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Commander deckRU
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
A Merfolk tribal deck that focuses on aggressive 'Wizard' synergy and instant/sorcery spells to buff your board of evasive Merfolk for massive combat damage.
Asked for“I want a red and blue merfolk deck that has powerful creatures”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 56 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
1URLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Stonybrook Banneret
1UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Reduces cost of Merfolk and Wizards
Card Draw
10
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Rewards your aggressive Merfolk attacks
Removal
11
Threats/Wincons
14
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
Bird wizard tokens provide air defense
Master of the Pearl Trident
UUCreature — Merfolk
Classic Merfolk lord for power and evasion
Merfolk Sovereign
1UUCreature — Merfolk Noble
Lord that makes creatures unblockable
Coralhelm Commander
UUCreature — Merfolk Soldier
Level up creature that becomes a powerful flyer
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
1UULegendary Creature — Merfolk God
Protection and card draw for the tribe
Kopala, Warden of Waves
1UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Taxes opponents targeting your Merfolk
Seafloor Oracle
2UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Provides massive draw on combat damage
Vodalian Hexcatcher
1UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Flash lord that can counter spells
Tidebinder Mage
UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Interaction attached to a Merfolk body
Lullmage Mentor
1UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Generates tokens and provides counter control
Tishana's Tidebinder
2UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Powerful shut down of activated abilities
Enclave Cryptologist
UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Early drop that scales into card draw
Utility
10
Wavebreak Hippocamp
2UEnchantment Creature — Horse Fish
Rewards playing instants on other turns
