Deeproot Elite

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

Return to Nature

Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Exile target card from a graveyard.

Reality Shift

Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)

Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Return of the Wildspeaker

Choose one —
• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among non-Human creatures you control.
• Non-Human creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.

Rishkar's Expertise

Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
You may cast a spell with mana value 5 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

The Millennium Calendar

Whenever you untap one or more permanents during your untap step, put that many time counters on The Millennium Calendar.
{2}, {T}: Double the number of time counters on The Millennium Calendar.
When there are 1,000 or more time counters on The Millennium Calendar, sacrifice it and each opponent loses 1,000 life.

Thornwood Falls

Thornwood Falls enters tapped.
When Thornwood Falls enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Vodalian Hexcatcher

Flash
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
Sacrifice a Merfolk: Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Vorel of the Hull Clade

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

Whelming Wave

Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

Cresting Mosasaurus

Emerge {6}{U} (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When Cresting Mosasaurus enters, if you cast it, return each non-Dinosaur creature to its owner's hand.

Forest

Merfolk Mistbinder

Island

Ancestral Reminiscence

Abundant Harvest

Choose land or nonland. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card of the chosen kind. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

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}.)

Promising Vein

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Promising Vein: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

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.)

Poison Dart Frog

Reach
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
{2}: Poison Dart Frog gains deathtouch until end of turn.

Quick Study

Rejuvenating Springs

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

Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Tatyova, Benthic Druid

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

Vivid Creek

Vivid Creek enters tapped with two charge counters on it.
{T}: Add {U}.
{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Creek: Add one mana of any color.

Vivid Grove

Vivid Grove enters tapped with two charge counters on it.
{T}: Add {G}.
{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Grove: Add one mana of any color.

Yavimaya Coast

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {G} or {U}. Yavimaya Coast deals 1 damage to you.

Padeem, Consul of Innovation

Artifacts you control have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the artifact with the highest mana value or tied for the highest mana value, draw a card.

Worldly Tutor

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

Vodalian Arcanist

{T}: Add {C}. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.

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.)

Decanter of Endless Water

You have no maximum hand size.
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

Omniscience

You may cast spells from your hand without paying their mana costs.

Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood

Whenever Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 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.

Adventurous Impulse

Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Arcane Signet

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

Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Cavernous Maw

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}: Cavernous Maw becomes a 3/3 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a Cave land. Activate only if the number of other Caves you control plus the number of Cave cards in your graveyard is three or greater.

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.)

Chart a Course

Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you attacked this turn.

Command Tower

Cosmium Confluence

Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once.
• Search your library for a Cave card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
• Put three +1/+1 counters on a Cave you control. It becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.
• Destroy target enchantment.

Counterspell

Deepglow Skate

When Deepglow Skate enters, double the number of each kind of counter on any number of target permanents.

Harmonize

Reliquary Tower

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

Deeproot Pilgrimage

Whenever one or more nontoken Merfolk you control become tapped, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof.

Disallow

Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Druid Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life.
{2}{G}: Level 2
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
{4}{G}: Level 3
When this Class becomes level 3, target land you control becomes a creature with haste and "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control." It's still a land.

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.

Empress Galina

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

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.

Growing Rites of Itlimoc

When Growing Rites of Itlimoc enters, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more creatures, transform Growing Rites of Itlimoc.

Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun

(Transforms from Growing Rites of Itlimoc.)
{T}: Add {G}.
{T}: Add {G} for each creature you control.

Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun

Herald of Secret Streams

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

Hidden Cataract

Hidden Cataract enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.
{4}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice Hidden Cataract: Discover 4. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

Hidden Nursery

Hidden Nursery enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
{4}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice Hidden Nursery: Discover 4. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

Hinterland Harbor

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

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.)

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.

Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca

Tap another untapped Merfolk you control: Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 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.

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.)

Matzalantli, the Great Door

{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
{4}, {T}: Transform Matzalantli, the Great Door. Activate only if there are four or more permanent types among cards in your graveyard. (Artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, land, and planeswalker are permanent types.)

The Core

(Transforms from Matzalantli.)
Fathomless descent — {T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.

Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core

Negate

Nezahal, Primal Tide

This spell can't be countered.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, draw a card.
Discard three cards: Exile Nezahal, Primal Tide. Return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch

Flying
Whenever you cast an instant spell from your hand, it gains rebound. (Exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.)
When Ojer Pakpatiq dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control with three time counters on it.

Temple of Cyclical Time

(Transforms from Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch.)
{T}: Add {U}. Remove a time counter from Temple of Cyclical Time.
{2}{U}, {T}: Transform Temple of Cyclical Time. Activate only if it has no time counters on it and only as a sorcery.

Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time

Pongify

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Rhystic Study

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.

Shamanic Revelation

Draw a card for each creature you control.
Ferocious — You gain 4 life for each creature you control with power 4 or greater.

Simic Guildgate

Simic Guildgate enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Sol Ring

Sunken Citadel

Sunken Citadel enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color.
{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.
{T}: Add two mana of the chosen color. Spend this mana only to activate abilities of land sources.

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.")

Prairie Stream

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

Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Heroic Intervention

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

Chulane, Teller of Tales

Vigilance
Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
{3}, {T}: Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may draw a card.

Swords to Plowshares

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

Farewell

Choose one or more —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all graveyards.

Wrath of God

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

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.)

Hallowed Fountain

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.)
As Hallowed Fountain enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Plains

Sunpetal Grove

Sunpetal Grove enters tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains.
{T}: Add {G} or {W}.

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