Svyelun of Sea and Sky (Commander) - Budget

Svyelun of Sea and Sky
147 decks (0.002%) Rank #1022
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Chris Guest
Jul 9, 2025
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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Cryogen Relic
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Summon: Leviathan
24% of 29 decks +23% synergy
Sahagin
7% of 29 decks +7% synergy
PuPu UFO
4% of 27 decks +1% synergy
Relm's Sketching
4% of 28 decks -0% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Merfolk Sovereign
88% of 147 decks +87% synergy
Merrow Reejerey
84% of 147 decks +82% synergy
Deeproot Waters
82% of 147 decks +81% synergy
Seafloor Oracle
80% of 147 decks +78% synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
78% of 147 decks +77% synergy
Emperor Mihail II
76% of 147 decks +75% synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
76% of 147 decks +74% synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
77% of 147 decks +73% synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
65% of 147 decks +63% synergy
River Sneak
62% of 147 decks +61% synergy
Top Cards
Negate
65% of 147 decks +26% synergy
Triton Shorestalker
63% of 147 decks +60% synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
62% of 147 decks +60% synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
61% of 128 decks +59% synergy
Tempest Caller
60% of 147 decks +59% synergy
Mist Dancer
55% of 127 decks +54% synergy
Tide Shaper
55% of 147 decks +54% synergy
Merfolk Trickster
55% of 147 decks +53% synergy
Silvergill Adept
54% of 147 decks +53% synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
53% of 147 decks +51% synergy
Creatures
Thieving Skydiver
52% of 147 decks +48% synergy
Streambed Aquitects
50% of 147 decks +50% synergy
Merfolk Looter
49% of 147 decks +46% synergy
Library Larcenist
49% of 147 decks +48% synergy
Coralhelm Commander
46% of 147 decks +45% synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
46% of 147 decks +45% synergy
Tidal Warrior
45% of 147 decks +44% synergy
Wake Thrasher
45% of 147 decks +44% synergy
Merrow Harbinger
42% of 147 decks +41% synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
41% of 147 decks +41% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
40% of 147 decks +26% synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
38% of 147 decks +38% synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
38% of 147 decks +37% synergy
Master of Waves
36% of 147 decks +32% synergy
Cursecatcher
36% of 147 decks +34% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
33% of 147 decks +26% synergy
Tidal Courier
32% of 147 decks +32% synergy
Cosi's Trickster
31% of 147 decks +30% synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
28% of 53 decks +28% synergy
Sea Scryer
28% of 147 decks +27% synergy
River Herald Scout
27% of 127 decks +27% synergy
Floodpits Drowner
23% of 77 decks +22% synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
22% of 147 decks +19% synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
21% of 147 decks +21% synergy
Lullmage Mentor
21% of 147 decks +19% synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
20% of 147 decks +17% synergy
Mistcaller
20% of 147 decks +19% synergy
Enclave Cryptologist
20% of 147 decks +20% synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
19% of 147 decks +18% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
19% of 63 decks +15% synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
19% of 147 decks +18% synergy
Merfolk Spy
19% of 147 decks +19% synergy
Merfolk Pupil
18% of 147 decks +18% synergy
Lord of Atlantis
18% of 147 decks +17% synergy
Scroll Thief
18% of 147 decks +17% synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
17% of 147 decks +16% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
17% of 90 decks +7% synergy
True-Name Nemesis
16% of 147 decks +15% synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
16% of 147 decks +16% synergy
Watertrap Weaver
16% of 147 decks +16% synergy
Tidebinder Mage
16% of 147 decks +16% synergy
Wonder
16% of 147 decks +10% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
16% of 147 decks +2% synergy
Forensic Researcher
15% of 113 decks +14% synergy
Reef Shaman
15% of 147 decks +15% synergy
Fallowsage
15% of 147 decks +14% synergy
Riverwise Augur
15% of 147 decks +15% synergy
Surgespanner
14% of 147 decks +14% synergy
Seahunter
14% of 147 decks +14% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
14% of 127 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Counterspell
51% of 147 decks -17% synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
46% of 147 decks +45% synergy
Aetherize
43% of 147 decks +17% synergy
High Tide
39% of 147 decks -5% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
37% of 147 decks +20% synergy
Resculpt
35% of 147 decks +15% synergy
Filter Out
30% of 147 decks +24% synergy
Reality Shift
29% of 147 decks -0% synergy
Spell Pierce
29% of 147 decks +20% synergy
Mana Leak
22% of 147 decks +15% synergy
Brainstorm
21% of 147 decks -20% synergy
Wash Away
20% of 147 decks +15% synergy
Essence Scatter
20% of 147 decks +16% synergy
Opt
18% of 147 decks -7% synergy
Cancel
18% of 147 decks +12% synergy
Run Away Together
14% of 147 decks +11% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14% of 147 decks -21% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
13% of 147 decks +7% synergy
Unsummon
13% of 147 decks +9% synergy
Frantic Search
12% of 147 decks -17% synergy
Aetherspouts
12% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Saw It Coming
12% of 147 decks +8% synergy
Engulf the Shore
12% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Wizard's Retort
12% of 147 decks +6% synergy
Jwari Disruption
11% of 147 decks +6% synergy
Refute
11% of 65 decks +5% synergy
Fact or Fiction
9% of 147 decks -3% synergy
Dispel
9% of 147 decks -1% synergy
Pongify
8% of 147 decks -32% synergy
Defabricate
8% of 147 decks +5% synergy
Rewind
7% of 147 decks -5% synergy
Mystic Confluence
7% of 147 decks -2% synergy
Impulse
7% of 147 decks +2% synergy
Dive Down
7% of 147 decks +4% synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Essence Capture
6% of 147 decks +5% synergy
Reject
6% of 147 decks +6% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6% of 147 decks -1% synergy
Deliberate
6% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Anticipate
6% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Denial
6% of 147 decks -30% synergy
Shore Up
6% of 147 decks +1% synergy
Quick Study
6% of 142 decks -2% synergy
Get Out
5% of 76 decks +2% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5% of 76 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
53% of 147 decks +48% synergy
Aquitect's Will
48% of 147 decks +42% synergy
Crashing Tide
39% of 147 decks +39% synergy
Ravenform
31% of 147 decks +19% synergy
Chart a Course
24% of 147 decks +19% synergy
Curse of the Swine
21% of 147 decks +9% synergy
Wash Out
18% of 147 decks +13% synergy
Preordain
17% of 147 decks -8% synergy
River's Rebuke
12% of 147 decks +8% synergy
Flow of Ideas
12% of 147 decks +7% synergy
Consuming Tide
11% of 147 decks +7% synergy
Divination
10% of 147 decks +8% synergy
Spectral Deluge
10% of 147 decks -2% synergy
Sleep
8% of 147 decks +6% synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
8% of 147 decks +8% synergy
Ponder
7% of 147 decks -23% synergy
Serum Visions
7% of 147 decks -4% synergy
Invoke the Winds
5% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
50% of 147 decks +39% synergy
Kefnet's Monument
46% of 147 decks +39% synergy
Icon of Ancestry
24% of 147 decks +23% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18% of 147 decks -1% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
13% of 147 decks +12% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12% of 147 decks -16% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9% of 147 decks -46% synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
7% of 147 decks +5% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7% of 147 decks +2% synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
6% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Herald's Horn
6% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Aquatic Incursion
48% of 147 decks +48% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
41% of 147 decks +38% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
35% of 147 decks +28% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
28% of 127 decks +25% synergy
Military Intelligence
27% of 147 decks +26% synergy
Spreading Seas
26% of 147 decks +25% synergy
Aqueous Form
21% of 147 decks +16% synergy
Wizard Class
20% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Witness Protection
17% of 147 decks +11% synergy
Curiosity
15% of 147 decks +12% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
15% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Merrow Commerce
15% of 147 decks +14% synergy
Coastal Piracy
10% of 147 decks +6% synergy
Unable to Scream
9% of 77 decks +5% synergy
Ominous Seas
8% of 147 decks -3% synergy
Kindred Discovery
7% of 147 decks +1% synergy
Frogify
7% of 147 decks +6% synergy
Combat Research
6% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Utter Insignificance
6% of 89 decks +4% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6% of 89 decks +0% synergy
Sea's Claim
5% of 147 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
32% of 147 decks -24% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30% of 147 decks -22% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
27% of 147 decks +12% synergy
Halimar Depths
20% of 147 decks +9% synergy
Rogue's Passage
20% of 147 decks +5% synergy
Castle Vantress
14% of 147 decks -6% synergy
Temple of the False God
14% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Coral Atoll
11% of 147 decks +7% synergy
Remote Isle
10% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Hidden Cataract
9% of 128 decks +7% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7% of 147 decks -4% synergy
The Surgical Bay
7% of 147 decks +5% synergy
Memorial to Genius
6% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
5% of 147 decks +1% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5% of 147 decks -2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64% of 147 decks -22% synergy
Arcane Signet
53% of 147 decks -12% synergy
Sky Diamond
44% of 147 decks +19% synergy
Heraldic Banner
35% of 147 decks +28% synergy
Mind Stone
33% of 147 decks -6% synergy
Thought Vessel
30% of 147 decks -22% synergy
Commander's Sphere
20% of 147 decks +9% synergy
Midnight Clock
19% of 147 decks -2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13% of 147 decks -2% synergy
Patchwork Banner
10% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
7% of 147 decks -13% synergy
Prismatic Lens
7% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Replicating Ring
7% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Caged Sun
5% of 147 decks -7% synergy
Lands
Island
100% of 147 decks +7% synergy
Path of Ancestry
32% of 147 decks +28% synergy
Myriad Landscape
16% of 147 decks -11% synergy
Jwari Disruption
11% of 147 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
8% of 147 decks +4% synergy
Umara Wizard
8% of 147 decks +8% synergy