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Undersea Archaeology
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Est deck cost: $175.64
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Commander

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Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.) Creatures your opponents control without flying or reach can't block creatures with power 2 or less. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Creature
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa (cmr) 535
Thrasios, Triton Hero

{4}: Scry 1, then reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped. Otherwise, draw a card. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Creature
Thrasios, Triton Hero (c16) 46

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Evasion

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Mist-Cloaked Herald

This creature can't be blocked.

Creature
Mist-Cloaked Herald (rix) 43
Tide Shaper

Kicker {1} (You may pay an additional {1} 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
Tide Shaper (mh2) 72

Evasion

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Ramp

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Azorius Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Artifact
Azorius Signet (dsc) 240
Coldsteel Heart

This artifact enters tapped. As this artifact enters, choose a color. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Artifact
Coldsteel Heart (j22) 94
Cryptolith Rite

Creatures you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color."

Enchantment
Cryptolith Rite (inr) 189
Explore

You may play an additional land this turn. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Explore (j25) 146
Explorer's Scope

Whenever equipped creature attacks, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Explorer's Scope (pip) 231
Growth Spiral

Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Instant
Growth Spiral (dsc) 88
Kiora's Follower

{T}: Untap another target permanent.

Creature
Kiora's Follower (lcc) 273
Marble Diamond

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}.

Artifact
Marble Diamond (clb) 320
Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Mind Stone (dsc) 248
Moss Diamond

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}.

Artifact
Moss Diamond (clb) 327
Rampant Growth

Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Rampant Growth (j25) 704
Simic Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Artifact
Simic Signet (dsc) 252
Sky Diamond

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}.

Artifact
Sky Diamond (scd) 273
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (drc) 57
Wayfarer's Bauble

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (pip) 252

Ramp

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Untap

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Awakening

At the beginning of each upkeep, untap all creatures and lands.

Enchantment
Awakening (plst) STH-101
Intruder Alarm

Creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps. Whenever a creature enters, untap all creatures.

Enchantment
Intruder Alarm (wot) 21

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Anthem

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Coat of Arms

Each creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature on the battlefield that shares at least one creature type with it. (For example, if two Goblin Warriors and a Goblin Shaman are on the battlefield, each gets +2/+2.)

Artifact
Coat of Arms (plst) DDS-58
Merfolk Mistbinder

Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.

Creature
Merfolk Mistbinder (lcc) 276
Merfolk Sovereign

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1. {T}: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Merfolk Sovereign (lcc) 164

Anthem

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Land

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Access Tunnel

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Access Tunnel (otc) 270
Ash Barrens

{T}: Add {C}. Basic landcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Land
Ash Barrens (drc) 147
Blossoming Sands

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Blossoming Sands (dft) 252
Canopy Vista

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Canopy Vista (blc) 296
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (drc) 60
Dreamroot Cascade

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Dreamroot Cascade (inr) 277
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (drc) 153
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (drc) 155
Flooded Grove

{T}: Add {C}. {G/U}, {T}: Add {G}{G}, {G}{U}, or {U}{U}.

Land
Flooded Grove (dsc) 276
Floodfarm Verge

{T}: Add {W}. {T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control a Plains or an Island.

Land
Floodfarm Verge (dsk) 259
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (dft) 289
Hinterland Harbor

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Hinterland Harbor (drc) 160
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (dft) 280
Overflowing Basin

{1}, {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Land
Overflowing Basin (drc) 165
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: 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 (drc) 166
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (dft) 278
Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Prairie Stream (drc) 167
Rejuvenating Springs

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Rejuvenating Springs (cmm) 424
Seaside Citadel

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U}.

