Filter Out

Return all noncreature, nonland permanents to their owners' hands.

Harbinger of the Tides

You may cast Harbinger of the Tides as though it had flash if you pay {2} more to cast it. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.)
When Harbinger of the Tides enters the battlefield, you may return target tapped creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Titan of Littjara

As Titan of Littjara enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Titan of Littjara is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Whenever Titan of Littjara enters the battlefield or attacks, you may draw a card for each other creature you control that shares a creature type with it. If you do, discard 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.

Copy

(This token can be used to represent a token that's a copy of a permanent.)

Reflections of Littjara

As Reflections of Littjara enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, copy that spell. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Reality Shift

Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)

Boar

Alandra, Sky Dreamer

Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.
Whenever you draw your fifth card each turn, Alandra, Sky Dreamer and Drakes you control each get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

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.)

Tempest Caller

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

True-Name Nemesis

As True-Name Nemesis enters the battlefield, choose a player.
True-Name Nemesis has protection from the chosen player.

Bird

Mist-Cloaked Herald

Deepchannel Mentor

Blue creatures you control can't be blocked.

Merfolk

An Offer You Can't Refuse

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Coat of Arms

Each creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature on the battlefield that shares at least one creature type with it. (For example, if two Goblin Warriors and a Goblin Shaman are on the battlefield, each gets +2/+2.)

Swan Song

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Seafloor Oracle

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

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Library Larcenist

Whenever Library Larcenist attacks, draw a card.

Benthic Biomancer

{1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Benthic Biomancer, draw a card, then discard a card.

Inundate

Return all nonblue creatures to their owners' hands.

Negate

Rhystic Study

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.

Drake

Lullmage Mentor

Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token.
Tap seven untapped Merfolk you control: Counter target spell.

Kindred Discovery

As Kindred Discovery enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Whenever a creature you control of the chosen type enters the battlefield or attacks, draw a card.

Sapphire Medallion

Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep

Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)
When Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Merfolk, Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

Cache Raiders

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

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 Brineborn Cutthroat.

River Sneak

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

Merfolk Sovereign

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

Treasure

{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.

Vodalian Hexcatcher

Flash
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
Sacrifice a Merfolk: Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Streambed Aquitects

{T}: Target Merfolk creature gets +1/+1 and gains islandwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
{T}: Target land becomes an Island until end of turn.

Flow of Knowledge

Draw a card for each Island you control, then discard two cards.

Aetherize

Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

Curse of the Swine

Exile X target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller creates a 2/2 green Boar creature token.

Stormtide Leviathan

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
All lands are Islands in addition to their other types.
Creatures without flying or islandwalk can't attack.

Lord of Atlantis

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

High Tide

Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional {U}.

Silvergill Adept

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

Counterspell

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

Svyelun of Sea and Sky 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}.)

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.

Sol Ring

Raise the Palisade

Choose a creature type. Return all creatures that aren't of the chosen type to their owners' hands.

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.)

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.)

Pongify

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

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.

Merrow Reejerey

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

Augur of Bolas

When Augur of Bolas enters the battlefield, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Frog Lizard

Merfolk Trickster

Flash
When Merfolk Trickster enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. It loses all abilities until end of turn.

Military Intelligence

Whenever you attack with two or more creatures, draw a card.

Merrow Harbinger

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
When Merrow Harbinger enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Merfolk card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Distant Melody

Choose a creature type. Draw a card for each permanent you control of that type.

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.

Gray Harbor Merfolk

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

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.

Rishadan Dockhand

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

Dispel

Rapid Hybridization

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.

Disallow

Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Talrand, Sky Summoner

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Wash Out

Return all permanents of the color of your choice to their owners' hands.

Wanderwine Prophets

Champion a Merfolk (When this enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you exile another Merfolk you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.)
Whenever Wanderwine Prophets deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice a Merfolk. If you do, take an extra turn after this one.

Island

Tidal Warrior

{T}: Target land becomes an Island until end of turn.

Tide Shaper

Kicker {1} (You may pay an additional {1} as you cast this spell.)
When Tide Shaper enters the battlefield, 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.

Vanquisher's Banner

As Vanquisher's Banner enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a creature spell of the chosen type, draw a card.

Merfolk Spy

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Whenever Merfolk Spy deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals a card at random from their hand.

Coastal Piracy

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.