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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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River Herald Scout
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
92%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Over the Edge
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
81%synergy
Cenote Scout
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
81%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
80%synergy
River Herald Guide
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Twists and Turns
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
70%synergy
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Hakbal of the Surging Soul
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Waterwind Scout
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Enter the Unknown
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Topography Tracker
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Brackish Blunder
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Ixalli's Diviner
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Siren Lookout
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Spyglass Siren
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Tributary Instructor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Deeproot Historian
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Deeproot Elite
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Mist Dancer
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Jungleborn Pioneer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Evolution Sage
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Grappling Kraken
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Combine Guildmage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Jade Guardian
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Swift Warden
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Kiora's Follower
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Deeproot Warrior
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
River Sneak
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Kumena's Speaker
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Jade Bearer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Tatyova, Steward of Tides
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Vineshaper Mystic
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Shaper Apprentice
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Jungle Delver
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Negate
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Inspiring Call
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Growth Spiral
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Quandrix Command
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Return to Nature
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Refute
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Planar Genesis
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-33%synergy
Eureka Moment
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Decisive Denial
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Claim
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-36%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Out of Air
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Animus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Blinding Fog
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Filter Out
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Applied Biomancy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Joint Exploration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planar Incision
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Voidslime
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Essence Capture
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Huatli's Final Strike
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fog
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Dive Down
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Plasm Capture
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Anticognition
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Arbor Armament
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Defabricate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Opt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Disrupt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Disperse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Explore
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Distant Melody
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Urban Evolution
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Tide
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Cultivate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Overrun
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Bygone Marvels
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Core
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Contentious Plan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Adventure Awaits
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Aether Helix
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Prey Upon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Smell Fear
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Aquitect's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Harvest Season
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Lodestone Needle
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Explorer's Cache
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Armillary Sphere
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Explorer's Scope
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Heaped Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Path of Discovery
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Deeproot Waters
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Hardened Scales
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Roaring Earth
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Master Chef
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Spelunking
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Audacity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Claustrophobia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
One With the Wind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Nursery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Hidden Cataract
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-29%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lumbering Falls
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
The Surgical Bay
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Simic Signet
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-60%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Thornwood Falls
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Mystery
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Simic Guildgate
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Lush Oasis
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Tangled Islet
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Woodland Stream
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-32%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-32%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Quandrix Campus
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Grove
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Captivating Cave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Promising Vein
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rimewood Falls
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Grove
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Grotto
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
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