Svyelun of Sea and Sky (Commander) - Budget Merfolk

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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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Merfolk Sovereign
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
86%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
85%inclusion56 decks66 decks
84%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
85%inclusion56 decks66 decks
83%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
82%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
80%inclusion53 decks66 decks
79%synergy
Deeproot Waters
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
75%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
74%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
77%inclusion51 decks66 decks
73%synergy
River Sneak
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
66%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
58%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
59%synergy
Tide Shaper
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
60%synergy
Bident of Thassa
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
57%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Tempest Caller
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Tidal Warrior
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
46%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Master of Waves
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Merfolk Looter
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Silvergill Adept
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Mist Dancer
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Wake Thrasher
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Cursecatcher
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Library Larcenist
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Tidal Courier
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
River Herald Scout
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Lord of Atlantis
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Mistcaller
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sea Scryer
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
23%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Scroll Thief
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Fallowsage
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Enclave Cryptologist
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Pupil
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Cleric of Chill Depths
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Forensic Researcher
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Spy
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Waterwind Scout
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Mistway Spy
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Reef Shaman
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Tidebinder Mage
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Wonder
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Instants
High Tide
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Aetherize
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Spell Pierce
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Filter Out
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Wash Away
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
Essence Scatter
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Cancel
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Saw It Coming
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Wizard's Retort
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Mana Leak
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Defabricate
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Engulf the Shore
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Get Out
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Essence Capture
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Dive Down
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Foil
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-22%synergy
Archmage's Charm
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Annul
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Anticipate
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Shore Up
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Snap
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Suspend
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Deduce
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Aquitect's Will
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Distant Melody
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Crashing Tide
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Ravenform
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Chart a Course
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Curse of the Swine
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Spectral Deluge
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
River's Rebuke
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Flow of Ideas
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Divination
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Sleep
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Spring
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Banner of Kinship
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Leyline Axe
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-49%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Pilgrimage
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Spreading Seas
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Merrow Commerce
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Wizard Class
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Military Intelligence
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Aqueous Form
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Combat Research
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Frogify
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Unable to Scream
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Eel Umbra
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Sea's Claim
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Omen of the Sea
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Take Flight
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Coral Atoll
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Halimar Depths
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Remote Isle
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Cataract
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Svyelunite Temple
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
The Surgical Bay
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Sky Diamond
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Heraldic Banner
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion66 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Umara Wizard
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
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