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Commander

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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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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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Aquastrand Spider
Graft 2 (This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
: Target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)
Creature - Mutant Spider
Aquastrand Spider (mm2) 140
Bioshift
Move any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller.
Instant
Bioshift (gtc) 214
Chasm Skulker
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, create X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Creature - Horror Squid
Chasm Skulker (fic) 262
Cytoplast Root-Kin
Graft 4 (This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
: Move a +1/+1 counter from target creature you control onto this creature.
Creature - Elemental Mutant
Cytoplast Root-Kin (plst) MM2-143
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
Explorer's Cache
This artifact enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this artifact.
: Move a +1/+1 counter from this artifact onto target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
Artifact
Explorer's Cache (lci) 184
Forgotten Ancient
Whenever a player casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto other creatures.
Creature - Elemental
Forgotten Ancient (cn2) 182
Galloping Lizrog
Trample
When this creature enters, you may remove any number of +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control. If you do, put twice that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Creature - Lizard Frog
Galloping Lizrog (rna) 175
Gift of the Viper
Put a +1/+1 counter, a reach counter, and a deathtouch counter on target creature. Untap it.
Instant
Gift of the Viper (mh3) 156
Gnarlid Colony
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Creature - Beast
Gnarlid Colony (fdn) 224
Invigorating Surge
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control, then double the number of +1/+1 counters on that creature.
Instant
Invigorating Surge (j25) 673
Jade Bearer
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target Merfolk you control.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Jade Bearer (rix) 134
Oran-Rief Ooze
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Creature - Ooze
Oran-Rief Ooze (pznr) 198p
Quirion Beastcaller
Whenever you cast a creature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures you control, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Creature - Warrior Dryad
Quirion Beastcaller (j25) 703
Scrounging Bandar
This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto another target creature.
Creature - Cat Monkey
Scrounging Bandar (aer) 124
Servant of the Scale
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
When this creature dies, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Creature - Human Soldier
Servant of the Scale (dtk) 203
Simic Guildmage
(
can be paid with either
or
.)
: Move a +1/+1 counter from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller.
: Attach target Aura attached to a permanent to another permanent with the same controller.
Creature - Wizard Elf
Simic Guildmage (dis) 148
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
Flying, trample
As Sin enters, remove all counters from any number of artifacts, creatures, and enchantments. Sin enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is twice the number of counters removed this way.
When Sin dies, put its counters on target creature you control, then shuffle this card into its owner's library.
Legendary Creature - Avatar Leviathan
Sin, Unending Cataclysm (fic) 95
Vastwood Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature dies, you may distribute a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature among any number of creatures you control.
Creature - Hydra
Vastwood Hydra (c20) 194
Winterthorn Blessing
Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control. Tap up to one target creature you don't control, and that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery
Winterthorn Blessing (mid) 251

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Creature

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Atlantean Skirmisher
Whenever this creature attacks, it connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Atlantean Skirmisher (msc) 616
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.)
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Mutant Villain
Namor, Scourge of the Seas (msc) 631

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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 (lrw) 52
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
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 (c15) 241
Enclave Cryptologist
Level up
(
: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 1-2
0/1
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
LEVEL 3+
0/1
: Draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Enclave Cryptologist (plst) ROE-66
Flow of Knowledge
Draw a card for each Island you control, then discard two cards.
Instant
Flow of Knowledge (bro) 49
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) 123
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 (j25) 688
Merfolk Traders
When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card.
Creature - Merfolk
Merfolk Traders (wth) 43
Saprazzan Heir
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, you may draw three cards.
Creature - Merfolk
Saprazzan Heir (mmq) 99
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
Terrasymbiosis
Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature you control, you may draw that many cards. Do this only once each turn.
Enchantment
Terrasymbiosis (peoe) 210s
Tributary Instructor
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, draw a card.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Tributary Instructor (lcc) 96

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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 (pxln) 59s
Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
Whenever you put one or more counters on a creature, until end of turn, that creature can't be blocked by creatures your opponents control.
Steal —
,
: Move a counter from target creature an opponent controls onto target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
Rikku, Resourceful Guardian (fic) 41
The Flood of Mars
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Water Always Wins — Whenever this creature attacks, put a flood counter on another target creature or land. If it's a creature, it becomes a copy of this creature. If it's a land, it becomes an Island in addition to its other types.
Creature - Horror Zombie Alien
The Flood of Mars (who) 45

