Hardened Scales

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

Deeproot Elite

Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.

Shapers of Nature

{3}{G}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
{2}{U}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.

Path of Discovery

Whenever a creature you control enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Merfolk Cave-Diver

Whenever a creature you control explores, Merfolk Cave-Diver gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

Singer of Swift Rivers

Flash
When Singer of Swift Rivers enters, put a shield counter on another target creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
You may cast Merfolk spells as though they had flash.

Storm Sculptor

Storm Sculptor can't be blocked.
When Storm Sculptor enters, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.

Explorer's Cache

Explorer's Cache enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Explorer's Cache.
{T}: Move a +1/+1 counter from Explorer's Cache onto target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

River Herald Guide

Vigilance
When River Herald Guide enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Merfolk Mistbinder

Tishana, Voice of Thunder

Tishana, Voice of Thunder's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
You have no maximum hand size.
When Tishana enters, draw a card for each creature you control.

Merfolk Branchwalker

When Merfolk Branchwalker enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Deeproot Wayfinder

Whenever Deeproot Wayfinder deals combat damage to a player or battle, surveil 1, then you may return a land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. (To surveil 1, look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)

Mist Dancer

Flying
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+0 and have flying.
Encore {5}{U}{U} ({5}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

Tishana's Wayfinder

When Tishana's Wayfinder enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Vineshaper Mystic

When Vineshaper Mystic enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target Merfolk you control.

Tide Shaper

Kicker {1} (You may pay an additional {1} as you cast this spell.)
When Tide Shaper enters, if it was kicked, target land becomes an Island for as long as Tide Shaper remains on the battlefield.
Tide Shaper gets +1/+1 as long as an opponent controls an Island.

Topography Tracker

When Topography Tracker enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
If a creature you control would explore, instead it explores, then it explores again.

Deeproot Pilgrimage

Whenever one or more nontoken Merfolk you control become tapped, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof.

Jadelight Ranger

When Jadelight Ranger enters, it explores, then it explores again. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard. Then repeat this process.)

Sentinel of the Nameless City

Vigilance
Whenever Sentinel of the Nameless City enters or attacks, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Jace's Sentinel

As long as you control a Jace planeswalker, Jace's Sentinel gets +1/+0 and can't be blocked.

Merfolk Sovereign

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
{T}: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.

Malamet Battle Glyph

Choose target creature you control and target creature you don't control. If the creature you control entered this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then those creatures fight each other.

Silvergill Adept

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal a Merfolk card from your hand or pay {3}.
When Silvergill Adept enters, draw a card.

Tempest Caller

When Tempest Caller enters, tap all creatures target opponent controls.

Emperor's Vanguard

Whenever Emperor's Vanguard deals combat damage to a player, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

New Horizons

Enchant land
When this Aura enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Enchanted land has "{T}: Add two mana of any one color."

Jadelight Spelunker

When Jadelight Spelunker enters, it explores X times. (To have it explore, reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca

Tap another untapped Merfolk you control: Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca can't be blocked this turn.
Tap three untapped Merfolk you control: Draw a card.
Tap five untapped Merfolk you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Merfolk you control.

Glowcap Lantern

Equipped creature has "You may look at the top card of your library any time" and "Whenever this creature attacks, it explores." (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Equip {2}

Deepfathom Echo

At the beginning of combat on your turn, Deepfathom Echo explores. Then you may have it become a copy of another creature you control until end of turn. (To have this creature explore, reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Giltgrove Stalker

Giltgrove Stalker can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.

Jadeheart Attendant

When Jadeheart Attendant enters, you gain life equal to the mana value of the exiled card used to craft it.

Jade Seedstones

When Jade Seedstones enters, distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control.
Craft with creature {5}{G}{G} ({5}{G}{G}, Exile this artifact, Exile a creature you control or a creature card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)

Jade Seedstones // Jadeheart Attendant

World Shaper

Whenever World Shaper attacks, you may mill three cards.
When World Shaper dies, return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Jungleborn Pioneer

When Jungleborn Pioneer enters, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Herald of Secret Streams

Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them can't be blocked.

River Darter

River Darter can't be blocked by Dinosaurs.

Branching Evolution

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.

Mist-Cloaked Herald

Crashing Tide

This spell has flash as long as you control a Merfolk.
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.

Deeproot Champion

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Deeproot Champion.

