Art by Tyler Jacobson
Commander deckGU
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
Assemble a wide board of synergistic Merfolk to tap for Kumena's versatile abilities, pumping the team and swinging with unblockable or islandwalking sea creatures.
Asked for“Merfolk commander deck”
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 · 62 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
1Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
1GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Kiora's Follower
GUCreature — Merfolk
merfolk mana dork that untaps any permanent
Card Draw
10
Benthic Biomancer
UCreature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant
cheap creature that loots on +1/+1 counters
Cold-Eyed Selkie
1GUGUCreature — Merfolk Rogue
draws cards equal to combat damage dealt
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
1UULegendary Creature — Merfolk God
protects the board and draws on attack
Deeproot Wayfinder
1GCreature — Merfolk Scout
recurs lands and surveys on combat damage
Danny Pink
3ULegendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
draws whenever counters are placed on creatures
Inspiring Call
2GInstant
draws cards and grants indestructible to modified creatures
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
22
Master of the Pearl Trident
UUCreature — Merfolk
efficient lord granting buff and islandwalk
Merfolk Mistbinder
GUCreature — Merfolk Shaman
two-mana lord boosting power and toughness
Merfolk Sovereign
1UUCreature — Merfolk Noble
lord that can make a creature unblockable
Kopala, Warden of Waves
1UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
taxes opposing target removal against Merfolk
Vodalian Hexcatcher
1UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
flash lord that turns Merfolk into counters
Emperor Mihail II
1UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
casts Merfolk from library and creates tokens
Tishana's Tidebinder
2UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
flash Merfolk that counters and blanks abilities
Deeproot Elite
1GCreature — Merfolk Warrior
distributes +1/+1 counters as Merfolk enter
Mist-Cloaked Herald
UCreature — Merfolk Warrior
cheap unblockable body to enable Kumena
Kumena's Speaker
GCreature — Merfolk Shaman
aggressive one-drop that grows quickly
Merfolk Skydiver
GUCreature — Merfolk Mutant
proliferates counters across the team
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
2GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
gives trample to creatures with counters
Herald of Secret Streams
3UCreature — Merfolk Warrior
makes creatures with +1/+1 counters unblockable
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
2GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Scout
explores for the whole board every combat
Nicanzil, Current Conductor
GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Scout
ramps lands and grows with explore triggers
Topography Tracker
2GCreature — Merfolk Scout
doubles explore triggers across the board
Mistcaller
UCreature — Merfolk Wizard
one-drop Merfolk that prevents cheated creatures
Realmwalker
2GCreature — Shapeshifter
lets you cast Merfolk directly off the library
Utility
10
Murkfiend Liege
2GUGUGUCreature — Horror
anthems team and untaps them on opponent turns
Seedborn Muse
3GGCreature — Spirit
untaps all permanents each turn for Kumena taps
Quest for Renewal
1GEnchantment
untaps all creatures during each other player's untap step
Forerunner of the Heralds
3GCreature — Merfolk Scout
tutors key Merfolk directly to top of deck
Wilderness Reclamation
3GEnchantment
untaps all lands at end step to hold up interaction
Merrow Commerce
1UKindred Enchantment — Merfolk
untaps all Merfolk at your end step
