Merfolk · Commander / EDH

Merfolk Commander Decks

Blue's tribal deck, built on unblockable and islandwalk rather than raw size. Merfolk win by making a small board impossible to interact with in combat.

Ready-built list

Merfolk Tempo — Unblockable and Growing

Overwhelm opponents with low-cost Merfolk lords while using Islandwalk enablers like Spreading Seas to guarantee unblockable attacks, backed by efficient counterspells and protective Merfolk abilities.

100 cards$178.91 totallegality-checked

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Commanders that care about merfolk

Legendary merfolk whose rules text actually names the creature type — these reward building around the tribe, rather than just belonging to it. Ordered by current market price, which is the closest thing to a popularity signal we can honestly compute.

Art by Chris Rallis

Namor the Sub-Mariner

Legendary Creature — Mutant Merfolk Villain

{1}{U}{U}$7.08

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Art by Grace Zhu

Namor, Scourge of the Seas

Legendary Creature — Mutant Merfolk Villain

{3}{U}{U}$2.32

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Art by Larry MacDougall

Sygg, River Guide

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

{W}{U}$1.72

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Art by Tyler Walpole

Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout

{2}{G}{U}$0.42

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Art by Seb McKinnon

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

Legendary Creature — Merfolk God

{1}{U}{U}$0.39

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Art by Tyler Jacobson

Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Shaman

{1}{G}{U}$0.38

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Art by Magali Villeneuve

Kopala, Warden of Waves

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

{1}{U}{U}$0.37

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Art by Mintautas Šukys

Namor, Atlantean King

Legendary Creature — Mutant Merfolk Noble

{1}{W}{U}$0.36

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Art by PINDURSKI

Emperor Mihail II

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble

{1}{U}{U}$0.36

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The merfolk support package

Cards that are not merfolk themselves but name them in their rules text — the lords, anthems, tutors and payoffs that turn a pile of creatures into a deck. 21 of them are legal in Commander.

Merrow Commerce

{1}{U}

Kindred Enchantment — Merfolk

$17.09Buy on Mana Pool

Seahunter

{2}{U}{U}

Creature — Human Mercenary

$3.70Buy on Mana Pool

Deeproot Pilgrimage

{1}{U}

Enchantment

$1.73Buy on Mana Pool

Summon: Leviathan

{4}{U}{U}

Enchantment Creature — Saga Leviathan

$1.08Buy on Mana Pool

Wanderwine Hub

Land

$0.76Buy on Mana Pool

Eclipsed Realms

Land

$0.60Buy on Mana Pool

Vodalian War Machine

{1}{U}{U}

Creature — Wall

$0.55Buy on Mana Pool

Summon the School

{3}{W}

Kindred Sorcery — Merfolk

$0.33Buy on Mana Pool

Dawn-Blessed Pennant

{1}

Artifact

$0.33Buy on Mana Pool

Deeproot Waters

{2}{U}

Enchantment

$0.32Buy on Mana Pool

Where merfolk live

Color identity of every legal merfolk in the format. This is what decides your commander's colors before you pick a single card.

Under a dollar

Playable merfolk currently under $1 — the cheap end of the pool, priced from the least expensive real printing.

Vodalian Knights

{1}{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Knight

$0.98Buy on Mana Pool

Overtaker

{1}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper

$0.74Buy on Mana Pool

Rootwater Shaman

{2}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Shaman

$0.72Buy on Mana Pool

Grimoire Thief

{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Rogue

$0.64Buy on Mana Pool

Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm

{U} // {U}

Creature — Merfolk Bard Wizard // Instant

$0.57Buy on Mana Pool

Master of the Pearl Trident

{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk

$0.54Buy on Mana Pool

Mindspring Merfolk

{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

$0.53Buy on Mana Pool

Cosi's Trickster

{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

$0.50Buy on Mana Pool

Saprazzan Bailiff

{3}{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk

$0.47Buy on Mana Pool

Cursecatcher

{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

$0.47Buy on Mana Pool

Mistcaller

{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

$0.46Buy on Mana Pool

Waterfront Bouncer

{1}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper

$0.45Buy on Mana Pool

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