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MerCreep (RIP Kumena)
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $260.48
Salt sum: 35.43
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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 of the Surging Soul attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.

Creature
Hakbal of the Surging Soul (lcc) 19

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Finisher

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Simic Ascendancy

{1}{G}{U}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on a creature you control, put that many growth counters on Simic Ascendancy. At the beginning of your upkeep, if Simic Ascendancy has twenty or more growth counters on it, you win the game.

Enchantment
Simic Ascendancy (lcc) 288
Wanderwine Prophets

Champion a Merfolk (When this enters, sacrifice it unless you exile another Merfolk you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.) Whenever Wanderwine Prophets deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice a Merfolk. If you do, take an extra turn after this one.

Creature
Wanderwine Prophets (lrw) 95

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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

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Cenote Scout

When Cenote Scout 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
Cenote Scout (lci) 178
Deepfathom Echo

At the beginning of combat on your turn, Deepfathom Echo 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
Deepfathom Echo (lci) 228
Deeproot Elite

Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.

Creature
Deeproot Elite (rix) 127
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
Deeproot Historian (lcc) 59
Forerunner of the Heralds

When Forerunner of the Heralds enters, you may search your library for a Merfolk card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top. Whenever another Merfolk you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Forerunner of the Heralds.

Creature
Forerunner of the Heralds (rix) 129
Harbinger of the Tides

You may cast this card as though it had flash if you pay {2} more to cast it. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.) When this creature enters, you may return target tapped creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

Creature
Harbinger of the Tides (j22) 306
Herald of Secret Streams

Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them can't be blocked.

Creature
Herald of Secret Streams (lcc) 158
Jadelight Spelunker

When Jadelight Spelunker 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
Jadelight Spelunker (lci) 196
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 (spg) 1
Merfolk Cave-Diver

Whenever a creature you control explores, Merfolk Cave-Diver gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Merfolk Cave-Diver (lci) 65
Merfolk Trickster

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

Creature
Merfolk Trickster (dom) 56
Merrow Harbinger

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) When Merrow Harbinger enters, you may search your library for a Merfolk card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Creature
Merrow Harbinger (lrw) 73
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
Mist Dancer

Flying Other Merfolk you control get +1/+0 and have flying. Encore {5}{U}{U} ({5}{U}{U}, 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
Mist Dancer (lcc) 76
Mistcaller

Sacrifice Mistcaller: Until end of turn, if a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.

Creature
Mistcaller (m19) 62
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, Current Conductor.

Creature
Nicanzil, Current Conductor (lci) 306
River Herald Guide

Vigilance When River Herald Guide 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
River Herald Guide (lci) 209
River Herald Scout

When River Herald Scout 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
River Herald Scout (lci) 72
Roaming Throne

Ward {2} As Roaming Throne enters, choose a creature type. Roaming Throne is the chosen type in addition to its other types. If a triggered ability of another creature you control of the chosen type triggers, it triggers an additional time.

Creature Artifact
Roaming Throne (lci) 344
Seahunter

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

Creature
Seahunter (plst) NEM-41
Seeker of Sunlight

{2}{G}: Seeker of Sunlight explores. Activate only as a sorcery. (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
Seeker of Sunlight (lci) 210
Sentinel of the Nameless City

Vigilance Whenever Sentinel of the Nameless City enters or attacks, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Creature
Sentinel of the Nameless City (lci) 211
Singer of Swift Rivers

Flash When Singer of Swift Rivers 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
Singer of Swift Rivers (lcc) 98
Tempest Caller

When Tempest Caller enters, tap all creatures target opponent controls.

Creature
Tempest Caller (xln) 86
Tishana's Tidebinder

Flash When Tishana's Tidebinder enters, counter up to one target activated or triggered ability. If an ability of an artifact, creature, or planeswalker is countered this way, that permanent loses all abilities for as long as Tishana's Tidebinder remains on the battlefield. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Creature
Tishana's Tidebinder (lci) 335
Topography Tracker

When Topography Tracker enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.") If a creature you control would explore, instead it explores, then it explores again.

Creature
Topography Tracker (lcc) 95
Vorel of the Hull Clade

{G}{U}, {T}: Double the number of each kind of counter on target artifact, creature, or land.

Creature
Vorel of the Hull Clade (lcc) 294
Wake Thrasher

Whenever a permanent you control becomes untapped, Wake Thrasher gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Wake Thrasher (j22) 369
Waterwind Scout

Flying When Waterwind Scout enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Creature
Waterwind Scout (lci) 84

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Land

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Barkchannel Pathway

Land
Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway (khm) 251Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway (khm) 251
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (lcc) 325
Dreamroot Cascade

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

Land
Dreamroot Cascade (vow) 262
Flooded Grove

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

Land
Flooded Grove (ncc) 402
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (lci) 401
Hinterland Harbor

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

Land
Hinterland Harbor (lcc) 336
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (lci) 396
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry 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 (lcc) 346
Rejuvenating Springs

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

Land
Rejuvenating Springs (cmr) 354
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (lcc) 348
Secluded Courtyard

As this land enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: 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 (lcc) 350
Simic Growth Chamber

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

Land
Simic Growth Chamber (lcc) 352
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 (lcc) 357
Thornwood Falls

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

Land
Thornwood Falls (mom) 274
Unclaimed Territory

As Unclaimed Territory enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.

