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Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $1.29
Sygg, River Guide
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
: Target Merfolk you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Sygg, River Guide (lrw) 251
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $1.55

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Anthem

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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 (m13) 59
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $1.77
Merfolk Sovereign
Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature - Merfolk Noble
Merfolk Sovereign (m10) 62
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.41
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 (lrw) 74
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.53

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Copy

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Gigadrowse
Replicate
(When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Tap target permanent.
Instant
Gigadrowse (plst) GPT-26
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.22
Shapesharer
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
: Target Shapeshifter becomes a copy of target creature until your next turn.
Creature - Shapeshifter
Shapesharer (lrw) 85
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $5.69

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Counters

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Cosi's Trickster
Whenever an opponent shuffles their library, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Cosi's Trickster (zen) 45
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.44
Veteran of the Depths
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Veteran of the Depths (lrw) 46
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.20

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Creature

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Adept Watershaper
Other tapped creatures you control have indestructible.
Creature - Cleric Merfolk
Adept Watershaper (ecl) 3
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.54
Champions of the Shoal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold a Merfolk and exile it. (Exile a Merfolk you control or a Merfolk card from your hand.)
Whenever this creature enters or becomes tapped, tap up to one target creature and put a stun counter on it.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Champions of the Shoal (ecl) 356
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.34
Deepchannel Duelist
At the beginning of your end step, untap target Merfolk you control.
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Deepchannel Duelist (ecl) 213
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.20
Deepway Navigator
Flash
When this creature enters, untap each other Merfolk you control.
As long as you attacked with three or more Merfolk this turn, Merfolk you control get +1/+0.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Deepway Navigator (ecl) 214
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.21
Inkfathom Divers
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
When this creature enters, look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Inkfathom Divers (lrw) 70
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.11
Meanders Guide
Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap another untapped Merfolk you control. When you do, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Meanders Guide (ecl) 25
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.15
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 (mh2) 69
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.51
Windrider Patrol
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Windrider Patrol (bfz) 89
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.06

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Draw

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Bottomless Pool
When you unlock this door, return up to one target creature to its owner's hand.
(You may cast either half. That door unlocks on the battlefield. As a sorcery, you may pay the mana cost of a locked door to unlock it.)
Enchantment - Room
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room (dsk) 43
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.27
Brainsurge
Draw four cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainsurge (mh3) 53
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.37
Fallowsage
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Fallowsage (lrw) 63
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.40
Harmonized Crescendo
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Choose a creature type. Draw a card for each permanent you control of that type.
Instant
Harmonized Crescendo (ecl) 54
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $1.33
Ponder
Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle.
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Ponder (lrw) 79
Color tag templates(None)
$4.49 $3.01
Sage of Fables
Each other Wizard creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Sage of Fables (mor) 47
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.60

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Evasion

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Aqueous Form
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't be blocked.
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Enchantment - Aura
Aqueous Form (ths) 39
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.41
Sea's Claim
Enchant land (Target a land as you cast this. This card enters attached to that land.)
Enchanted land is an Island.
Enchantment - Aura
Sea's Claim (9ed) 97
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17
Streambed Aquitects
: Target Merfolk creature gets +1/+1 and gains islandwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
: Target land becomes an Island until end of turn.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Streambed Aquitects (lrw) 91
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21
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
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.33
Tideshaper Mystic
: Target land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn. Activate only during your turn.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Tideshaper Mystic (lrw) 93
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.33

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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
Color tag templates(None)
$12.99 $16.32

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Instant

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Lethargy Trap
If three or more creatures are attacking, you may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Attacking creatures get -3/-0 until end of turn.
Instant - Trap
Lethargy Trap (zen) 51
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.08

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Land

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Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (mrd) 294
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Island
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Basic Land - Island
Island (rav) 292
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Island
Island (10e) 368
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $1.71
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Basic Land - Island
Island (lrw) 286
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Island
Island (lrw) 287
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Island
Island (lrw) 288
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Island
Island (lrw) 289
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Island
Island (lrw) 289
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Island
Island (zen) 234
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Island
Island (znr) 271
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.37
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Basic Land - Island
Island (znr) 381
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Island
Island (znr) 381
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.93
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Basic Land - Island
Island (lci) 288
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.54
Lonely Arroyo
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, it deals 1 damage to target opponent.
: Add
or
.
Land - Desert
Lonely Arroyo (otj) 260
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (tsp) 285
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (lrw) 282
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (lrw) 283
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (lrw) 284
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (lrw) 285
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.65
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (znr) 380
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $1.14
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (znr) 380
Color tag templates(None)
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (woe) 267
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.13
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Basic Land - Plains
Plains (woe) 268
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.15
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (cmm) 425
Color tag templates(None)
$4.99 $4.66
Thriving Isle
This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than blue.
: Add
or one mana of the chosen color.
Land
Thriving Isle (cmm) 432
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.24

