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Commander

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Araumi of the Dead Tide
, Exile cards from your graveyard equal to the number of opponents you have: Target creature card in your graveyard gains encore until end of turn. The encore cost is equal to its mana cost. (Exile the creature card and pay its mana cost: 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.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Araumi of the Dead Tide (cmr) 267
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Commander

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Anthem

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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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Merfolk Sovereign
Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Merfolk Noble
Merfolk Sovereign (j22) 321
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.38
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 (j22) 61
Color tag templates(None)
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Anthem

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Artifact

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Dawn-Blessed Pennant
As this artifact enters, choose Elemental, Elf, Faerie, Giant, Goblin, Kithkin, Merfolk, or Treefolk.
Whenever a permanent you control of the chosen type enters, you gain 1 life.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Return target card of the chosen type from your graveyard to your hand.
Artifact
Dawn-Blessed Pennant (ecl) 254
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Artifact

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Blink

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Blur
Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Draw a card.
Instant
Blur (clb) 58
Color tag templates(None)
$1.99 $0.39

Blink

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Burn

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Alms of the Vein
Target opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
Madness
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Sorcery
Alms of the Vein (soi) 98
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Burn

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Counters

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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 this creature.
Creature - Merfolk Pirate
Brineborn Cutthroat (fdn) 152
Color tag templates(None)
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Counters

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Creature

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Coral Commando
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
Coral Commando (rna) 36
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Coral Fighters
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, look at the top card of defending player's library. You may put that card on the bottom of that player's library.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Coral Fighters (ddi) 4
Color tag templates(None)
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Coral Merfolk
Creature - Merfolk
Coral Merfolk (m20) 315
Color tag templates(None)
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Disruptor of Currents
Flash
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
When this creature enters, return up to one other target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Disruptor of Currents (ecl) 47
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Maritime Guard
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Maritime Guard (m11) 63
Color tag templates(None)
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Pestered Wellguard
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, create a 1/1 blue and black Faerie creature token with flying.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Pestered Wellguard (ecl) 63
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Discard

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Hollowsage
Whenever this creature becomes untapped, you may have target player discard a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Hollowsage (shm) 69
Color tag templates(None)
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Discard

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Draw

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Cremate
Exile target card from a graveyard.
Draw a card.
Instant
Cremate (gpt) 45
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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 (dmc) 73
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Expedition Diviner
Flying
As long as you control another Wizard, this creature has "When this creature dies, draw a card."
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Expedition Diviner (j25) 307
Color tag templates(None)
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Fallowsage
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Fallowsage (moc) 223
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Library Larcenist
Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Library Larcenist (j22) 314
Color tag templates(None)
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Merfolk Looter
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Merfolk Looter (plst) DDT-10
Color tag templates(None)
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Neerdiv, Devious Diver
Whenever Neerdiv becomes tapped, target player mills cards equal to its power.
Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard or activate an ability of a card in your graveyard, draw a card and put a +1/+1 counter on Neerdiv.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Neerdiv, Devious Diver (j25) 36
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River Herald 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
River Herald Scout (lci) 72
Color tag templates(None)
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Seafloor Oracle
Whenever a Merfolk you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Seafloor Oracle (lcc) 170
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.33
Sygg, River Cutthroat
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 3 or more life this turn, you may draw a card. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Sygg, River Cutthroat (plst) ZNC-103
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Draw

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Evasion

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Aether Tunnel
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 and can't be blocked.
Enchantment - Aura
Aether Tunnel (m19) 43
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Caller of Gales
,
: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Caller of Gales (plst) CN2-103
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$0.35 $0.12
Coralhelm Guide
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Scout Merfolk Ally
Coralhelm Guide (plst) BBD-116
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.11
Deepchannel Mentor
Blue creatures you control can't be blocked.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Deepchannel Mentor (plst) SHM-35
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $1.13
Deeptread Merrow
: This creature gains islandwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Deeptread Merrow (lrw) 57
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.16
Expedition Lookout
Defender
As long as an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, this creature can attack as though it didn't have defender and it can't be blocked.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Expedition Lookout (mom) 56
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.06
Fishliver Oil
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
Enchanted creature has islandwalk. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Enchantment - Aura
Fishliver Oil (9ed) 77
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23
Inkfathom Witch
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
: Each unblocked creature has base power and toughness 4/1 until end of turn.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Inkfathom Witch (ncc) 342
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17
Merfolk Spy
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals a card at random from their hand.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Merfolk Spy (m14) 62
Color tag templates(None)
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Mist-Cloaked Herald
This creature can't be blocked.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
Mist-Cloaked Herald (m19) 310
Color tag templates(None)
$2.49 $0.56
Piracy Charm
Choose one —
• Target creature gains islandwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
• Target creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn.
• Target player discards a card.
Instant
Piracy Charm (tsr) 78
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.12
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 (j22) 339
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.18
Shaper Apprentice
This creature has flying as long as you control another Merfolk.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Shaper Apprentice (j22) 346
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.14
Triton Shorestalker
This creature can't be blocked.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Triton Shorestalker (otc) 121
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.38
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
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.20