Land
Seaside Citadel (blc) 329
Selesnya Sanctuary

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Land
Selesnya Sanctuary (clu) 246
Simic Growth Chamber

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Land
Simic Growth Chamber (dsc) 298
Temple of Enlightenment

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.) {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Enlightenment (dsc) 308
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.) {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Mystery (dsc) 311
Thornwood Falls

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Thornwood Falls (dft) 266
Tranquil Landscape

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic Forest, Plains, or Island card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Cycling {G}{W}{U} ({G}{W}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Tranquil Landscape (mh3) 231
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. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Vineglimmer Snarl (drc) 183
Wanderwine Hub

As this land enters, you may reveal a Merfolk card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Wanderwine Hub (lrw) 280
Yavimaya Coast

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Yavimaya Coast (drc) 184

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Removal

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Floodpits Drowner

Flash Vigilance When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. {1}{U}, {T}: Shuffle this creature and target creature with a stun counter on it into their owners' libraries.

Creature
Floodpits Drowner (dsk) 59
Nature's Claim

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Its controller gains 4 life.

Instant
Nature's Claim (mb2) 69
Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Negate (mom) 68
Opposition

Tap an untapped creature you control: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

Enchantment
Opposition (dmr) 62
Rapid Hybridization

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.

Instant
Rapid Hybridization (blc) 111
Sundering Growth

Destroy target artifact or enchantment, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Instant
Sundering Growth (c19) 203

Removal

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Creature

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Enclave Cryptologist

Level up {1}{U} ({1}{U}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-2 0/1 {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. LEVEL 3+ 0/1 {T}: Draw a card.

Creature
Enclave Cryptologist (plst) ROE-66
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
Lord of Atlantis (7ed) 83
Merfolk Looter

{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Merfolk Looter (afc) 86
Merfolk Pupil

When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card. {1}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Merfolk Pupil (j25) 326
Merfolk Traders

When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Merfolk Traders (wth) 43
Merfolk Trickster

Flash When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. It loses all abilities until end of turn.

Creature
Merfolk Trickster (plst) DOM-56
Merrow Reejerey

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may tap or untap target permanent.

Creature
Merrow Reejerey (lcc) 165
Puresight Merrow

{W/U}, {Q}: Look at the top card of your library. You may exile that card. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

Creature
Puresight Merrow (plst) SHM-146
River Sneak

This creature can't be blocked. Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
River Sneak (j22) 339
Sage of the Falls

Whenever this creature or another non-Human creature you control enters, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Creature
Sage of the Falls (j22) 340
Scroll Thief

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Scroll Thief (plst) DDT-17
Seafloor Oracle

Whenever a Merfolk you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Seafloor Oracle (lcc) 170
Soothsayer Adept

{1}{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Soothsayer Adept (stx) 55
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 {1}. (Whenever another Merfolk you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.)

Creature
Svyelun of Sea and Sky (lcc) 175
Sygg, River Guide

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) {1}{W}: Target Merfolk you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Creature
Sygg, River Guide (lrw) 251
Thieving Skydiver

Kicker {X}. X can't be 0. (You may pay an additional {X} as you cast this spell.) Flying When this creature enters, if it was kicked, gain control of target artifact with mana value X or less. If that artifact is an Equipment, attach it to this creature.

Creature
Thieving Skydiver (otc) 118
Triton Shorestalker

This creature can't be blocked.

Creature
Triton Shorestalker (otc) 121

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Mill

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Drowner of Secrets

Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: Target player mills a card.

Creature
Drowner of Secrets (lrw) 58

Mill

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Tokens

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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
Stonybrook Schoolmaster

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may create a 1/1 blue Merfolk Wizard creature token.

Creature
Stonybrook Schoolmaster (plst) MOR-25
Summon the School

Create two 1/1 blue Merfolk Wizard creature tokens. Tap four untapped Merfolk you control: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery Kindred
Summon the School (lrw) 42

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Draw

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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
Cold-Eyed Selkie (otc) 218
Concentrate

Draw three cards.

Sorcery
Concentrate (j25) 301
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.

Creature
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca (lcc) 274
Opt

Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) Draw a card.

