Svyelun of Sea and Sky (Commander) - Expensive Core

Svyelun of Sea and Sky
14 decks (0.000%) Rank #1021
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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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Summon: Leviathan
60% of 5 decks +58% synergy
The Water Crystal
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Emperor Mihail II
100% of 14 decks +99% synergy
Lord of Atlantis
100% of 14 decks +99% synergy
Seafloor Oracle
100% of 14 decks +99% synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
100% of 14 decks +99% synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
100% of 14 decks +98% synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
93% of 14 decks +91% synergy
Merrow Reejerey
93% of 14 decks +91% synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
93% of 14 decks +91% synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
93% of 14 decks +89% synergy
Mist Dancer
86% of 14 decks +85% synergy
Top Cards
Deeproot Pilgrimage
86% of 14 decks +84% synergy
Deeproot Waters
86% of 14 decks +84% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
86% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Thieving Skydiver
86% of 14 decks +81% synergy
Kindred Discovery
79% of 14 decks +72% synergy
Pongify
79% of 14 decks +38% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
79% of 14 decks +75% synergy
Bident of Thassa
79% of 14 decks +67% synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
71% of 14 decks +70% synergy
Counterspell
71% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
21% of 14 decks -16% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Rhystic Study
14% of 14 decks -21% synergy
Expropriate
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
7% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7% of 14 decks -6% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7% of 14 decks -17% synergy
Mystical Tutor
7% of 14 decks -19% synergy
Creatures
Tide Shaper
71% of 14 decks +70% synergy
Merrow Harbinger
64% of 14 decks +63% synergy
Coralhelm Commander
57% of 14 decks +56% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
57% of 14 decks +53% synergy
Lullmage Mentor
57% of 14 decks +55% synergy
Silvergill Adept
57% of 14 decks +56% synergy
Merfolk Trickster
57% of 14 decks +55% synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
50% of 10 decks +49% synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
50% of 14 decks +49% synergy
Triton Shorestalker
50% of 14 decks +48% synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
50% of 14 decks +48% synergy
Wake Thrasher
50% of 14 decks +49% synergy
Cursecatcher
43% of 14 decks +41% synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
43% of 14 decks +41% synergy
Tempest Caller
43% of 14 decks +42% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
36% of 11 decks +33% synergy
Master of Waves
36% of 14 decks +32% synergy
True-Name Nemesis
36% of 14 decks +35% synergy
Roaming Throne
36% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Seahunter
36% of 14 decks +35% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
29% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Metallic Mimic
29% of 14 decks +27% synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Streambed Aquitects
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Mistcaller
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Tidal Warrior
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Wanderwine Prophets
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Empress Galina
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Sea Scryer
29% of 14 decks +27% synergy
Floodpits Drowner
27% of 11 decks +26% synergy
Enduring Curiosity
27% of 11 decks +21% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
23% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
23% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Mistway Spy
23% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Cosi's Trickster
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Merfolk Looter
21% of 14 decks +19% synergy
River Sneak
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Umara Wizard
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
21% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
21% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Forensic Researcher
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Surgespanner
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Reef Shaman
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
14% of 14 decks +11% synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Vodalian Illusionist
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Silvergill Douser
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Fallowsage
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Instants
Rapid Hybridization
50% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Reality Shift
43% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Resculpt
43% of 14 decks +22% synergy
High Tide
43% of 14 decks -2% synergy
Flare of Denial
38% of 13 decks +32% synergy
Sink into Stupor
31% of 13 decks +10% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29% of 14 decks -6% synergy
Aetherize
29% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Arcane Denial
29% of 14 decks -7% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
29% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
23% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Negate
21% of 14 decks -18% synergy
Mana Drain
21% of 14 decks -5% synergy
Swan Song
21% of 14 decks -4% synergy
Cryptic Command
21% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Fact or Fiction
14% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
14% of 14 decks +8% synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Archmage's Charm
14% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Filter Out
14% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
14% of 14 decks -3% synergy
Snapback
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Evacuation
14% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Strix Serenade
8% of 13 decks -2% synergy
Long River's Pull
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7% of 14 decks -9% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Mental Misstep
7% of 14 decks +0% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
7% of 14 decks +0% synergy
Chain of Vapor
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Disrupting Shoal
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Brainstorm
7% of 14 decks -34% synergy
Familiar's Ruse
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Aetherspouts
7% of 14 decks -0% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Mystic Reflection
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Opt
7% of 14 decks -18% synergy
Foil
7% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Gale's Redirection
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Flusterstorm
7% of 14 decks -2% synergy
Disallow
7% of 14 decks +0% synergy
Delay
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Submerge
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Engulf the Shore
7% of 14 decks -2% synergy
Wash Away
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Force of Negation
7% of 14 decks -9% synergy
Commandeer
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Silundi Vision
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Wizard's Retort
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Raise the Palisade
57% of 14 decks +54% synergy
Distant Melody
50% of 14 decks +45% synergy
Spectral Deluge
43% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Aquitect's Will
36% of 14 decks +30% synergy
Inundate
