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Commander

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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 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
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Anthem

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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
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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
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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
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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
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Anthem

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Counters

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Branching Evolution
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
Enchantment
Branching Evolution (mh3) 285
Color tag templates(None)
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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
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Fangs of Kalonia
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control, then double the number of +1/+1 counters on each creature that had a +1/+1 counter put on it this way.
Overload
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sorcery
Fangs of Kalonia (mh3) 153
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Force of Will
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Force of Will (soa) 19
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Galuf's Final Act
Until end of turn, target creature gets +1/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to its power on up to one target creature."
Instant
Galuf's Final Act (fin) 186
Color tag templates(None)
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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 (soc) 272
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Jade Bearer
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target Merfolk you control.
Creature - Merfolk Shaman
Jade Bearer (rix) 134
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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
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Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on an artifact or creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
,
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact or creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Legendary Artifact
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire (soc) 281
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Simic Ascendancy
: 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 this enchantment.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this enchantment has twenty or more growth counters on it, you win the game.
Enchantment
Simic Ascendancy (blc) 260
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Vorel of the Hull Clade
,
: Double the number of each kind of counter on target artifact, creature, or land.
Legendary Creature - Human Merfolk
Vorel of the Hull Clade (lcc) 294
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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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Creature

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Emil, Vastlands Roamer
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.
,
: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of differently named lands you control.
Legendary Creature - Elf Druid
Emil, Vastlands Roamer (sos) 146
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Creature

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Draw

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Augur of Bolas
When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Augur of Bolas (j25) 286
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Call to the Kindred
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top five cards of your library. If you do, you may put a creature card that shares a creature type with enchanted creature from among them onto the battlefield, then you put the rest of those cards on the bottom of your library in any order.
Enchantment - Aura
Call to the Kindred (dka) 30
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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
. If you do, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token.
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Noble
Emperor Mihail II (lcc) 155
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Inspiring Call
Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Instant
Inspiring Call (tle) 168
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Kindred Discovery
As this enchantment 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
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Kindred Summons
Choose a creature type. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X creature cards of the chosen type, where X is the number of creatures you control of that type. Put those cards onto the battlefield, then shuffle the rest of the revealed cards into your library.
Instant
Kindred Summons (ecc) 112
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Merfolk Looter
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Merfolk Looter (afc) 86
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Realmwalker
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast creature spells of the chosen type from the top of your library.
Creature - Shapeshifter
Realmwalker (ecc) 114
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Seafloor Oracle
Whenever a Merfolk you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Seafloor Oracle (lcc) 170
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Draw

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Enchantment

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Puca's Covenant
Whenever a creature you control with a counter on it dies, you may return another target permanent card with mana value less than or equal to the number of counters on that creature from your graveyard to your hand. Do this only once each turn.
Enchantment
Puca's Covenant (ecc) 18
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Enchantment

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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
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Evasion

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Finisher

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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 this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice a Merfolk. If you do, take an extra turn after this one.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Wanderwine Prophets (lrw) 95
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Finisher

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Instant

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Mana Sculpt
Counter target spell. If you control a Wizard, add an amount of
equal to the amount of mana spent to cast that spell at the beginning of your next main phase.
Instant
Mana Sculpt (sos) 57
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Instant

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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 (eoe) 251
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Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (soc) 129
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Dreamroot Cascade
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Dreamroot Cascade (sos) 254
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Flooded Grove
: Add
.
,
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Flooded Grove (soc) 373
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Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (hob) 198
Color tag templates(None)
$---- $----
Hinterland Harbor
This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island.
: Add
or
.
Land
Hinterland Harbor (soc) 381
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Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (hob) 195
Color tag templates(None)
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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 (ecc) 62
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Unclaimed Territory
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.
Land
Unclaimed Territory (ecc) 175
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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 (soc) 420
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.22

Land

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Proliferate

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Deepglow Skate
When this creature enters, double the number of each kind of counter on any number of target permanents.
Creature - Fish
Deepglow Skate (eoc) 70
Color tag templates(None)
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Inexorable Tide
Whenever you cast a spell, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Enchantment
Inexorable Tide (fic) 265
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Protection

