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Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
When Brinelin enters and whenever you cast a spell with mana value 6 or greater, you may return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Kraken
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken (cmm) 78
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Menace
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Snake
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper (plst) CM2-11

Commander

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Merfolk Mistbinder
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Merfolk Mistbinder (lcc) 276
Merrow Reejerey
Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may tap or untap target permanent.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Merrow Reejerey (j22) 61

Anthem

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Elder Deep-Fiend
Flash
Emerge
(You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, tap up to four target permanents.
Creature - Octopus Eldrazi
Elder Deep-Fiend (inr) 4

Burn

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Deeproot Elite
Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
Deeproot Elite (lcc) 237
Gluttonous Slug
Menace
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.)
Creature - Horror Slug
Gluttonous Slug (mh1) 93
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.
Enchantment
Hardened Scales (40k) 215
Nimbus Swimmer
Flying
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Creature - Leviathan
Nimbus Swimmer (ddo) 54
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.
Legendary Artifact
The Earth Crystal (fin) 184
Vorel of the Hull Clade
,
: Double the number of each kind of counter on target artifact, creature, or land.
Legendary Creature - Human Merfolk
Vorel of the Hull Clade (lcc) 294

Counters

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Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Serpent
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait (dsc) 210
Colossal Majesty
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Enchantment
Colossal Majesty (j22) 87
Frantic Search
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.
Instant
Frantic Search (tdc) 153
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.
Legendary Creature - Scout Merfolk
Hakbal of the Surging Soul (lcc) 3
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Spells you cast with mana value 6 or greater have cascade.
Legendary Creature - Druid Snake
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty (cmr) 280
Jadelight Ranger
When this creature 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.)
Creature - Scout Merfolk Ranger
Jadelight Ranger (j25) 676
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.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Noble
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep (mat) 170
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."
Legendary Planeswalker - Kiora
Kiora, the Crashing Wave (pio) 354
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.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Noble
Kiora, the Rising Tide (fdn) 309
Marvo, Deep Operative
Whenever Marvo attacks, clash with defending player. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Whenever you win a clash, draw a card. Then you may cast a spell from your hand with mana value 8 or less without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Octopus
Marvo, Deep Operative (mkc) 315
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life and draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Druid Merfolk
Tatyova, Benthic Druid (fdn) 247

Draw

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Herald of Secret Streams
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them can't be blocked.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
Herald of Secret Streams (lcc) 158
Serpent of Yawning Depths
Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents you control can't be blocked except by Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
Creature Enchantment - Serpent
Serpent of Yawning Depths (sld) 1489
Tromokratis
Tromokratis has hexproof unless it's attacking or blocking.
Tromokratis can't be blocked unless all creatures defending player controls block it. (If any creature that player controls doesn't block this creature, it can't be blocked.)
Legendary Creature - Kraken
Tromokratis (cmm) 129

Evasion

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Breeding Pool
(
: Add
or
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As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Forest
Breeding Pool (trk) 279
Deathcap Glade
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Deathcap Glade (sos) 253
Dreamroot Cascade
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Dreamroot Cascade (sos) 254
Evolving Wilds
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Evolving Wilds (msc) 240
Fabled Passage
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Then if you control four or more lands, untap that land.
Land
Fabled Passage (frc) 71
Field of Ruin
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Each player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, then shuffles.
Land
Field of Ruin (ltc) 308
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (trk) 325
Golgari Rot Farm
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Golgari Rot Farm (ecc) 151
Hinterland Harbor
This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island.
: Add
or
.
Land
Hinterland Harbor (msc) 250
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (trk) 319
Myriad Landscape
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Myriad Landscape (eoc) 169
Overgrown Tomb
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Swamp Forest
Overgrown Tomb (trk) 289
Serpent's Pass
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
Land
Serpent's Pass (tla) 279
Shipwreck Marsh
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Shipwreck Marsh (fra) 189
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (trk) 321
Terramorphic Expanse
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Terramorphic Expanse (msc) 273
Thornwood Falls
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Thornwood Falls (tdm) 269
Zagoth Triome
(
: Add
,
, or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Island Swamp Forest
Zagoth Triome (iko) 259

Land

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Mire Triton
Deathtouch
When this creature enters, mill two cards and you gain 2 life. (To mill two cards, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.)
Creature - Merfolk Zombie
Mire Triton (fdc) 115
The Water Crystal
Blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill that many cards plus four instead.
,
: Each opponent mills cards equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Legendary Artifact
The Water Crystal (fin) 85

Mill

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Unruly Krasis
Trample
Whenever this creature attacks, you may have the base power and toughness of another target creature you control become X/X until end of turn, where X is this creature's power.
: Adapt 3. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put three +1/+1 counters on it.)
Creature - Lizard Octopus Shark
Unruly Krasis (clu) 50