Land
Unclaimed Territory (lcc) 366

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Door of Destinies

As Door of Destinies enters, choose a creature type. Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, put a charge counter on Door of Destinies. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1 for each charge counter on Door of Destinies.

Artifact
Door of Destinies (c17) 208
Herald's Horn

As Herald's Horn enters, choose a creature type. Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost {1} less to cast. At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.

Artifact
Herald's Horn (lcc) 304

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Bident of Thassa

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. {1}{U}, {T}: Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able.

Artifact Enchantment
Bident of Thassa (lcc) 146
Cold-Eyed Selkie

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Whenever Cold-Eyed Selkie deals combat damage to a player, you may draw that many cards.

Creature
Cold-Eyed Selkie (lcc) 266
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
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
Jadelight Ranger

When Jadelight Ranger 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
Jadelight Ranger (plst) RIX-136
Merfolk Branchwalker

When Merfolk Branchwalker 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
Merfolk Branchwalker (xln) 197
Seafloor Oracle

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

Creature
Seafloor Oracle (lcc) 170
Silvergill Adept

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

Creature
Silvergill Adept (plst) RIX-53
Svyelun of Sea and Sky

Svyelun of Sea and Sky 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
Tatyova, Benthic Druid

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

Creature
Tatyova, Benthic Druid (lcc) 290
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
Tishana, Voice of Thunder

Tishana, Voice of Thunder'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.

Creature
Tishana, Voice of Thunder (lcc) 291
Zegana, Utopian Speaker

When Zegana, Utopian Speaker enters, if you control another creature with a +1/+1 counter on it, draw a card. {4}{G}{U}: Adapt 4. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put four +1/+1 counters on it.) Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.

Creature
Zegana, Utopian Speaker (lcc) 298

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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 (cmm) 295
Kopala, Warden of Waves

Spells your opponents cast that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to cast. Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to activate.

Creature
Kopala, Warden of Waves (lcc) 160
Leyline of Anticipation

If Leyline of Anticipation is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield. You may cast spells as though they had flash.

Enchantment
Leyline of Anticipation (clb) 726
March of Swirling Mist

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of blue cards from your hand. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card exiled this way. Up to X target creatures phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. Each one phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)

Instant
March of Swirling Mist (neo) 61
Swift Warden

Flash When Swift Warden 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

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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
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 (wot) 55
Kindred Discovery

As Kindred Discovery enters, choose a creature type. Whenever a creature you control of the chosen type enters or attacks, draw a card.

Enchantment
Kindred Discovery (lcc) 159
Merrow Commerce

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

Enchantment Kindred
Merrow Commerce (lrw) 72
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 (rix) 142
Quest for Renewal

Whenever a creature you control becomes tapped, you may put a quest counter on Quest for Renewal. As long as there are four or more quest counters on Quest for Renewal, untap all creatures you control during each other player's untap step.

Enchantment
Quest for Renewal (wwk) 110
Twists and Turns

Enchantment
Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze (lci) 217Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze (lci) 217
Virtue of Knowledge

Enchantment
Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions (woe) 76

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Ramp

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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
Enter the Unknown

Target 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 creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.) You may play an additional land this turn.

Sorcery
Enter the Unknown (rix) 128
Growing Rites of Itlimoc

Enchantment
Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun (lci) 188Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun (lci) 188
Kiora's Follower

{T}: Untap another target permanent.

Creature
Kiora's Follower (lcc) 273
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (lcc) 313
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

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Maybeboard

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Deepchannel Mentor

Blue creatures you control can't be blocked.

Creature
Deepchannel Mentor (shm) 35
Eaten by Piranhas

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Enchant creature Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a black Skeleton creature with base power and toughness 1/1. (It loses all other colors, card types, and creature types.)

Enchantment
Eaten by Piranhas (lci) 54
Empress Galina

{U}{U}, {T}: Gain control of target legendary permanent. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Creature
Empress Galina (plst) INV-54
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 {2}

Artifact
Glowcap Lantern (lci) 187
Out of Air

This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets a creature spell. Counter target spell.

Instant
Out of Air (lci) 69
Rootwater Thief

{U}: Rootwater Thief gains flying until end of turn. Whenever Rootwater Thief deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}. If you do, search that player's library for a card and exile it, then the player shuffles.

Creature
Rootwater Thief (nem) 40
Thada Adel, Acquisitor

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Whenever Thada Adel, Acquisitor deals combat damage to a player, search that player's library for an artifact card and exile it. Then that player shuffles. Until end of turn, you may play that card.

Creature
Thada Adel, Acquisitor (wwk) 40
Tishana's Wayfinder

When Tishana's Wayfinder 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
Tishana's Wayfinder (xln) 211

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