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Lifegain

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Judge of Currents
Whenever a Merfolk you control becomes tapped, you may gain 1 life.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Judge of Currents (lrw) 22
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23

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Mill

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Charix, the Raging Isle
Spells your opponents cast that target Charix cost
more to cast.
: Charix gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Islands you control.
Legendary Creature - Crab Leviathan
Charix, the Raging Isle (znr) 49
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $0.52
Drowner Initiate
Whenever a player casts a blue spell, you may pay
. If you do, target player mills two cards.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Drowner Initiate (shm) 36
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.29
Drowner of Secrets
Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: Target player mills a card.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Drowner of Secrets (lrw) 58
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.34
Hedron Crab
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, target player mills three cards. (They put the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.)
Creature - Crab
Hedron Crab (zen) 47
Color tag templates(None)
$4.49 $3.17
Traumatize
Target player mills half their library, rounded down.
Sorcery
Traumatize (10e) 119
Color tag templates(None)
$6.49 $5.30

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Protection

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Heart of Light
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to and dealt by enchanted creature.
Enchantment - Aura
Heart of Light (10e) 19
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.19
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 (xln) 61
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.32
Protective Bubble
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Enchantment - Aura
Protective Bubble (lrw) 80
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $0.30
Silvergill Douser
: Target creature gets -X/-0 until end of turn, where X is the number of Merfolk and/or Faeries you control.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Silvergill Douser (lrw) 87
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.15
Whispersilk Cloak
Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Whispersilk Cloak (dst) 160
Color tag templates(None)
$4.49 $3.89

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Ramp

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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
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Explorer's Scope (zen) 202
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.30
Merfolk Wayfinder
Flying
When this creature enters, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all Island cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Creature - Scout Merfolk
Merfolk Wayfinder (zen) 56
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.11
Patchwork Banner
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Patchwork Banner (blb) 247
Color tag templates(None)
$5.49 $3.36
Sapphire Medallion
Blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (mh3) 296
Color tag templates(None)
$8.99 $6.37
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (cmm) 410
Color tag templates(None)
$2.49 $1.82
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 (mor) 51
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.59

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Removal

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Bubble Snare
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, if it was kicked, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Enchantment - Aura
Bubble Snare (znr) 47
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.08
Cancel
Counter target spell.
Instant
Cancel (tsp) 51
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.10
Dramatic Accusation
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
: Shuffle enchanted creature into its owner's library.
Enchantment - Aura
Dramatic Accusation (mkm) 53
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.05
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 - Aura
Eaten by Piranhas (lci) 54
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.31
Fierce Guardianship
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Fierce Guardianship (cmm) 94
Color tag templates(None)
$69.99 $57.72
Harpoon Sniper
,
: This creature deals X damage to target attacking or blocking creature, where X is the number of Merfolk you control.
Creature - Archer Merfolk
Harpoon Sniper (lrw) 19
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.26
Pitfall Trap
If exactly one creature is attacking, you may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy target attacking creature without flying.
Instant - Trap
Pitfall Trap (zen) 32
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.14
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 $4.64

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Sorcery

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Sygg's Command
Choose two —
• Create a token that's a copy of target Merfolk you control.
• Creatures target player controls gain lifelink until end of turn.
• Target player draws a card.
• Tap target creature. Put a stun counter on it.
Sorcery Kindred - Merfolk
Sygg's Command (ecl) 244
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.32

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Stax

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Harbinger of the Seas
Nonbasic lands are Islands.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Harbinger of the Seas (mh3) 63
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.49

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Tokens

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Benthicore
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 blue Merfolk Wizard creature tokens.
Tap two untapped Merfolk you control: Untap this creature. It gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Creature - Elemental
Benthicore (lrw) 53
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23
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 (xln) 51
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.33
Stonybrook Schoolmaster
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may create a 1/1 blue Merfolk Wizard creature token.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Stonybrook Schoolmaster (plst) MOR-25
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.38
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 - Merfolk
Summon the School (lrw) 42
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.32

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Tutor

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Merrow Harbinger
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Merfolk card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Merrow Harbinger (lrw) 73
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $2.69

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Untap

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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
Color tag templates(None)
$15.99 $17.32
Twitch
You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.
Draw a card.
Instant
Twitch (wwk) 43
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.15
Wake Thrasher
Whenever a permanent you control becomes untapped, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Soldier Merfolk
Wake Thrasher (eve) 31
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.77

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13 pips - 13 cards
15 mana - 15 cards
64 pips - 50 cards
23 mana - 23 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
1 mana - 1 card
0 pips - 0 cards
1 mana - 1 card
0 pips - 0 cards
1 mana - 1 card
0 pips - 0 cards
3 mana - 2 cards
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