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Topography Tracker
When this creature enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
If a creature you control would explore, instead it explores, then it explores again.
If a creature you control would explore, instead it explores, then it explores again.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Creature
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Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom
Sygg can't be blocked.
Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom, target creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, draw a card" until end of turn.
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay . If you do, transform Sygg.
Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom, target creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, draw a card" until end of turn.
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay . If you do, transform Sygg.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Draw
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Enchantment
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Wanderwine Prophets
Champion a Merfolk (When this enters, sacrifice it unless you exile another Merfolk you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice a Merfolk. If you do, take an extra turn after this one.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice a Merfolk. If you do, take an extra turn after this one.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Finisher
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Instant
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Land
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Dawn's Truce
Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.)
You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. If the gift was promised, permanents you control also gain indestructible until end of turn.
You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. If the gift was promised, permanents you control also gain indestructible until end of turn.
Instant
Summon: Leviathan
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Return each creature that isn't a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent to its owner's hand.
II, III — Until end of turn, whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent attacks, draw a card.
Ward
I — Return each creature that isn't a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent to its owner's hand.
II, III — Until end of turn, whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent attacks, draw a card.
Ward
Creature Enchantment - Saga Leviathan
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 . (Whenever another Merfolk you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)
Whenever Svyelun attacks, draw a card.
Other Merfolk you control have ward . (Whenever another Merfolk you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)
Legendary Creature - Merfolk God
Mass Disruption
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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 attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.
Whenever Hakbal attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Scout Merfolk
Innkeeper's Talent
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
: Level 2
Permanents you control with counters on them have ward .
: Level 3
If you would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, put twice that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
: Level 2
Permanents you control with counters on them have ward .
: Level 3
If you would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, put twice that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead.
Enchantment - Class
Mist Dancer
Flying
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+0 and have flying.
Encore (, 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.)
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+0 and have flying.
Encore (, 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 - Wizard Merfolk
Plan
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Prismatic Undercurrents
Vivid — When this enchantment enters, search your library for up to X basic land cards, where X is the number of colors among permanents you control. Reveal those cards, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Enchantment
The Earth Crystal
Green spells you cast cost less to cast.
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.
, : Distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures you control.
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.
, : Distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures you control.
Legendary Artifact
Ramp
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Sorcery
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Eaten by Piranhas
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a black Skeleton creature with base power and toughness 1/1. (It loses all other colors, card types, and creature types.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a black Skeleton creature with base power and toughness 1/1. (It loses all other colors, card types, and creature types.)
Enchantment - Aura
Thieving Skydiver
Kicker . X can't be 0. (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Flying
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, gain control of target artifact with mana value X or less. If that artifact is an Equipment, attach it to this creature.
Flying
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, gain control of target artifact with mana value X or less. If that artifact is an Equipment, attach it to this creature.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Targeted Disruption
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Dawn-Blessed Pennant
As this artifact enters, choose Elemental, Elf, Faerie, Giant, Goblin, Kithkin, Merfolk, or Treefolk.
Whenever a permanent you control of the chosen type enters, you gain 1 life.
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Return target card of the chosen type from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever a permanent you control of the chosen type enters, you gain 1 life.
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Return target card of the chosen type from your graveyard to your hand.
Artifact
Fight Rigging
Hideaway 5 (When this enchantment enters, look at the top five cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then if you control a creature with power 7 or greater, you may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then if you control a creature with power 7 or greater, you may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
Enchantment
Hunter's Talent
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
When this Class enters, target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
: Level 2
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
: Level 3
At the beginning of your end step, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
When this Class enters, target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
: Level 2
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
: Level 3
At the beginning of your end step, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Enchantment - Class
Jadelight Spelunker
When this creature 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.)
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
Vigilance, ward
Whenever you cast a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent spell from your hand, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's mana value. You may cast a spell with mana value less than X from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Whenever you cast a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent spell from your hand, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's mana value. You may cast a spell with mana value less than X from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Noble
Kiora, the Crashing Wave
+1: Until your next turn, prevent all damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target permanent an opponent controls.
−1: Draw a card. You may play an additional land this turn.
−5: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token."
−1: Draw a card. You may play an additional land this turn.
−5: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token."
Legendary Planeswalker - Kiora
Kitnap
Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, when it enters, they draw a card.)
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature. If the gift wasn't promised, put three stun counters on it.
You control enchanted creature.