Instant
Opt (j25) 339
Serum Visions

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Sorcery
Serum Visions (otc) 112
Silvergill Adept

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal a Merfolk card from your hand or pay {3}. When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature
Silvergill Adept (plst) RIX-53
Tatyova, Benthic Druid

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

Creature
Tatyova, Benthic Druid (dsc) 235

Draw

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Protection

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Heroic Intervention

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Heroic Intervention (pip) 202
Simic Charm

Choose one — • Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. • Permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. • Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Instant
Simic Charm (cmr) 451
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 (sta) 57
Swift Warden

Flash When this creature enters, target Merfolk you control gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Creature
Swift Warden (rix) 146

Protection

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Tutor

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Seahunter

{3}, {T}: Search your library for a Merfolk permanent card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Seahunter (plst) NEM-41

Tutor

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Maybeboard

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Abjure

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a blue permanent. Counter target spell.

Instant
Abjure (wth) 31
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.

Creature
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters (mkc) 198
Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (drc) 52
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
Deeproot Wayfinder

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, surveil 1, then you may return a land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. (To surveil 1, look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)

Creature
Deeproot Wayfinder (mom) 184
Elven Chorus

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells from the top of your library. Creatures you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color."

Enchantment
Elven Chorus (ltr) 160
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 {1}. If you do, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token.

Creature
Emperor Mihail II (lcc) 155
Guardian Project

Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if it doesn't have the same name as another creature you control or a creature card in your graveyard, draw a card.

Enchantment
Guardian Project (pip) 199
Harpoon Sniper

{W}, {T}: This creature deals X damage to target attacking or blocking creature, where X is the number of Merfolk you control.

Creature
Harpoon Sniper (lrw) 19
Judge of Currents

Whenever a Merfolk you control becomes tapped, you may gain 1 life.

Creature
Judge of Currents (lrw) 22
Jungleborn Pioneer

When this creature enters, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Creature
Jungleborn Pioneer (plst) RIX-137
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
Lullmage Mentor (zen) 54
Merfolk Windrobber

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player mills a card. (They put the top card of their library into their graveyard.) Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card. Activate only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.

Creature
Merfolk Windrobber (znr) 70
Merrow Commerce

At the beginning of your end step, untap all Merfolk you control.

Enchantment Kindred
Merrow Commerce (lrw) 72
Raving Visionary

{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Delirium — {2}{U}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.

Creature
Raving Visionary (mh2) 56
Sejiri Merfolk

As long as you control a Plains, this creature has first strike and lifelink. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Creature
Sejiri Merfolk (plst) WWK-36
Shaper Apprentice

This creature has flying as long as you control another Merfolk.

Creature
Shaper Apprentice (j22) 346
Sharae of Numbing Depths

When Sharae enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Whenever you tap one or more untapped creatures your opponents control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Creature
Sharae of Numbing Depths (woe) 213
Skyclave Aerialist

Creature
Skyclave Aerialist // Skyclave Invader (mom) 78Skyclave Aerialist // Skyclave Invader (mom) 78
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 {1} less to cast.

Creature
Stonybrook Banneret (lcc) 173
Swan Song

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Instant
Swan Song (ltc) 197
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (drc) 37
Tazeem Roilmage

Kicker {4} (You may pay an additional {4} 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
Tazeem Roilmage (znr) 84
Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.) Exile Teferi's Protection.

Instant
Teferi's Protection (2x2) 32
Worldly Tutor

Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put the card on top.

Instant
Worldly Tutor (dmr) 185

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Tokens & Extras

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Merfolk

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Creature Token
Merfolk (tlci) 5
Merfolk Wizard

Creature Token
Merfolk Wizard (tlrw) 4

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Deck Info

Deck stats

8 pips - 6 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
50 pips - 40 cards
31 mana - 29 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
22 pips - 18 cards
27 mana - 25 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
8 mana - 7 cards
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