Sworn Guardian

Sage of Fables

Each other Wizard creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
{2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.

Mycoid Maze

(Transforms from Twists and Turns.)
{T}: Add {G}.
{3}{G}, {T}: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put that card into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Twists and Turns

If a creature you control would explore, instead you scry 1, then that creature explores.
When Twists and Turns enters, target creature you control explores.
When a land you control enters, if you control seven or more lands, transform Twists and Turns.

Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze

Riverwise Augur

When Riverwise Augur enters, draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

River Sneak

River Sneak can't be blocked.
Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, River Sneak gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Watertrap Weaver

When Watertrap Weaver enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Kumena's Speaker

Kumena's Speaker gets +1/+1 as long as you control another Merfolk or an Island.

Wildgrowth Walker

Whenever a creature you control explores, put a +1/+1 counter on Wildgrowth Walker and you gain 3 life.

Jace, Cunning Castaway

+1: Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player this turn, draw a card, then discard a card.
−2: Create a 2/2 blue Illusion creature token with "When this creature becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it."
−5: Create two tokens that are copies of Jace, Cunning Castaway, except they're not legendary.

Jungle Delver

{3}{G}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Jungle Delver.

Mistcaller

Sacrifice Mistcaller: Until end of turn, if a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.

Ixalli's Diviner

When Ixalli's Diviner enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Staggering Size

Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn.

Aquatic Incursion

When Aquatic Incursion enters, create two 1/1 blue Merfolk creature tokens with hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
{3}{U}: Target Merfolk can't be blocked this turn.

Enter the Unknown

Target creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
You may play an additional land this turn.

Shapers' Sanctuary

Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.

Kopala, Warden of Waves

Spells your opponents cast that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to cast.
Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to activate.

Deeproot Waters

Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof. (A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Descendants' Path

At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card that shares a creature type with a creature you control, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If you don't cast it, put it on the bottom of your library.

Jadecraft Artisan

When Jadecraft Artisan enters, target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Over the Edge

Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Target creature you control explores, then it explores again. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard. Then repeat this process.)

Hakbal of the Surging Soul

At the beginning of combat on your turn, each Merfolk creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the exploring creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Whenever Hakbal of the Surging Soul attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.

Swift Warden

Flash
When Swift Warden enters, target Merfolk you control gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Jade Bearer

When Jade Bearer enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target Merfolk you control.

Cenote Scout

When Cenote Scout enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Shaper Apprentice

Shaper Apprentice has flying as long as you control another Merfolk.

Seeker of Sunlight

{2}{G}: Seeker of Sunlight explores. Activate only as a sorcery. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Brineborn Cutthroat

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Brackish Blunder

Return target creature to its owner's hand. If it was tapped, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Waker of the Wilds

{X}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on target land you control. That land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.

Jade Guardian

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
When Jade Guardian enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.

Wind Strider

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying

Tishana's Tidebinder

Flash
When Tishana's Tidebinder enters, counter up to one target activated or triggered ability. If an ability of an artifact, creature, or planeswalker is countered this way, that permanent loses all abilities for as long as Tishana's Tidebinder remains on the battlefield. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Deeproot Warrior

Whenever Deeproot Warrior becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Spelunking

When Spelunking enters, draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you put a Cave onto the battlefield this way, you gain 4 life.
Lands you control enter untapped.

Forerunner of the Heralds

When Forerunner of the Heralds enters, you may search your library for a Merfolk card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Forerunner of the Heralds.

Seafloor Oracle

Whenever a Merfolk you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Tributary Instructor

Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, draw a card.

Winged Temple of Orazca

(Transforms from Hadana's Climb.)
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
{1}{G}{U}, {T}: Target creature you control gains flying and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power.

Hadana's Climb

At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then if that creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, transform Hadana's Climb.

Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca

Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage

+1: Draw a card.
+1: Untap all creatures you control.
−9: Gain control of up to three target creatures.

Deeproot Historian

Merfolk and Druid cards in your graveyard have retrace. (You may cast cards with retrace from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying their other costs.)

Nicanzil, Current Conductor

Whenever a creature you control explores a land card, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
Whenever a creature you control explores a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on Nicanzil, Current Conductor.

River Herald Scout

When River Herald Scout enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Waterwind Scout

Flying
When Waterwind Scout enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")