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Merfolk
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Commander

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Svyelun of Sea and Sky

Svyelun has indestructible as long as you control at least two other Merfolk. Whenever Svyelun attacks, draw a card. Other Merfolk you control have ward {1}. (Whenever another Merfolk you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.)

Creature
Svyelun of Sea and Sky (lcc) 175

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Creature

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Blockade Runner

{U}: This creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Blockade Runner (mmq) 60
Cleric of Chill Depths

Whenever this creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Cleric of Chill Depths (znr) 51
Enclave Elite

Multikicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} any number of times as you cast this spell.) Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each time it was kicked.

Creature
Enclave Elite (cns) 96
Halimar Wavewatch

Level up {2} ({2}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-4 0/6 LEVEL 5+ 6/6 Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Creature
Halimar Wavewatch (plst) ROE-72
Inkfathom Divers

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) When this creature enters, look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.

Creature
Inkfathom Divers (plst) DDT-8
Jolting Merfolk

Fading 4 (This creature enters with four fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.) Remove a fade counter from this creature: Tap target creature.

Creature
Jolting Merfolk (nem) 34
Nyxborn Triton

Bestow {4}{U} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) Enchanted creature gets +2/+3.

Creature Enchantment
Nyxborn Triton (bng) 46
Rootwater Commando

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Creature
Rootwater Commando (10e) 102
Seafloor Stalker

{4}{U}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each creature in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)

Creature
Seafloor Stalker (znr) 78

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Mill

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Drowner Initiate

Whenever a player casts a blue spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, target player mills two cards.

Creature
Drowner Initiate (shm) 36
Ink Dissolver

Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with this creature, you may reveal it. If you do, each opponent mills three cards.

Creature
Ink Dissolver (mor) 36

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Removal

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Floodpits Drowner

Flash Vigilance When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. {1}{U}, {T}: Shuffle this creature and target creature with a stun counter on it into their owners' libraries.

Creature
Floodpits Drowner (dsk) 59
Junk Winder

Affinity for tokens (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each token you control.) Whenever a token you control enters, tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Junk Winder (blc) 169
Mistcaller

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

Creature
Mistcaller (m19) 62

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Anthem

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Coralhelm Commander

Level up {1} ({1}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 2-3 3/3 Flying LEVEL 4+ 4/4 Flying Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.

Creature
Coralhelm Commander (lcc) 148
Master of the Pearl Trident

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Creature
Master of the Pearl Trident (lcc) 162
Merfolk Sovereign

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

Creature
Merfolk Sovereign (lcc) 164
Merrow Reejerey

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may tap or untap target permanent.

Creature
Merrow Reejerey (lcc) 165

Anthem

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Draw

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Emperor Mihail II

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast Merfolk spells from the top of your library. Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token.

Creature
Emperor Mihail II (lcc) 155
Merfolk Pupil

When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card. {1}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Merfolk Pupil (j25) 326
Merfolk Traders

When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Merfolk Traders (wth) 43
Mindspring Merfolk

Exhaust — {X}{U}{U}, {T}: Draw X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on each Merfolk creature you control. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

Creature
Mindspring Merfolk (dft) 51
Raving Visionary

{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Delirium — {2}{U}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.

Creature
Raving Visionary (mh2) 56
River Herald Scout

When this creature 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.)

Creature
River Herald Scout (lci) 72
Riverwise Augur

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

Creature
Riverwise Augur (afc) 93
Roil Cartographer

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you get {E} (an energy counter). {T}, Pay six {E}: Draw three cards.

Creature
Roil Cartographer (mh3) 67
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.

Creature
Sage of Fables (lcc) 169
Saltwater Stalwart

Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, target player draws a card.

Creature
Saltwater Stalwart (j22) 342
Seafloor Oracle

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

Creature
Seafloor Oracle (lcc) 170
Silvergill Adept

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

Creature
Silvergill Adept (plst) RIX-53

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Pingers

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Rootwater Hunter

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Rootwater Hunter (ddt) 16

Pingers

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Tokens

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Aquatic Incursion

When this enchantment 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.

Enchantment
Aquatic Incursion (j22) 271
Benthicore

When this creature enters, create two 1/1 blue Merfolk Wizard creature tokens. Tap two untapped Merfolk you control: Untap this creature. It gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Creature
Benthicore (lrw) 53
Deeproot Pilgrimage

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

Enchantment
Deeproot Pilgrimage (lci) 52
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.)

Enchantment
Deeproot Waters (lcc) 152

Tokens

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Bounce

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Darting Merfolk

{U}: Return this creature to its owner's hand.

Creature
Darting Merfolk (mmq) 72

Bounce

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Evasion

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Caller of Gales

{1}{U}, {T}: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

Creature
Caller of Gales (plst) CN2-103
Coralhelm Guide

{4}{U}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Coralhelm Guide (plst) BBD-116
Deepchannel Mentor

Blue creatures you control can't be blocked.

Creature
Deepchannel Mentor (plst) SHM-35
Gray Harbor Merfolk

This creature can't be blocked. This creature gets +2/+0 as long as you control a commander that's a creature or planeswalker.