29% of 14 decks +27% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
29% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Curse of the Swine
29% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Sakashima's Will
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Windfall
14% of 14 decks -10% synergy
Consuming Tide
14% of 14 decks +11% synergy
Lórien Revealed
14% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Ravenform
14% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Rite of Replication
14% of 14 decks +8% synergy
Ponder
7% of 14 decks -23% synergy
Chart a Course
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Replication Technique
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Crashing Tide
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Paradigm Shift
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Hidden Strings
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Preordain
7% of 14 decks -18% synergy
Nanogene Conversion
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Flow of Ideas
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Maddening Cacophony
7% of 14 decks -0% synergy
Whelming Wave
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
50% of 14 decks +49% synergy
Banner of Kinship
36% of 11 decks +34% synergy
Door of Destinies
36% of 14 decks +35% synergy
Kefnet's Monument
36% of 14 decks +29% synergy
Lightning Greaves
36% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Herald's Horn
29% of 14 decks +26% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29% of 14 decks +0% synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Coat of Arms
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Sword of the Animist
21% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Aether Vial
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
The Indomitable
14% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
14% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Commander's Plate
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Quietus Spike
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sword of Once and Future
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sunstone
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Skullclamp
7% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Pyre of Heroes
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Heirloom Blade
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Shadowspear
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Horn of the Mark
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Winged Boots
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Sword of War and Peace
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Azor's Gateway
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Strionic Resonator
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Basilisk Collar
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Merrow Commerce
64% of 14 decks +63% synergy
Propaganda
36% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
29% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Wizard Class
21% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Remora
21% of 14 decks -7% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
21% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Spreading Seas
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Coastal Piracy
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7% of 14 decks -10% synergy
Intruder Alarm
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Curiosity
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Aqueous Form
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Witness Protection
7% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Opposition
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Dress Down
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Storm of Saruman
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Aquatic Incursion
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
As Foretold
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Sea's Claim
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
71% of 14 decks +46% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
64% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
64% of 14 decks +48% synergy
Three Tree City
62% of 13 decks +58% synergy
Rogue's Passage
36% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29% of 14 decks +17% synergy
Halimar Depths
29% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
29% of 14 decks +21% synergy
War Room
29% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Castle Vantress
29% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Rivendell
21% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Sunken Palace
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Lotus Field
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Remote Isle
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Isolated Watchtower
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Blast Zone
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7% of 14 decks -4% synergy
Tolaria West
7% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Svyelunite Temple
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Mutavault
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Command Beacon
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Hidden Cataract
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Throne of the High City
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Cryptic Caves
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy
The Surgical Bay
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Access Tunnel
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71% of 14 decks -15% synergy
Patchwork Banner
69% of 13 decks +66% synergy
Arcane Signet
64% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Heraldic Banner
43% of 14 decks +37% synergy
Thought Vessel
36% of 14 decks -16% synergy
Sky Diamond
14% of 14 decks -11% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Mind Stone
14% of 14 decks -24% synergy
Nyx Lotus
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7% of 14 decks -10% synergy
Commander's Sphere
7% of 14 decks -4% synergy
Progenitor's Icon
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Fellwar Stone
7% of 14 decks -13% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7% of 14 decks -0% synergy
Midnight Clock
7% of 14 decks -14% synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Island
93% of 14 decks -0% synergy
Path of Ancestry
43% of 14 decks +39% synergy
Sink into Stupor
31% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
29% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Cavern of Souls
29% of 14 decks +24% synergy
Umara Wizard
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Demolition Field
21% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
21% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Myriad Landscape
14% of 14 decks -13% synergy
Evolving Wilds
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Scalding Tarn
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Flooded Strand
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Urza's Cave
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Horizon of Progress
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Prismatic Vista
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Misty Rainforest
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Heap Gate
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Gond Gate
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Plaza of Harmony
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Silundi Vision
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Polluted Delta
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy