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Commander

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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) 19

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Anthem

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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 (tsb) 24
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
Merfolk Mistbinder
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Merfolk Mistbinder (lcc) 276
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
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

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Copy

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Deepfathom Echo
At the beginning of combat on your turn, this creature explores. Then you may have it become a copy of another creature you control until end of turn. (To have this creature 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 this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Creature - Merfolk Spirit
Deepfathom Echo (lci) 228

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Counters

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Branching Evolution
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.
Enchantment
Branching Evolution (mh3) 285
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
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 (pip) 470

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Draw

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Cenote Scout
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
Cenote Scout (lci) 178
Chronicle of Victory
As Chronicle of Victory enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +2/+2 and have first strike and trample.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, draw a card.
Legendary Artifact
Chronicle of Victory (ecl) 253
Cold-Eyed Selkie
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw that many cards.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Cold-Eyed Selkie (otc) 218
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
. If you do, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Noble
Emperor Mihail II (lcc) 155
Glowcap Lantern
Equipped creature has "You may look at the top card of your library any time" and "Whenever this creature attacks, 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 that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Glowcap Lantern (lci) 187
Inspiring Call
Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Instant
Inspiring Call (tle) 168
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
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
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
Tap another untapped Merfolk you control: Kumena can't be blocked this turn.
Tap three untapped Merfolk you control: Draw a card.
Tap five untapped Merfolk you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Merfolk you control.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca (lcc) 274
Path of Discovery
Whenever a creature you control 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 the creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Enchantment
Path of Discovery (fic) 312
Prime Speaker Zegana
Prime Speaker Zegana enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the greatest power among other creatures you control.
When Prime Speaker Zegana enters, draw cards equal to its power.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Prime Speaker Zegana (fdn) 664
Seafloor Oracle
Whenever a Merfolk you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Seafloor Oracle (lcc) 170
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
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
+1: Tap target permanent. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
−2: Draw a card for each tapped creature target player controls.
−8: You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size" and "Whenever a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, you may return it to your hand."
Legendary Planeswalker - Tamiyo
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage (j22) 358
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
Tishana's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
You have no maximum hand size.
When Tishana enters, draw a card for each creature you control.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Tishana, Voice of Thunder (lcc) 291

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Enchantment

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High Score
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.
At the beginning of your end step, draw a card if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield.
Enchantment
High Score (tmc) 29

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Evasion

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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
Merfolk Cave-Diver
Whenever a creature you control explores, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Merfolk Cave-Diver (lci) 65
Mist Dancer
Flying
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+0 and have flying.
Encore
(
, 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.)
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Mist Dancer (lcc) 76

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Land

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Alchemist's Refuge
: Add
.
,
: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.
Land
Alchemist's Refuge (lcc) 318
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (pw25) 17
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (sos) 280
Hinterland Harbor
This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island.
: Add
or
.
Land
Hinterland Harbor (soc) 381
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (sos) 274
Karn's Bastion
: Add
.
,
: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Land
Karn's Bastion (eoc) 163
Llanowar Reborn
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
Graft 1 (This land enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever a creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this land onto it.)
Land
Llanowar Reborn (lcc) 341
Mosswort Bridge
Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
,
: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.
Land
Mosswort Bridge (tdc) 379
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
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.)
Land
Path of Ancestry (soc) 393
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (plg20) 1
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (soc) 400
Secluded Courtyard
As this land enters, choose a creature type.
: Add
.
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type or activate an ability of a creature source of the chosen type.
Land
Secluded Courtyard (ecc) 62
Simic Growth Chamber
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Simic Growth Chamber (dsc) 298
Temple of Mystery
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add
or
.
Land
Temple of Mystery (soc) 414
Temple of the False God
: Add
. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Land
Temple of the False God (soc) 416
Unclaimed Territory
As this land enters, choose a creature type.
: Add
.
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.
Land
Unclaimed Territory (ecc) 175
Vineglimmer Snarl
As this land enters, you may reveal a Forest or Island card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Vineglimmer Snarl (soc) 420

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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 (lcc) 160
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
Ripples of Potential (eoc) 77

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Ramp

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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
Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (ecc) 56
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Eluge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Islands you control.
Whenever Eluge enters or attacks, put a flood counter on target land. It's an Island in addition to its other types for as long as it has a flood counter on it.
The first instant or sorcery spell you cast each turn costs
(or
) less to cast for each land you control with a flood counter on it.
Legendary Creature - Elemental Fish
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea (blb) 49
Explore
You may play an additional land this turn.
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Explore (tle) 259
Hedge Shredder
Whenever this Vehicle attacks, you may mill two cards.
Whenever one or more land cards are put into your graveyard from your library, put them onto the battlefield tapped.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
Artifact - Vehicle
Hedge Shredder (dsk) 183
Kiora's Follower
: Untap another target permanent.
Creature - Merfolk
Kiora's Follower (lcc) 273
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) 306
Sapphire Medallion
Blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (mh3) 296
Simic Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Simic Signet (dsc) 252
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (fic) 358
Spelunking
When this enchantment enters, draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you put a Cave onto the battlefield this way, you gain 4 life.
Lands you control enter untapped.
Enchantment
Spelunking (lci) 213
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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Recursion

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Bygone Marvels
Descend 8 — When you cast this spell, if there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard, copy this spell twice. You may choose new targets for the copies.
Return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Bygone Marvels.
Sorcery
Bygone Marvels (lcc) 89
Deeproot Historian
Merfolk and Druid cards in your graveyard have retrace. (You may cast cards with retrace from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying their other costs.)
Creature - Druid Merfolk
Deeproot Historian (lcc) 91

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Removal

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Aetherize
Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.
Instant
Aetherize (fdn) 151
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
Beast Within
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Instant
Beast Within (eoc) 93
Brackish Blunder
Return target creature to its owner's hand. If it was tapped, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Instant
Brackish Blunder (lci) 46
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
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
Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Negate (tmt) 47
Over the Edge
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Target creature you control 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 that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard. Then repeat this process.)
Sorcery
Over the Edge (lci) 205
Pongify
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.
Instant
Pongify (tdc) 160
Quandrix Command
Choose two —
• Return target creature or planeswalker to its owner's hand.
• Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
• Target player shuffles up to three target cards from their graveyard into their library.
Instant
Quandrix Command (pstx) 217p
Ravenform
Exile target artifact or creature. Its controller creates a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying.
Foretell
(During your turn, you may pay
and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Sorcery
Ravenform (lcc) 167
Ruinous Intrusion
Exile target artifact or enchantment. Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the mana value of the permanent exiled this way.
Instant
Ruinous Intrusion (lcc) 255
Wave Goodbye
Return each creature without a +1/+1 counter on it to its owner's hand.
Sorcery
Wave Goodbye (tmc) 46

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Stax

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Harbinger of the Seas
Nonbasic lands are Islands.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Harbinger of the Seas (mh3) 63
Quicksilver Fountain
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player puts a flood counter on target non-Island land they control of their choice. That land is an Island for as long as it has a flood counter on it.
At the beginning of each end step, if all lands on the battlefield are Islands, remove all flood counters from them.
Artifact
Quicksilver Fountain (mrd) 233

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Tokens

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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
Sentinel of the Nameless City
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Creature - Warrior Scout Merfolk
Sentinel of the Nameless City (lci) 211
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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Untap

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Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
Whenever Xolatoyac enters or attacks, 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.
At the beginning of your end step, untap each permanent you control with a counter on it.
Legendary Creature - Salamander Serpent
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood (lcc) 8

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