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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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Harmonized Crescendo
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Silvergill Mentor
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Firdoch Core
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Library Larcenist
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
71%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
70%synergy
Deeproot Waters
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Merfolk Looter
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
62%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
62%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Tempest Caller
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Seafloor Oracle
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Stonybrook Banneret
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
54%synergy
River Sneak
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Aquatic Incursion
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Crashing Tide
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Emperor Mihail II
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Tidal Warrior
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Tide Shaper
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Stormtide Leviathan
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Merfolk Trickster
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Silvergill Adept
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Harbinger of the Tides
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Rishadan Dockhand
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Mist Dancer
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Merfolk Spy
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Sea Scryer
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Maritime Guard
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Scroll Thief
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Watertrap Weaver
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Seasinger
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Salvager of Secrets
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Seafloor Stalker
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Storm Sculptor
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Master of Waves
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Tideshaper Mystic
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Reef Shaman
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Coral Merfolk
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Simic Fluxmage
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Forensic Researcher
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Coralhelm Guide
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Cleric of Chill Depths
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Tidal Courier
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Umara Entangler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Shaper Apprentice
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Soothsayer Adept
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
River Darter
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Enclave Cryptologist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Wake Thrasher
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Skyscout
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Mistcaller
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Merrow Levitator
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Nyxborn Triton
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Deepwater Hypnotist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Triton Wavebreaker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Vodalian Soldiers
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Raiders
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Run Away Together
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-24%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Cancel
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Mana Leak
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Spell Pierce
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Essence Capture
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Reject
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Essence Scatter
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
High Tide
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-23%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Galestrike
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Crippling Chill
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Aetherspouts
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Wash Away
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Anticipate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Into the Roil
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Convolute
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Dissolve
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Deliberate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Rain of Revelation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Grip of the Roil
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Confluence
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Twist Reality
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Vanish from Sight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aether Spike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Failed Fording
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Blur
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Snow Day
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Retraction Helix
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Stern Dismissal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enhanced Awareness
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Brackish Blunder
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Subtraction
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Case the Joint
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Comparative Analysis
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Defabricate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Curate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Decoy Gambit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Aquitect's Will
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Ravenform
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Drag Under
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Divination
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Research the Deep
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Sleep
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Whelming Wave
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Displacement Wave
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Unexplained Vision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Silent Departure
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Open into Wonder
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hard Evidence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Amass the Components
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Cleansing
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Switcheroo
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Ideas
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Void Snare
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Vivisection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Invoke the Winds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Roiling Waters
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rooftop Nuisance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Callous Dismissal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Stealth Mission
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Undo
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Field Research
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Breakthrough
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ingenious Mastery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Witness the Future
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Bident of Thassa
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Sigil of Valor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Endless Atlas
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Cursed Windbreaker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kraken's Eye
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mantle of Tides
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Blade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Feldon's Cane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hot Soup
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Blade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Magnifying Glass
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Temporal Anchor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Voyager Staff
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Seer's Sundial
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mimic Vat
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Triumph
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-21%synergy
Tome of Legends
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Deeproot Pilgrimage
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Military Intelligence
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Levitation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Spreading Seas
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Utter Insignificance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ordeal of Thassa
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Omen of the Sea
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Deep Freeze
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rune of Flight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Day of the Dragons
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sleeping Potion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Flight of Fancy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Telepathy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Containment Membrane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fall from Favor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Stratus Walk
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Combat Research
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ior Ruin Expedition
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Slow Motion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
So Shiny
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shimmering Wings
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Redaction
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Scuttletide
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Traveler's Cloak
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Call to the Kindred
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lay Claim
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Arcane Strategist
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Remote Isle
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-36%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Skyline Cascade
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Coral Atoll
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Memorial to Genius
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Caves
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-49%synergy
Guildless Commons
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Mind Stone
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-30%synergy
Midnight Clock
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-71%synergy
Replicating Ring
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Heraldic Banner
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-51%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Planar Atlas
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Guardian Idol
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Orazca Relic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Powerstone Shard
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
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