Pump

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (fic) 335
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
Arixmethes enters tapped with five slumber counters on it.
As long as Arixmethes has a slumber counter on it, it's a land. (It's not a creature.)
Whenever you cast a spell, you may remove a slumber counter from Arixmethes.
: Add
.
Legendary Creature - Kraken
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle (dsc) 211
Burgeoning
Whenever an opponent plays a land, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Enchantment
Burgeoning (sld) 408
Cultivate
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Cultivate (plst) C18-138
Farseek
Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Farseek (msc) 173
Go Forth
Choose one —
• Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
• Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Instant
Go Forth (j25) 20
Growth Spiral
Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Instant
Growth Spiral (ltc) 267
Kiora, Master of the Depths
+1: Untap up to one target creature and up to one target land.
−2: Reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a creature card and/or a land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.
−8: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature you control enters, you may have it fight target creature." Then create three 8/8 blue Octopus creature tokens.
Legendary Planeswalker - Kiora
Kiora, Master of the Depths (bfz) 213
Lotus Cobra
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, add one mana of any color.
Creature - Snake
Lotus Cobra (pl25) 3
Monster Manual
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: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Artifact - Book
Monster Manual // Zoological Study (clb) 242
Quest for Ula's Temple
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, you may reveal it and put a quest counter on this enchantment.
At the beginning of each end step, if there are three or more quest counters on this enchantment, you may put a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Enchantment
Quest for Ula's Temple (wwk) 35
Rampant Growth
Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Rampant Growth (fic) 313
Simic Locket
: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.
Artifact
Simic Locket (plst) RNA-240
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (fdc) 286
World Shaper
Whenever this creature attacks, you may mill three cards.
When this creature dies, return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
World Shaper (otc) 214
Zagoth Crystal
: Add
,
, or
.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Artifact
Zagoth Crystal (iko) 242

Ramp

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Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When Emry enters, mill four cards.
: Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Emry, Lurker of the Loch (eoc) 71

Recursion

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Ambush Viper
Flash
Deathtouch
Creature - Snake
Ambush Viper (inr) 186
Assassin's Trophy
Destroy target permanent an opponent controls. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Instant
Assassin's Trophy (2x2) 175
Breaching Leviathan
When this creature enters, if you cast it from your hand, tap all nonblue creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.
Creature - Leviathan
Breaching Leviathan (c14) 12
Broken Bond
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Sorcery
Broken Bond (j22) 636
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (fdc) 61
Crush of Tentacles
Surge
(You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)
Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. If this spell's surge cost was paid, create an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.
Sorcery
Crush of Tentacles (ogw) 53
Cut Down
Destroy target creature with total power and toughness 5 or less.
Instant
Cut Down (dmu) 89
Force of Vigor
If it's not your turn, you may exile a green card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy up to two target artifacts and/or enchantments.
Instant
Force of Vigor (h1r) 21
Harbinger of the Tides
You may cast this spell as though it had flash if you pay
more to cast it. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, you may return target tapped creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Harbinger of the Tides (fdn) 593
Hullbreaker Horror
Flash
This spell can't be countered.
Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one —
• Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand.
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Creature - Horror Kraken
Hullbreaker Horror (inr) 303
Plummet
Destroy target creature with flying.
Instant
Plummet (mid) 193
Shipbreaker Kraken
: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When this creature becomes monstrous, tap up to four target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps for as long as you control this creature.
Creature - Kraken
Shipbreaker Kraken (cmr) 404
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
When Slinn Voda enters, if it was kicked, return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Merfolk, Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
Legendary Creature - Leviathan
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep (cmr) 405
Thing in the Ice
Defender
This creature enters with four ice counters on it.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, remove an ice counter from this creature. Then if it has no ice counters on it, transform it.
Creature - Horror
Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror (inr) 91Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror (inr) 91
Tishana's Tidebinder
Flash
When this creature 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 this creature remains on the battlefield. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Tishana's Tidebinder (lci) 81
Toxrill, the Corrosive
At the beginning of each end step, put a slime counter on each creature you don't control.
Creatures you don't control get -1/-1 for each slime counter on them.
Whenever a creature you don't control with a slime counter on it dies, create a 1/1 black Slug creature token.
, Sacrifice a Slug: Draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Horror Slug
Toxrill, the Corrosive (vow) 132
Unsummon
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Instant
Unsummon (hou) 54
Vodalian Hexcatcher
Flash
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
Sacrifice a Merfolk: Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays
.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Vodalian Hexcatcher (dmu) 398
Whelming Wave
Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
Sorcery
Whelming Wave (cmr) 409

Removal

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Koma, Cosmos Serpent
This spell can't be countered.
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 3/3 blue Serpent creature token named Koma's Coil.
Sacrifice another Serpent: Choose one —
• Tap target permanent. Its activated abilities can't be activated this turn.
• Koma gains indestructible until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Serpent
Koma, Cosmos Serpent (mkc) 213
Nadir Kraken
Whenever you draw a card, you may pay
. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token.
Creature - Kraken
Nadir Kraken (prm) 79913
Ominous Seas
Whenever you draw a card, put a foreshadow counter on this enchantment.
Remove eight foreshadow counters from this enchantment: Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Enchantment
Ominous Seas (plst) IKO-61
Ophiomancer
At the beginning of each upkeep, if you control no Snakes, create a 1/1 black Snake creature token with deathtouch.
Creature - Human Shaman
Ophiomancer (cc2) 3

Tokens

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0 mana - 2 cards
53 pips - 39 cards
22 mana - 22 cards
9 pips - 8 cards
12 mana - 12 cards
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0 mana - 2 cards
38 pips - 33 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
4 mana - 3 cards
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