Creature
Gray Harbor Merfolk (clb) 75
Herald of Secret Streams

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

Creature
Herald of Secret Streams (lcc) 158
Merrow Levitator

{T}: Target creature gains flying until end of turn. Whenever you cast a blue spell, you may untap this creature.

Creature
Merrow Levitator (eve) 26
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.)

Creature
Mist Dancer (lcc) 76
Mist-Cloaked Herald

This creature can't be blocked.

Creature
Mist-Cloaked Herald (rix) 43
Reef Shaman

{T}: Target land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.

Creature
Reef Shaman (apc) 29
Rishadan Dockhand

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) {1}, {T}: Tap target land.

Creature
Rishadan Dockhand (mh2) 59
River Sneak

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

Creature
River Sneak (j22) 339
Saprazzan Legate

If an opponent controls a Mountain and you control an Island, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Flying

Creature
Saprazzan Legate (mmq) 100
Shaper Apprentice

This creature has flying as long as you control another Merfolk.

Creature
Shaper Apprentice (j22) 346
Tempest Caller

When this creature enters, tap all creatures target opponent controls.

Creature
Tempest Caller (plst) XLN-86

Evasion

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Protection

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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.

Creature
Kopala, Warden of Waves (lcc) 160
Silvergill Douser

{T}: Target creature gets -X/-0 until end of turn, where X is the number of Merfolk and/or Faeries you control.

Creature
Silvergill Douser (plst) LRW-87

Protection

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Tutor

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Riptide Shapeshifter

{2}{U}{U}, Sacrifice this creature: Choose a creature type. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card of that type. Put that card onto the battlefield and shuffle the rest into your library.

Creature
Riptide Shapeshifter (ons) 109

Tutor

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Counters

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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.

Creature
Brineborn Cutthroat (j25) 291
Cosi's Trickster

Whenever an opponent shuffles their library, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Cosi's Trickster (zen) 45
Simic Fluxmage

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) {1}{U}, {T}: Move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto target creature.

Creature
Simic Fluxmage (gtc) 49

Counters

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Land

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Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (dft) 280

Land

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Ramp

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Aquitect's Will

Put a flood counter on target land. That land is an Island in addition to its other types for as long as it has a flood counter on it. If you control a Merfolk, draw a card.

Sorcery Kindred
Aquitect's Will (ddt) 2
Merfolk Wayfinder

Flying When this creature enters, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all Island cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Creature
Merfolk Wayfinder (ddt) 12
Sea Scryer

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add {U}.

Creature
Sea Scryer (plst) MIR-90
Stonybrook Banneret

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Merfolk spells and Wizard spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Creature
Stonybrook Banneret (lcc) 173

Ramp

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Untap

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Coral Trickster

Morph {U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When this creature is turned face up, you may tap or untap target permanent.

Creature
Coral Trickster (tsr) 58
Forensic Researcher

{T}: Untap another target permanent you control. {T}, Collect evidence 3: Tap target creature you don't control. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)

Creature
Forensic Researcher (mkm) 58
Merfolk Skyscout

Flying Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, untap target permanent.

Creature
Merfolk Skyscout (cn2) 115

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Sideboard

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Cache Raiders

At the beginning of your upkeep, return a permanent you control to its owner's hand.

Creature
Cache Raiders (ddi) 18
Enclave Cryptologist

Level up {1}{U} ({1}{U}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-2 0/1 {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. LEVEL 3+ 0/1 {T}: Draw a card.

Creature
Enclave Cryptologist (plst) ROE-66
Fallowsage

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may draw a card.

Creature
Fallowsage (moc) 223
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage

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

Planeswalker
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage (xln) 280
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets

+1: Scry 1, then draw a card. −2: Return target creature to its owner's hand. −8: You get an emblem with "Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, counter that spell."

Planeswalker
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets (inr) 70
Library Larcenist

Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card.

Creature
Library Larcenist (j22) 314
Merfolk Looter

{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Merfolk Looter (afc) 86
Merfolk Thaumaturgist

{T}: Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

Creature
Merfolk Thaumaturgist (plst) PLC-56
Sage of the Falls

Whenever this creature or another non-Human creature you control enters, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Creature
Sage of the Falls (j22) 340
Sandbar Merfolk

Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Creature
Sandbar Merfolk (usg) 94
Teferi, Timeless Voyager

+1: Draw a card. −3: Put target creature on top of its owner's library. −8: Each creature target opponent controls phases out. Until the end of your next turn, they can't phase in. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist.)

Planeswalker
Teferi, Timeless Voyager (m21) 324

Sideboard

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Maybeboard

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Harbinger of the Seas

Nonbasic lands are Islands.

Creature
Harbinger of the Seas (mh3) 63
Hullbreacher

Flash If an opponent would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, instead you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Creature
Hullbreacher (mb2) 124
Kiora, the Rising Tide

When Kiora enters, draw two cards, then discard two cards. Threshold — Whenever Kiora attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, you may create Scion of the Deep, a legendary 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.

Creature
Kiora, the Rising Tide (fdn) 45
Lord of Atlantis

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Creature
Lord of Atlantis (7ed) 83
Merrow Commerce

At the beginning of your end step, untap all Merfolk you control.

Enchantment Kindred
Merrow Commerce (lrw) 72

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