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature. If the gift wasn't promised, put three stun counters on it.
You control enchanted creature.
Enchantment - Aura
Octopus Umbra
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has base power and toughness 8/8 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap target creature with power 8 or less."
Umbra armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)
Enchanted creature has base power and toughness 8/8 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap target creature with power 8 or less."
Umbra armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)
Enchantment - Aura
Omen of the Sea
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this enchantment enters, scry 2, then draw a card.
, Sacrifice this enchantment: Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
When this enchantment enters, scry 2, then draw a card.
, Sacrifice this enchantment: Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Enchantment
Peerless Recycling
Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.)
Return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. If the gift was promised, instead return two target permanent cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. If the gift was promised, instead return two target permanent cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Instant
Ripples of Potential
Proliferate, then choose any number of permanents you control that had a counter put on them this way. Those permanents phase out. (To proliferate, choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there. Treat phased-out permanents and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)
Instant
Roamer's Routine
Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Harmonize (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by , where X is its power. Then exile this spell.)
Harmonize (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by , where X is its power. Then exile this spell.)
Sorcery
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's an artifact or creature card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you put a card into your hand this way, create a Food token and transform this enchantment.
Enchantment
Stormchaser's Talent
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
When this Class enters, create a 1/1 blue and red Otter creature token with prowess.
: Level 2
When this Class becomes level 2, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
: Level 3
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 blue and red Otter creature token with prowess.
When this Class enters, create a 1/1 blue and red Otter creature token with prowess.
: Level 2
When this Class becomes level 2, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
: Level 3
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 blue and red Otter creature token with prowess.
Enchantment - Class
Strixhaven Stadium
: Add . Put a point counter on this artifact.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, remove a point counter from this artifact.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, put a point counter on this artifact. Then if it has ten or more point counters on it, remove them all and that player loses the game.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, remove a point counter from this artifact.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, put a point counter on this artifact. Then if it has ten or more point counters on it, remove them all and that player loses the game.
Artifact
The Millennium Calendar
Whenever you untap one or more permanents during your untap step, put that many time counters on The Millennium Calendar.
, : Double the number of time counters on The Millennium Calendar.
When there are 1,000 or more time counters on The Millennium Calendar, sacrifice it and each opponent loses 1,000 life.
, : Double the number of time counters on The Millennium Calendar.
When there are 1,000 or more time counters on The Millennium Calendar, sacrifice it and each opponent loses 1,000 life.
Legendary Artifact
Wanderwine Farewell
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
Return one or two target nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Then if you control a Merfolk, create a 1/1 white and blue Merfolk creature token for each permanent returned to its owner's hand this way.
Return one or two target nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Then if you control a Merfolk, create a 1/1 white and blue Merfolk creature token for each permanent returned to its owner's hand this way.
Sorcery Kindred - Merfolk
Winnowing
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
For each player, you choose a creature that player controls. Then each player sacrifices all other creatures they control that don't share a creature type with the chosen creature they control.
For each player, you choose a creature that player controls. Then each player sacrifices all other creatures they control that don't share a creature type with the chosen creature they control.
Sorcery
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
When Zegana enters, if you control another creature with a +1/+1 counter on it, draw a card.
: Adapt 4. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put four +1/+1 counters on it.)
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.
: Adapt 4. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put four +1/+1 counters on it.)
