion24 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion372 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion372 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion307 decks382 decks
-5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
65%inclusion248 decks382 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
57%inclusion219 decks382 decks
40%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
51%inclusion196 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Mystery
50%inclusion190 decks382 decks
11%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
45%inclusion173 decks382 decks
4%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
45%inclusion171 decks382 decks
6%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
40%inclusion152 decks382 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
39%inclusion148 decks382 decks
-14%synergy
Breeding Pool
36%inclusion138 decks382 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Grove
29%inclusion111 decks382 decks
-11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
29%inclusion110 decks382 decks
21%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
28%inclusion108 decks382 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion77 decks382 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion76 decks382 decks
-11%synergy
Hedge Maze
19%inclusion51 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion72 decks382 decks
-5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
17%inclusion66 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
17%inclusion66 decks382 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion63 decks382 decks
-6%synergy
Lush Oasis
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Tangled Islet
15%inclusion59 decks382 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion59 decks382 decks
9%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
15%inclusion56 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion54 decks382 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
14%inclusion53 decks382 decks
-7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion30 decks239 decks
-7%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Willowrush Verge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Simic Guildgate
11%inclusion42 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Tropical Island
9.4%inclusion36 decks382 decks
-5%synergy
Quandrix Campus
8.4%inclusion32 decks382 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion30 decks382 decks
-7%synergy
Woodland Stream
7.6%inclusion29 decks382 decks
2%synergy
Rimewood Falls
6.5%inclusion25 decks382 decks
-3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.5%inclusion25 decks382 decks
-4%synergy
Captivating Cave
6.1%inclusion23 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
5.8%inclusion22 decks378 decks
4%synergy
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