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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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Twists and Turns
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
98%synergy
Brackish Blunder
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
92%synergy
Glowcap Lantern
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
91%synergy
River Herald Scout
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
91%synergy
Over the Edge
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
91%synergy
Ixalli's Diviner
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Tishana's Wayfinder
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Spyglass Siren
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Waterwind Scout
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Seeker of Sunlight
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
84%synergy
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Topography Tracker
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
77%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Jadelight Ranger
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Deepfathom Echo
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
81%synergy
Merfolk Branchwalker
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Enter the Unknown
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
80%synergy
Cenote Scout
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Pathfinding Axejaw
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
77%synergy
Siren Lookout
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
77%synergy
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Sentinel of the Nameless City
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
75%synergy
River Herald Guide
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
76%synergy
Wildgrowth Walker
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Cartographer's Companion
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Emperor's Vanguard
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Merfolk Cave-Diver
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Storm Fleet Negotiator
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Evolution Sage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Merfolk Mistbinder
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Grappling Kraken
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Piranha Fly
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
House Cartographer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lilysplash Mentor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Terastodon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Beanstalk Giant
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Wonder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Deeproot Historian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Waylaying Pirates
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Council of Echoes
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Compass Gnome
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Drownyard Explorers
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Marauding Brinefang
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Poison Dart Frog
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Drownyard Lurker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Depth Defiler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snapping Voidcraw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Evolution Witness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Drowner of Truth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Loan Shark
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Giant Beaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ankle Biter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spring Splasher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bonny Pall, Clearcutter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bubble Smuggler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Conspiracy Unraveler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Inspiring Call
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Out of Air
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Refute
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Eureka Moment
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-28%synergy
Cancel
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Displace
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Unlucky Drop
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Joint Exploration
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Simic Charm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-35%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Planar Genesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Collective Resistance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Statute of Denial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
In the Presence of Ages
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Jaheira's Respite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Strength in Numbers
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-15%synergy
Run Away Together
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Decisive Denial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Experimental Augury
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bioshift
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Scatter Arc
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Animus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dismiss
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Broken Wings
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Titanic Growth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Fading Hope
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
River Heralds' Boon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Explore
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Urban Evolution
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Core
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Say Its Name
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Valgavoth's Onslaught
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-22%synergy
Crashing Tide
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Dryad's Revival
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
They Went This Way
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Wave Goodbye
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Thunderous Debut
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Expand the Sphere
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Scale the Heights
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Overcome
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Squall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Tracker's Instincts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Journey of Discovery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Overrun
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Divination
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Displacement Wave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mass Diminish
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Crack Open
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bygone Marvels
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Fade from History
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wash Out
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Self-Reflection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Storm the Festival
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Voidwalk
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rabid Bite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mouth // Feed
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Planewide Celebration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Prey Upon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Roar of the Wurm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Seasons Past
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Bushwhack
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Subterranean Schooner
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Shadowed Caravel
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Lodestone Needle
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Explorer's Cache
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Orazca Puzzle-Door
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Keys to the House
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Malamet Scythe
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
The Everflowing Well
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Oblivion Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Hulk
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Contested Game Ball
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Seer's Sundial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Hunter's Blowgun
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Blade of Shared Souls
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Jade Seedstones
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Path of Discovery
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Hardened Scales
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Spelunking
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Deeproot Waters
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gossip's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Song of Stupefaction
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
A Killer Among Us
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Zoetic Glyph
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Protective Bubble
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Ordeal of Thassa
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Earth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Wild Pair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Ordeal of Nylea
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Trial of Knowledge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Back from the Brink
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hadana's Climb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Grafted Growth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Shielding Plax
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
The World Spell
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Subdual
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Veiled Serpent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Hidden Nursery
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Hidden Cataract
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Lumbering Falls
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-35%synergy
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Edge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Cataract
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Genius
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Cavernous Maw
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-50%synergy
Arcane Signet
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-40%synergy
Simic Cluestone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Moss Diamond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Simic Locket
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
-24%synergy
Temple of Mystery
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Grove
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Overflowing Basin
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Quandrix Campus
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-29%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Tangled Islet
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Shire Terrace
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Woodland Stream
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Simic Guildgate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Drowner of Truth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lush Oasis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mirage Mesa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bant Panorama
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Kazandu Mammoth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Cave of Temptation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Promising Vein
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-34%synergy
Crystal Grotto
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
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