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
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{"ops":[{"insert":"***DISREGARD ALL OF THIS****\n***Deck has undergone some significant changes which are not represented in the text***\n\nThis is my first commander deck and I chose to make a Bant, Merfolk deck! I like the flexibility that Bant provides the deck. Grow fast, smash and grab, or play things out slow and steady at your own pace. I think this deck can weather most casual play. This wasn't really intended to be a stax deck but has enough bounce, control, counter, and exile elements that it will certainly be accused of it. I chose Tuvasa because she's honestly the only Merfolk that can merge these three colors together. She also really encourages enchantments and auras which can help smooth out the game with long term value while boosting her stats. She doesn't really provide too much else to the gameplan but her attributes really compliment the 99 as opposed to centering the 99 around her. I really wanted to make every creature in the deck a Merfolk but the board wipe capability of Leviathan, while keeping your merfolk out, was a little hard to ignore. \n\nOverall, this deck is a counter deck that's made to draw out games and grow. Multiple Legendary Merfolk are able to provide counters to all Merfolk and most of the remaining ones have means of making their own counters or providing them to others one at a time. Most other Merfolk provide support through abilities such as flying, unblockable, recursion, ward, indestructible, untap, islandwalk, flash, and explore, essentially a keyword soup. The remaining creatures are there to interfere with your opponent's game plan. Cards with bounce effects can delay, while creatures like Skydiver Thief and Galina can steal important artifacts and creatures from your opponent. \n\nMost of these cards have mana value under 4 and even some of those over that have some means of cost reduction by using The Crystals, convoke, creatures on the battlefield, or greatest power under your control. This is to provide a lot of value and flexibility each turn. Big spells may be flashy but they leave you mana hungry any time it's not your turn and that's when this deck can really shine. Flash spells and creatures show up a lot in this deck and if you leave a few blue mana handy, every player has to think twice about what you may have up your sleeve.\n\nThere are a lot of counters and a lot of bounce plays in this deck, through creatures and instants. Don't like a certain creature on the board? "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Don't counter the spell. "},{"insert":"Just wait for the owner to play it and then bounce it with a tapped creature ability. This way they just wasted resources and have to start making decisions about how to approach getting it out the next time. Did they counter the ability? There are a few targeted exile spells at the ready and exile ETB abilities. Can't exile it? Just enchant it and bring it to your side or put it out of commission by making it a 1/1 or putting it to sleep. If an opponent has a particularly nasty commander or creature, hijack it or leave it on the field incapacitated. Atraxa can't do much if she has her abilities removed and you are provided multiple ways to do it.\n\nThere are a few drawbacks to this deck though. Essentially all creatures are Merfolk, so be careful of typal removal (Winnowing), counter immediately. Since there is very little token making, keep an eye out for token engines like Chatterfang. If not careful this deck can be overrun purely on numbers if there aren't enough creatures out. Either steal them with Illusory Gains, Kitnap, or Galissa's ability and create your own token army. There is also very little opportunity in this deck for lifegain so be conscious of life totals. A few cards can provide temporary lifelink such as The Wind Crystal, and Sygg's Command. A few cards such as the Banyan Tree, and Dawn-Blessed Pennant can provide consistent life gain and when paired with the Wind Crystal it doubles. Some spells will help gain life but are best used in the late game like Elixir, Resotoration Magic, or Battle Menu.\n\nThis deck has a few win cons and approaches to getting to them:\n\nRoute 1- Get Big and Smash: By amassing a significant amount of +1/+1 counters on creatures and utilizing abilities such as tribal boosts, tap abilities, bounces, unblockable, flying, and islandwalking, this deck wants to do lots of damage directly without incurring much risk to creatures. Most of the bounce, exile, and counter spells are to ensure that creatures can remain on the board long enough to get their hits in.\n\nRoute 2- Luka Stadium (Strixhaven Stadium): Gain counters quickly by using any of the doubling effects from Inn Keeper's talent, Vorel, etc., you can pick off opponents one-by-one. Build a pillow fort and use proliferate to keep doubling the counters. Once you have 10+, it's time to find a target.\n\nRoute 3- Mill: Neerdiv is an excellent mill card, but you can't let it draw too much attention. Hide the real intent of her +1/+1 counters and then quickly double them with Vorel. Utilizing a strategy of tap to mill, untap ability (Deepchannel Duelist, Deepway Navigator, Kiora's Follower, and Deepchannel Commerce), then attack a separate opponent and mill them as well or double down on the same opponent to eliminate their library. With the Water Crystal, this will only add to the milling speed. And if the game has been going on for a while, break out Altar of Dementia and sacrifice your buffed up creatures in order to close out if necessary. But save that for last because it will leave you short on creatures and, eliminate some of the synergies available, and it will make you a target very quickly. Be cautious of using this strategy against revival decks, this may just play right into their strategy as you put large creatures into their graveyard and allow them to reanimate.\n\nHonestly, I'm not really concerned with how well this game plan plays out. I'm just very proud of the deck that I've made. It's my first foray outside the realm of pre-cons and I'm glad I took the time and opportunity. I was inspired by Deeproot Champion and Deeproot Elite and I simply asked, \"non-blue merfolk? how big can I make them?\" From there I spent a lot of time researching different Merfolk and deciding which ones I wanted to put in, Then I spent nearly twice as long having to decide what needed to be taken out. As I chipped away, a real form started to take shape and make sense and that's the finished product. I hope that you enjoy this build even half as much as I enjoyed making it.\n"}]}