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Commander

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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
.)
Legendary Creature - Merfolk God
Svyelun of Sea and Sky (lcc) 175
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Commander

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Disruption

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Abjure
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a blue permanent.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Abjure (wth) 31
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $2.43 $0.55
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Instant
An Offer You Can't Refuse (fic) 267
Color tag templates(None)
$4.99 $2.58 $2.73
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.
Instant
Arcane Denial (drc) 70
Color tag templates(None)
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Confound
Counter target spell that targets a creature.
Draw a card.
Instant
Confound (plst) PLS-22
Color tag templates(None)
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Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
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Cursecatcher
Sacrifice this creature: Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays
.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Cursecatcher (a25) 53
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $0.47 $0.38
Deprive
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Deprive (roe) 59
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.35 $0.20
Familiar's Ruse
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Familiar's Ruse (plst) LRW-64
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.37 $0.15
Foil
You may discard an Island card and another card rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Foil (mb2) 243
Color tag templates(None)
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Intervene
Counter target spell that targets a creature.
Instant
Intervene (ulg) 33
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.40 $0.15
Keep Safe
Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.
Draw a card.
Instant
Keep Safe (iko) 56
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Mage's Guile
Target creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Instant
Mage's Guile (ons) 91
Color tag templates(None)
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Merfolk Thaumaturgist
: Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Merfolk Thaumaturgist (plst) PLC-56
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.12 $0.15
Mistcaller
Sacrifice this creature: Until end of turn, if a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Mistcaller (m19) 62
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Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Negate (fdn) 710
Color tag templates(None)
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Razorfin Abolisher
,
: Return target creature with a counter on it to its owner's hand.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Razorfin Abolisher (eve) 28
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$0.35 $0.18 $0.15
Sigil Tracer
, Tap two untapped Wizards you control: Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Sigil Tracer (mor) 49
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Thassa's Rebuff
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
, where X is your devotion to blue. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
Instant
Thassa's Rebuff (bng) 54
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Turn Aside
Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.
Instant
Turn Aside (plst) EMN-78
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Unified Will
Counter target spell if you control more creatures than that spell's controller.
Instant
Unified Will (roe) 92
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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) 75
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Vodalian Mage
,
: Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Vodalian Mage (fem) 30b
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.18 $0.15
Wizard's Retort
This spell costs
less to cast if you control a Wizard.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Wizard's Retort (plst) DOM-75
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Disruption

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Draw

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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.
Sorcery Kindred - Merfolk
Aquitect's Will (ddt) 2
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Bident of Thassa
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
,
: Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able.
Legendary Artifact Enchantment
Bident of Thassa (blc) 162
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Brainstorm
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainstorm (tle) 155
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Dakra Mystic
,
: Each player reveals the top card of their library. You may put the revealed cards into their owners' graveyards. If you don't, each player draws a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Dakra Mystic (plst) JOU-35
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Distant Melody
Choose a creature type. Draw a card for each permanent you control of that type.
Sorcery
Distant Melody (ecc) 45
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Mindspring Merfolk
Exhaust —
,
: Draw X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on each Merfolk creature you control. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Mindspring Merfolk (dft) 51
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$1.49 $0.75 $0.15
Ponder
Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle.
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Ponder (tdc) 159
Color tag templates(None)
$3.99 $1.96 $1.81
Preordain
Scry 2, then draw a card. (To 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.)
Sorcery
Preordain (tdc) 161
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.53 $0.55
Seafloor Oracle
Whenever a Merfolk you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Seafloor Oracle (lcc) 170
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$0.69 $0.33 $0.16
Silvergill Adept
As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal a Merfolk card from your hand or pay
.
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Silvergill Adept (plst) RIX-53
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Draw