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Biosynthic Burst
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains reach, trample, and indestructible until end of turn. Untap it. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Biosynthic Burst (eoe) 173
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.26
Gaea's Gift
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains reach, trample, hexproof, and indestructible until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Gaea's Gift (bro) 182
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Heroic Intervention
Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
Instant
Heroic Intervention (pip) 202
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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
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Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (soc) 350
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Ripples of Potential
Proliferate, then choose any number of permanents you control that had a counter put on them this way. Those permanents phase out. (To proliferate, choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there. Treat phased-out permanents and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)
Instant
Ripples of Potential (eoc) 77
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$4.99 $1.98
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
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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 - Warrior Merfolk
Swift Warden (rix) 146
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Protection

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Pump

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Crash the Ramparts
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn.
Instant
Crash the Ramparts (xln) 182
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Predator's Strike
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Instant
Predator's Strike (j25) 699
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Pump

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Ramp

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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 - Scout Merfolk
Deeproot Wayfinder (mom) 184
Color tag templates(None)
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Evolution Charm
Choose one —
• Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
Instant
Evolution Charm (tsr) 202
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.30
Herd Heirloom
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell.
: Until end of turn, target creature you control with power 4 or greater gains trample and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."
Artifact
Herd Heirloom (tdm) 144
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$4.49 $4.14
Journey of Discovery
Choose one —
• Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
• You may play up to two additional lands this turn.
Entwine
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Sorcery
Journey of Discovery (mrd) 123
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Kiora's Follower
: Untap another target permanent.
Creature - Merfolk
Kiora's Follower (lcc) 273
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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) 236
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Sapphire Medallion
Blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (mh3) 296
Color tag templates(None)
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Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (soc) 128
Color tag templates(None)
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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 (lcc) 173
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.24
Urza's Incubator
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creature spells of the chosen type cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Urza's Incubator (mh3) 297
Color tag templates(None)
$22.99 $16.47

Ramp

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Removal

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Abjure
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a blue permanent.
Counter target spell.
Instant
Abjure (wth) 31
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Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
Color tag templates(None)
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Essence Scatter
Counter target creature spell.
Instant
Essence Scatter (sos) 47
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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 - Wizard Merfolk
Lullmage Mentor (zen) 54
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Pongify
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.
Instant
Pongify (soa) 20
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Strix Serenade
Counter target artifact, creature, or planeswalker spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
Instant
Strix Serenade (mh3) 71
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$2.99 $2.26
Thassa's Rebuff
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
, where X is your devotion to blue. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
Instant
Thassa's Rebuff (bng) 54
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23
Vodalian Hexcatcher
Flash
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
Sacrifice a Merfolk: Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays
.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Vodalian Hexcatcher (dmu) 75
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $4.12

Removal

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Sorcery

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Growth Curve
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control, then double the number of +1/+1 counters on that creature.
Sorcery
Growth Curve (sos) 193
Color tag templates(None)
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Sorcery

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Tokens

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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
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $1.83
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
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.28
Doubling Season
If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.
If an effect would put one or more counters on a permanent you control, it puts twice that many of those counters on that permanent instead.
Enchantment
Doubling Season (fdn) 216
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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
Color tag templates(None)
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Untap

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Forensic Researcher
: Untap another target permanent you control.
, Collect evidence 3: Tap target creature you don't control. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)
Creature - Merfolk Detective
Forensic Researcher (mkm) 58
Color tag templates(None)
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Merrow Commerce
At the beginning of your end step, untap all Merfolk you control.
Enchantment Kindred - Merfolk
Merrow Commerce (lrw) 72
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Tokens & Extras

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Copy
(This token can be used to represent a token that's a copy of a permanent.)
Token
Copy (tsos) 1
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $----
Merfolk
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Creature Token - Merfolk
Merfolk (tlci) 5
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $----
Merfolk
Creature Token - Merfolk
Merfolk (tmkm) 3
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $----

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