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Land

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Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (cmr) 479
Dreamroot Cascade
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Dreamroot Cascade (psos) 254p
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (tdm) 286
Hinterland Harbor
This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island.
: Add
or
.
Land
Hinterland Harbor (tmc) 69
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (ecl) 270

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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
Plaxcaster Frogling
Graft 3 (This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
: Target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Creature - Mutant Frog
Plaxcaster Frogling (c21) 226
Singer of Swift Rivers
Flash
When this creature enters, put a shield counter on another target creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
You may cast Merfolk spells as though they had flash.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Singer of Swift Rivers (lcc) 98
Slippery Bogbonder
Flash
Hexproof
When this creature enters, put a hexproof counter on target creature. Then move any number of counters from among creatures you control onto that creature.
Creature - Human Druid
Slippery Bogbonder (c20) 66
Snakeskin Veil
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Instant
Snakeskin Veil (otj) 181
Stormtide Leviathan
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
All lands are Islands in addition to their other types.
Creatures without flying or islandwalk can't attack.
Creature - Leviathan
Stormtide Leviathan (m11) 74

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Ramp

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Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
Arixmethes enters tapped with five slumber counters on it.
As long as Arixmethes has a slumber counter on it, it's a land. (It's not a creature.)
Whenever you cast a spell, you may remove a slumber counter from Arixmethes.
: Add
.
Legendary Creature - Kraken
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle (mul) 32
Carpet of Flowers
At the beginning of each of your main phases, if you haven't added mana with this ability this turn, you may add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of Islands target opponent controls.
Enchantment
Carpet of Flowers (who) 229
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 (pblb) 49p
Great Forest Druid
: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Druid Treefolk
Great Forest Druid (ecl) 178
Incubation Druid
: Add one mana of any type that a land you control could produce. If this creature has a +1/+1 counter on it, add three mana of that type instead.
: Adapt 3. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put three +1/+1 counters on it.)
Creature - Elf Druid
Incubation Druid (fic) 309
Llanowar Elves
: Add
.
Creature - Elf Druid
Llanowar Elves (6ed) 239
Noxious Newt
Deathtouch
: Add
.
Creature - Salamander
Noxious Newt (sos) 155
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
When Rishkar enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
Each creature you control with a counter on it has "
: Add
."
Legendary Creature - Elf Druid
Rishkar, Peema Renegade (cmm) 317
Sea Scryer
: Add
.
,
: Add
.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Sea Scryer (mir) 90
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 (mor) 51

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Removal

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Aetherize
Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.
Instant
Aetherize (plst) DDO-36
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (6ed) 61
Essence Capture
Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.
Instant
Essence Capture (neo) 52
Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Negate (mom) 68
Scourge of Fleets
When this creature enters, return each creature your opponents control with toughness X or less to its owner's hand, where X is the number of Islands you control.
Creature - Kraken
Scourge of Fleets (jou) 51

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Theft

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Cytoplast Manipulator
Graft 2 (This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
,
: Gain control of target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it for as long as this creature remains on the battlefield.
Creature - Human Wizard Mutant
Cytoplast Manipulator (pza) 5

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Tokens

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Iridescent Hornbeetle
At the beginning of your end step, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token for each +1/+1 counter you've put on creatures under your control this turn.
Creature - Insect
Iridescent Hornbeetle (znr) 187

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Untap

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Murkfiend Liege
Other green creatures you control get +1/+1.
Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.
Untap all green and/or blue creatures you control during each other player's untap step.
Creature - Horror
Murkfiend Liege (plst) EVE-156

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Maybeboard

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Benthic Biomancer
: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card, then discard a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk Mutant
Benthic Biomancer (rna) 32
Deepwater Hypnotist
Inspired — Whenever this creature becomes untapped, target creature an opponent controls gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Deepwater Hypnotist (bng) 35
Hydroid Krasis
When you cast this spell, you gain half X life and draw half X cards. Round down each time.
Flying, trample
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Creature - Beast Jellyfish Hydra
Hydroid Krasis (soc) 315
Paperfin Rascal
When this creature enters, clash with an opponent. If you win, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Paperfin Rascal (lrw) 77
Retro-Mutation
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature is a Turtle with base power and toughness 0/1. It can't attack and loses all abilities. (It also loses all other creature types.)
Enchantment - Aura
Retro-Mutation (tmt) 51
Seasinger
When you control no Islands, sacrifice this creature.
You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step.
: Gain control of target creature whose controller controls an Island for as long as you control this creature and this creature remains tapped.
Creature - Merfolk
Seasinger (fem) 25

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