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Land

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Island
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: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (ecl) 270
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Lonely Sandbar
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land
Lonely Sandbar (eoc) 166
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Mystic Sanctuary
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.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Land - Island
Mystic Sanctuary (mb2) 110
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Riptide Laboratory
: Add
.
,
: Return target Wizard you control to its owner's hand.
Land
Riptide Laboratory (mh2) 303
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Rivendell
Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
: Add
.
,
: Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.
Legendary Land
Rivendell (ltr) 710
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Svyelunite Temple
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
, Sacrifice this land: Add
.
Land
Svyelunite Temple (6ed) 329
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Land

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Merfolk

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Coralhelm Commander
Level up
(
: 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.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Coralhelm Commander (lcc) 148
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Cosi's Trickster
Whenever an opponent shuffles their library, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Cosi's Trickster (zen) 45
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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 (lcc) 152
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$0.69 $0.36 $0.15
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 (lcc) 160
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Lord of Atlantis
Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Creature - Merfolk
Lord of Atlantis (7ed) 83
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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.)
Creature - Merfolk
Master of the Pearl Trident (lcc) 162
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.59 $0.45
Merfolk Sovereign
Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Merfolk Noble
Merfolk Sovereign (lcc) 164
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.37 $0.23
Merrow Commerce
At the beginning of your end step, untap all Merfolk you control.
Enchantment Kindred - Merfolk
Merrow Commerce (lrw) 72
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$20.99 $14.48 $12.79
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 (lcc) 165
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.27 $0.18
Silvergill Mentor
As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold a Merfolk or pay
. (To behold a Merfolk, choose a Merfolk you control or reveal a Merfolk card from your hand.)
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white and blue Merfolk creature token.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Silvergill Mentor (ecl) 69
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.25 $0.15
Streambed Aquitects
: 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.)
: Target land becomes an Island until end of turn.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Streambed Aquitects (ddt) 18
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$0.35 $0.33 $0.15
Svyelunite Priest
,
: Target creature gains shroud until end of turn. Activate only during your upkeep. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Creature - Cleric Merfolk
Svyelunite Priest (fem) 26
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.19 $0.15
Tide Shaper
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, target land becomes an Island for as long as this creature remains on the battlefield.
This creature gets +1/+1 as long as an opponent controls an Island.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Tide Shaper (mh2) 394
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.24 $0.15
Tideshaper Mystic
: Target land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn. Activate only during your turn.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Tideshaper Mystic (lrw) 93
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$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Merfolk

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (ecc) 55
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$0.99 $0.43 $0.45
Sea Scryer
: Add
.
,
: Add
.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Sea Scryer (plst) MIR-90
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.16 $0.15
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (ecc) 58
Color tag templates(None)
$4.49 $2.29 $1.87
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
less to cast.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Stonybrook Banneret (lcc) 173
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.26 $0.20
Vodalian Arcanist
: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Vodalian Arcanist (m21) 83
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$0.35 $0.27 $0.15
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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Win Con

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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 $1.78 $1.09
Drift of Phantasms
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Transmute
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Spirit
Drift of Phantasms (rvr) 314
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Drowner of Secrets
Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: Target player mills a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Drowner of Secrets (lrw) 58
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.34 $0.15
Intruder Alarm
Creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
Whenever a creature enters, untap all creatures.
Enchantment
Intruder Alarm (plst) 8ED-86
Color tag templates(None)
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Long-Term Plans
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card third from the top.
Instant
Long-Term Plans (plst) SCG-38
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $5.70 $5.08
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.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Lullmage Mentor (zen) 54
Color tag templates(None)
$11.99 $6.76 $6.06
Merrow Harbinger
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Merfolk card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Merrow Harbinger (plst) LRW-73
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $3.04 $3.16
Seahunter
,
: Search your library for a Merfolk permanent card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Creature - Human Mercenary
Seahunter (plst) NEM-41
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $5.16 $5.27
Step Through
Return two target creatures to their owners' hands.
Wizardcycling
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a Wizard card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Sorcery
Step Through (mh2) 392
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.28 $0.15
Vedalken Aethermage
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, return target Sliver to its owner's hand.
Wizardcycling
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a Wizard card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Creature - Wizard Vedalken
Vedalken Aethermage (fut) 61
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.47 $0.41

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