Evasion

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Land

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Contaminated Aquifer
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Land - Island Swamp
Contaminated Aquifer (tdc) 353
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.32
Darkslick Shores
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Darkslick Shores (one) 372
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.49
Dimir Guildgate
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land - Gate
Dimir Guildgate (clu) 234
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.14
Dismal Backwater
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Dismal Backwater (dft) 254
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21
Dreadship Reef
: Add
.
,
: Put a storage counter on this land.
, Remove X storage counters from this land: Add X mana in any combination of
and/or
.
Land
Dreadship Reef (tsr) 276
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.35
Eclipsed Realms
As this land enters, choose Elemental, Elf, Faerie, Giant, Goblin, Kithkin, Merfolk, or Treefolk.
: Add
.
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a spell of the chosen type or activate an ability of a source of the chosen type.
Land
Eclipsed Realms (ecl) 263
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.40
Fetid Pools
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Island Swamp
Fetid Pools (who) 494
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $0.88
Frost Marsh
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Snow Land
Frost Marsh (plst) CSP-146
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.38
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (acr) 104
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.31
Restless Reef
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 4/4 blue and black Shark creature with deathtouch. It's still a land.
Whenever this land attacks, target player mills four cards.
Land
Restless Reef (lci) 349
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $2.79
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (acr) 106
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.33
Treno, Dark City
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land - Town
Treno, Dark City (fin) 290
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21

Land

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Mill

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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)
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Mire Triton
Deathtouch
When this creature enters, mill two cards and you gain 2 life. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
Creature - Merfolk Zombie
Mire Triton (cmm) 174
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23
Towering-Wave Mystic
Whenever this creature deals damage, target player mills that many cards.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Towering-Wave Mystic (j25) 378
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.16

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Protection

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Alesha's Legacy
Target creature you control gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Alesha's Legacy (tdm) 72
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.19
Armor of Shadows
Until end of turn, target creature gets +1/+0 and gains indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Armor of Shadows (clb) 112
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Protection

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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
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.31
Blitzball
: Add one mana of any color.
GOOOOAAAALLL! —
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards. Activate only if an opponent was dealt combat damage by a legendary creature this turn.
Artifact
Blitzball (fin) 254
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.19
Charcoal Diamond
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add
.
Artifact
Charcoal Diamond (clb) 305
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.35
Commander's Sphere
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Commander's Sphere (sld) 203
Color tag templates(None)
$9.99 $7.51
Dimir Locket
: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.
Artifact
Dimir Locket (znc) 111
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.24
Dimir Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Dimir Signet (drc) 129
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $2.04
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (sld) 2093
Color tag templates(None)
$17.99 $13.74
Vodalian Arcanist
: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Vodalian Arcanist (m21) 83
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21

Ramp

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Removal

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Agony Warp
Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
Target creature gets -0/-3 until end of turn.
Instant
Agony Warp (2x2) 168
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.26
Agoraphobia
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -5/-0.
: Return this Aura to its owner's hand.
Enchantment - Aura
Agoraphobia (ddm) 22
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.04
Ancestral Vengeance
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-1.
Enchantment - Aura
Ancestral Vengeance (plst) FRF-61
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17
Baleful Mastery
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the
cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.
Instant
Baleful Mastery (otc) 126
Color tag templates(None)
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Bleed Dry
Target creature gets -13/-13 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
Instant
Bleed Dry (j25) 404
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.11
Blood Curdle
Destroy target creature. Put a menace counter on a creature you control. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Instant
Blood Curdle (plst) IKO-75
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.10
Bloodline Culling
Choose one —
• Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
• Creature tokens get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Instant
Bloodline Culling (mid) 89
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.31
Bone Splinters
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Destroy target creature.
Sorcery
Bone Splinters (dmu) 83
Color tag templates(None)
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Bury in Books
This spell costs
less to cast if it targets an attacking creature.
Put target creature into its owner's library second from the top.
Instant
Bury in Books (j25) 292
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.12
Cast Down
Destroy target nonlegendary creature.
Instant
Cast Down (clb) 119
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $0.41
Chain Assassination
Freerunning
(You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.)
Destroy target creature. If another creature died this turn, draw a card.
Instant
Chain Assassination (acr) 23
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.29
Chill to the Bone
Destroy target nonsnow creature.
Instant
Chill to the Bone (csp) 52
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.13
Contract Killing
Destroy target creature. Create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Sorcery
Contract Killing (j25) 413
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.24
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 (j22) 283
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.11
Cryoshatter
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -5/-0.
When enchanted creature becomes tapped or is dealt damage, destroy it.
Enchantment - Aura
Cryoshatter (eoe) 53
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.12
Curtains' Call
Undaunted (This spell costs
less to cast for each opponent.)
Destroy two target creatures.
Instant
Curtains' Call (cmm) 506
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $5.17
Cut Down
Destroy target creature with total power and toughness 5 or less.
Instant
Cut Down (dmu) 89
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.45
Floodpits Drowner
Flash
Vigilance
When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it.
,
: Shuffle this creature and target creature with a stun counter on it into their owners' libraries.
Creature - Merfolk
Floodpits Drowner (dsk) 59
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.43
Merfolk Trickster
Flash
When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. It loses all abilities until end of turn.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Merfolk Trickster (plst) DOM-56
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.28
Murder
Destroy target creature.
Instant
Murder (acr) 208
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.65
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) 398
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $4.17
Walk the Plank
Destroy target non-Merfolk creature.
Sorcery
Walk the Plank (plst) XLN-130
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.26

Removal

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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) 451
Color tag templates(None)
$4.49 $4.09

Stax

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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 (j22) 271
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21
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
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $2.48
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
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.22
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Talrand, Sky Summoner (cmm) 499
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $2.88

Tokens

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Untap

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Merfolk Skyscout
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, untap target permanent.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Merfolk Skyscout (cn2) 115
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17
Merrow Commerce
At the beginning of your end step, untap all Merfolk you control.
Enchantment Kindred - Merfolk
Merrow Commerce (lrw) 72
Color tag templates(None)
$14.99 $18.27

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