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Commander

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Nicanzil, Current Conductor
Whenever a creature you control explores a land card, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
Whenever a creature you control explores a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on Nicanzil.
Legendary Creature - Scout Merfolk
Nicanzil, Current Conductor (lci) 236
Color tag templates(None)
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Anthem

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Merfolk Sovereign
Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Merfolk Noble
Merfolk Sovereign (ddt) 11
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Anthem

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Counters

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Arbor Armament
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)
Instant
Arbor Armament (dom) 155
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Deeproot Champion
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Deeproot Champion (pxln) 185p
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$1.29 $0.79
Deeproot Elite
Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
Deeproot Elite (rix) 127
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.34
Hadana's Climb
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then if that creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, transform Hadana's Climb.
Legendary Enchantment
Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca (plst) RIX-158Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca (plst) RIX-158
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Jade Guardian
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Jade Guardian (xln) 194
Color tag templates(None)
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Jungle Delver
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
Jungle Delver (xln) 195
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River Heralds' Boon
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and a +1/+1 counter on up to one target Merfolk.
Instant
River Heralds' Boon (xln) 204
Color tag templates(None)
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Vineshaper Mystic
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target Merfolk you control.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Vineshaper Mystic (xln) 214
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.14
Waker of the Wilds
: Put X +1/+1 counters on target land you control. That land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Waker of the Wilds (xln) 215
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Creature

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Cascade Seer
When this creature enters, scry X, where X is the number of creatures in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Cascade Seer (znr) 48
Color tag templates(None)
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Rootwater Commando
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Creature - Merfolk
Rootwater Commando (nem) 39
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Discard

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Riptide Pilferer
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
Morph
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Riptide Pilferer (plc) 60
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Draw

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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 (rix) 136
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Merfolk Branchwalker
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 - Scout Merfolk
Merfolk Branchwalker (xln) 197
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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 - Wizard Merfolk
Riverwise Augur (rix) 48
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Silundi Vision
Look at the top six 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 a random order.
Instant
Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle (znr) 80Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle (znr) 80
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Evasion

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Aqueous Form
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't be blocked.
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Enchantment - Aura
Aqueous Form (cmr) 56
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Flight
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has flying.
Enchantment - Aura
Flight (m12) 53
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Mist-Cloaked Herald
This creature can't be blocked.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
Mist-Cloaked Herald (rix) 43
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One With the Wind
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
Enchantment - Aura
One With the Wind (xln) 64
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River Sneak
This creature can't be blocked.
Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
River Sneak (xln) 70
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Umara Wizard
Whenever you cast an instant, sorcery, or Wizard spell, this creature gains flying until end of turn.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls (znr) 86Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls (znr) 86
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Land

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Captivating Cave
: Add
.
,
: Add one mana of any color.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
Land - Cave
Captivating Cave (lci) 268
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Land

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Landfall

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Tatyova, Steward of Tides
Land creatures you control have flying.
Whenever a land you control enters, if you control seven or more lands, up to one target land you control becomes a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.
Legendary Creature - Druid Merfolk
Tatyova, Steward of Tides (dmu) 222
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Landfall

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Mill

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Merfolk Mesmerist
,
: Target player mills two cards.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Merfolk Mesmerist (m12) 66
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Merfolk Secretkeeper
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper (eld) 53
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Protection

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Kopala, Warden of Waves
Spells your opponents cast that target a Merfolk you control cost
more to cast.
Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost
more to activate.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Kopala, Warden of Waves (xln) 61
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Protection

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Pump

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Mantle of Tides
Equipped creature gets +1/+2.
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, attach this Equipment to target creature you control.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Mantle of Tides (eld) 52
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Ramp

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Edge of Autumn
If you control four or fewer lands, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Cycling—Sacrifice a land. (Sacrifice a land, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Sorcery
Edge of Autumn (tsr) 201
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Rampant Growth
Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Rampant Growth (dds) 48
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Twists and Turns
If a creature you control would explore, instead you scry 1, then that creature explores.
When this enchantment enters, target creature you control explores.
When a land you control enters, if you control seven or more lands, transform this enchantment.
Enchantment
Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze (lci) 217Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze (lci) 217
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Volshe Tideturner
: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell or a kicked spell.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Volshe Tideturner (dmu) 77
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Recursion

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Tazeem Roilmage
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Tazeem Roilmage (znr) 84
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Recursion

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Removal

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Crashing Tide
This spell has flash as long as you control a Merfolk.
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Crashing Tide (rix) 34
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Cunning Geysermage
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, return up to one other target creature to its owner's hand.
Creature - Human Wizard
Cunning Geysermage (znr) 55
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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 (ori) 58
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$0.49 $0.37
Moonlit Scavengers
When this creature enters, if you control an artifact or enchantment, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Moonlit Scavengers (eld) 57
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Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Negate (m20) 69
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Watertrap Weaver
When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Watertrap Weaver (xln) 87
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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.)
: Target Merfolk can't be blocked this turn.
Enchantment
Aquatic Incursion (rix) 32
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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
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$3.49 $3.67
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 (xln) 51
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Waterwind Scout
Flying
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.")
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Waterwind Scout (lci) 84
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$0.35 $0.07

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Tutor

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Forerunner of the Heralds
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Merfolk card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Forerunner of the Heralds (rix) 129
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Tutor

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Untap

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Crypsis
Target creature you control gains protection from creatures your opponents control until end of turn. Untap it.
Instant
Crypsis (bng) 34
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Twitch
You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.
Draw a card.
Instant
Twitch (wwk) 43
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Sideboard

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Map
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery. (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.)
Artifact Token - Map
Map (tlci) 17
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Merfolk
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Creature Token - Merfolk
Merfolk (txln) 3
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Merfolk
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Creature Token - Merfolk
Merfolk (tlci) 5
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River Darter
This creature can't be blocked by Dinosaurs.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
River Darter (plst) RIX-47
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Thirst for Meaning
Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an enchantment card.
Instant
Thirst for Meaning (thb) 74
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Sideboard

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Maybeboard

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Harbinger of the Seas
Nonbasic lands are Islands.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Harbinger of the Seas (mh3) 63
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$2.99 $1.58
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
Jadelight Spelunker (lci) 196
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$0.49 $0.30

Maybeboard

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