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Future editions will expand into a complete engineering manual with diagrams, decision trees, artwork curation, engine matrices, pilot guides, matchup advice, and version history.\n"}]}
Commander
Commander
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Artifact
Artifact
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Creature
Grimoire Thief
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, exile the top three cards of target opponent's library face down.
You may look at cards exiled with this creature.
, Sacrifice this creature: Turn all cards exiled with this creature face up. Counter all spells with those names.
You may look at cards exiled with this creature.
, Sacrifice this creature: Turn all cards exiled with this creature face up. Counter all spells with those names.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
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
Namor, Scourge of the Seas
Flying
Each other Merfolk you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has flying.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
Each other Merfolk you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has flying.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Mutant Villain
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Whenever Thada Adel deals combat damage to a player, search that player's library for an artifact card and exile it. Then that player shuffles. Until end of turn, you may play that card.
Whenever Thada Adel deals combat damage to a player, search that player's library for an artifact card and exile it. Then that player shuffles. Until end of turn, you may play that card.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Thassa's Oracle
When this creature enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is your devotion to blue. Put up to one of them on top of your library and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. If X is greater than or equal to the number of cards in your library, you win the game. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
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.)
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
Creature
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Enchantment
Pemmin's Aura
Enchant creature
: Untap enchanted creature.
: Enchanted creature gains flying until end of turn.
: Enchanted creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
: Enchanted creature gets +1/-1 or -1/+1 until end of turn.
: Untap enchanted creature.
: Enchanted creature gains flying until end of turn.
: Enchanted creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
: Enchanted creature gets +1/-1 or -1/+1 until end of turn.
Enchantment - Aura
Enchantment
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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
Instant
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Land
Boseiju, Who Endures
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Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Land
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Sorcery
Sorcery
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Deeproot Pilgrimage + Kiora's Follower + Glasspool Mimic copying Kiora's Follower"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Infinite token production and ETBs.\n7. Mutavault + Deeproot Pilgrimage + Intruder Alarm"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Infinite colorless mana, tokens and ETBs.\n8. Deeproot Pilgrimage + Forensic Researcher + Glasspool Mimic copying Forensic Researcher"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Infinite token production and ETBs.\n9. Fallowsage + Cryptolith Rite + Freed from the Real"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Infinite card draw.\n10. Fallowsage + Cryptolith Rite + Pemmin's Aura"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Infinite card draw.\n11. Grimoire Thief + Cryptolith Rite + Freed from the Real"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Exile every opponent's library.\n12. Grimoire Thief + Cryptolith Rite + Pemmin's Aura"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Exile every opponent's library.\nValue Engines (Non-Infinite)"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kumena + Cryptolith Rite"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turns every Merfolk into a mana creature while Kumena converts creatures into cards or counters.\nKumena + Merrow Commerce"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Allows repeated Kumena activations each turn cycle.\nKumena + Surgespanner"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Converts tapping creatures into repeatable bounce and board control.\nSurgespanner + Untap Effects"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repeatedly bounce problematic permanents and reuse ETB creatures.\nDeeproot Pilgrimage"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rewards nearly every tap action by expanding the board.\nWizard Class + Card Draw"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every draw grows your board and synergizes with Benthic Biomancer.\nKindred Discovery + Token Production"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turns Merfolk creation into sustained card advantage.\nCryptolith Rite"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Transforms the entire creature base into a scalable mana engine.\nCards That Connect Multiple Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kumena"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Intruder Alarm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cryptolith Rite"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deeproot Pilgrimage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Surgespanner"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Merrow Commerce"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kiora's Follower"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Forensic Researcher"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Freed from the Real"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Pemmin's Aura"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Fallowsage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Grimoire Thief"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Wizard Class"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Benthic Biomancer"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Glasspool Mimic"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Future Development"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This primer intentionally focuses on gameplay and engine documentation. Future editions will expand into a complete engineering manual with diagrams, decision trees, artwork curation, engine matrices, pilot guides, matchup advice, and version history.\n"}]}