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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
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
96%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
93%synergy
Over the Edge
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
92%synergy
Cenote Scout
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
85%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
84%synergy
River Herald Guide
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
83%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
83%synergy
Twists and Turns
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
82%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
80%synergy
Brackish Blunder
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
77%synergy
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Deepfathom Echo
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
74%synergy
Waterwind Scout
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
77%synergy
Topography Tracker
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Enter the Unknown
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Creatures
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Sentinel of the Nameless City
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Siren Lookout
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Forerunner of the Heralds
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Spyglass Siren
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Tributary Instructor
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Deeproot Historian
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Deeproot Elite
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mist Dancer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Singer of Swift Rivers
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Evolution Sage
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Benthic Biomancer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Kiora's Follower
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Jungleborn Pioneer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Jade Bearer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Combine Guildmage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Swift Warden
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Observer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Jade Guardian
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Shaper Apprentice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Deeproot Warrior
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Delver
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Frilled Mystic
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shapers of Nature
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Negate
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Inspiring Call
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Quandrix Command
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Growth Spiral
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Return to Nature
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Decisive Denial
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Unsummon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Applied Biomancy
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Joint Exploration
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Out of Air
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Eureka Moment
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Plasm Capture
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Voidslime
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reject Imperfection
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bioshift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Planar Incision
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Simic Charm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Signature Slam
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blur
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Essence Capture
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Huatli's Final Strike
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Gift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Animus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Broken Wings
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Filter Out
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dream Fracture
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Titanic Brawl
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Spellgyre
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Explore
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Rampant Growth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Distant Melody
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Crashing Tide
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Urban Evolution
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-28%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Walk with the Ancestors
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ravenform
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Synchronized Charge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Smell Fear
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Core
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Contentious Plan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Thirsting Roots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Expand the Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Bygone Marvels
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Whelming Wave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Regrowth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lodestone Needle
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Subterranean Schooner
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Explorer's Cache
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Explorer's Scope
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Path of Discovery
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Deeproot Waters
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Hardened Scales
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Roaring Earth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Master Chef
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Primal Empathy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Spelunking
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Fisher's Talent
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Hidden Nursery
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Hidden Cataract
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Simic Signet
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Herd Heirloom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-68%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Moss Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Simic Cluestone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Simic Locket
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Mystery
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Command Tower
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Thornwood Falls
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Simic Guildgate
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Stream
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Tangled Islet
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Lush Oasis
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Grove
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-40%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Quandrix Campus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-36%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Promising Vein
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Kitchen
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Captivating Cave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Grove
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
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