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Commander

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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.
Legendary Creature - Scout Merfolk
Nicanzil, Current Conductor (lci) 306

Commander

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Anthem

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Merfolk Mistbinder
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Merfolk Mistbinder (lcc) 276
Merfolk Sovereign
Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Merfolk Noble
Merfolk Sovereign (lcc) 164
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 (lcc) 165

Anthem

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Counters

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Arbor Armament
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)
Instant
Arbor Armament (j25) 628
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 (j25) 291
Deeproot Champion
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Deeproot Champion (plst) XLN-185
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
Jade Bearer
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target Merfolk you control.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Jade Bearer (rix) 134
Prohibit
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Counter target spell if its mana value is 2 or less. If this spell was kicked, counter that spell if its mana value is 4 or less instead.
Instant
Prohibit (mh1) 64
Spell Pierce
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays
.
Instant
Spell Pierce (dft) 64
Topography Tracker
When this creature enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: 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 - Scout Merfolk
Topography Tracker (lcc) 95
Vineshaper Mystic
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target Merfolk you control.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Vineshaper Mystic (xln) 214
Wildgrowth Walker
Whenever a creature you control explores, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 3 life.
Creature - Elemental
Wildgrowth Walker (xln) 216

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Cycling

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Miscalculation
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Instant
Miscalculation (plst) ULG-36

Cycling

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Draw

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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 (lcc) 145
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
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) 3
Ixalli's Diviner
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 - Human Druid
Ixalli's Diviner (j25) 675
Jadelight Ranger
When this creature 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 - Scout Merfolk Ranger
Jadelight Ranger (j25) 676
Jadelight Spelunker
When this creature 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 - Scout Merfolk
Jadelight Spelunker (lci) 196
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
River Herald Guide
Vigilance
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 Guide (lci) 209
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
Seeker of Sunlight
: This creature 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 - Scout Merfolk
Seeker of Sunlight (lci) 210
Sleight of Hand
Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.
Sorcery
Sleight of Hand (woe) 67
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
Tishana's Wayfinder
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
Tishana's Wayfinder (xln) 211

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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 (lcc) 158
Merfolk Cave-Diver
Whenever a creature you control explores, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Merfolk Cave-Diver (lci) 65
Mist-Cloaked Herald
This creature can't be blocked.
Creature - Warrior Merfolk
Mist-Cloaked Herald (rix) 43
Rishadan Dockhand
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
,
: Tap target land.
Creature - Merfolk
Rishadan Dockhand (mh2) 59
Tide Shaper
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
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 - Wizard Merfolk
Tide Shaper (mh2) 72
Triton Shorestalker
This creature can't be blocked.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Triton Shorestalker (otc) 121

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Land

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Breeding Pool
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Forest
Breeding Pool (rvr) 275
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (tdc) 107
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (tdm) 285
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (tdm) 279
Secluded Courtyard
As this land enters, choose a creature type.
: Add
.
: 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 (fdn) 267
Soaring Seacliff
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, target creature gains flying until end of turn.
: Add
.
Land
Soaring Seacliff (c20) 315
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.
: Add
or
.
Land
Vineglimmer Snarl (drc) 183

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Mill

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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 Rogue
Merfolk Windrobber (znr) 70

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Proliferate

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Merfolk Skydiver
Flying
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Creature - Merfolk Mutant
Merfolk Skydiver (lcc) 277

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Protection

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Cerulean Drake
Flying
Protection from red (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything red.)
Sacrifice this creature: Counter target spell that targets you.
Creature - Drake
Cerulean Drake (m20) 53
Shore Up
Target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. Untap it. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Instant
Shore Up (blb) 69
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
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
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 (tdm) 159
Turn Aside
Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.
Instant
Turn Aside (plst) EMN-78

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Ramp

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Growth Spiral
Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Instant
Growth Spiral (dsc) 88

Ramp

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Removal

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Alchemist's Retrieval
Cleave
(You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner's hand.
Instant
Alchemist's Retrieval (vow) 47
Bushwhack
Choose one —
• Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Sorcery
Bushwhack (j25) 641
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
Disperse
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Instant
Disperse (m19) 50
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
Harbinger of the Tides
You may cast this spell as though it had flash if you pay
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 - Wizard Merfolk
Harbinger of the Tides (j22) 306
Memory Lapse
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard.
Instant
Memory Lapse (plst) EMA-60
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
Serum Snare
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If that permanent had mana value 3 or less, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Instant
Serum Snare (one) 68
Sleep
Tap all creatures target player controls. Those creatures don't untap during that player's next untap step.
Sorcery
Sleep (plst) C15-106
Smell Fear
Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Target creature you control fights up to one target creature you don't control.
Sorcery
Smell Fear (mh2) 173
Titanic Brawl
This spell costs
less to cast if it targets a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Instant
Titanic Brawl (rvr) 158
Unable to Scream
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a Toy artifact creature with base power and toughness 0/2 in addition to its other types.
As long as enchanted creature is face down, it can't be turned face up.
Enchantment - Aura
Unable to Scream (dsk) 78
Unsummon
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Instant
Unsummon (m20) 78
Void Snare
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Sorcery
Void Snare (m15) 82

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Tokens

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Sentinel of the Nameless City
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Creature - Warrior Scout Merfolk
Sentinel of the Nameless City (lci) 211
Waterwind Scout
Flying
When this creature enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Waterwind Scout (lci) 84

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Tutor

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Forerunner of the Heralds
When this creature 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 this creature.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Forerunner of the Heralds (rix) 129

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Maybeboard

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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
Fading Hope
Return target creature to its owner's hand. If its mana value was 3 or less, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Instant
Fading Hope (j25) 310
Force Spike
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Instant
Force Spike (plst) DDJ-14
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
Kumena's Speaker
This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control another Merfolk or an Island.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Kumena's Speaker (xln) 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 - Merfolk
Lord of Atlantis (7ed) 83
Lose Focus
Replicate
(When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Instant
Lose Focus (mh2) 49
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.)
Creature - Merfolk
Master of the Pearl Trident (lcc) 162
Mental Misstep
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Counter target spell with mana value 1.
Instant
Mental Misstep (mb2) 30
Planar Genesis
Look at the top four cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. If you don't, put a card from among them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Instant
Planar Genesis (mh3) 198
Slip Out the Back
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.)
Instant
Slip Out the Back (clu) 99
Spell Snare
Counter target spell with mana value 2.
Instant
Spell Snare (plst) DIS-33
Stern Scolding
Counter target creature spell with power or toughness 2 or less.
Instant
Stern Scolding (ltr) 71
Tale's End
Counter target activated ability, triggered ability, or legendary spell.
Instant
Tale's End (m20) 77
Tishana's Tidebinder
Flash
When this creature 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 this creature remains on the battlefield. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Tishana's Tidebinder (lci) 81
True-Name Nemesis
As this creature enters, choose a player.
This creature has protection from the chosen player.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
True-Name Nemesis (plst) C13-63
Wash Away
Cleave
(You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].
Instant
Wash Away (vow) 87
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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