Art by Mintautas Šukys
Saved commander deck
Namor, Atlantean King
Command an army of evasive Merfolk that leverage tap and untap mechanics to generate card advantage, control the board, and overwhelm opponents with unblockable Islandwalk attacks.
Prompt: A bracket 3 Merfolk Deck built around Namor Atlantean King with a sub theme of tap and untap synergies
Commander
1 cards
Namor, Atlantean King
{1}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Mutant Merfolk Noble
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Stonybrook Banneret
{1}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
reduces casting costs of Merfolk spells
Card Draw
10 cards
Fallowsage
{3}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
draws a card whenever it becomes tapped
Silvergill Adept
{1}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
cheap Merfolk that replaces itself
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk God
provides ward, indestructible, and card draw on attack
Seafloor Oracle
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
draws cards when Merfolk deal combat damage
Benthic Biomancer
{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant
efficient looter that grows with +1/+1 counters
Kindred Discovery
{3}{U}{U}Enchantment
massive draw engine for tribal combat and entries
Distant Melody
{3}{U}Sorcery
draws cards equal to the number of Merfolk controlled
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
draws cards on combat damage with evasive creatures
Removal
10 cards
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
free counterspell protecting the commander and board
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Lord of Atlantis
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk
anthem lord granting Islandwalk to the team
Master of the Pearl Trident
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk
second Islandwalk anthem to push unblockable damage
Merfolk Sovereign
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Noble
tribal lord that can make a Merfolk unblockable
Merrow Reejerey
{2}{U}Creature — Merfolk Soldier
taps or untaps permanents on Merfolk casts
Coralhelm Commander
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Soldier
level up threat that becomes a flying tribal lord
Vodalian Hexcatcher
{1}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
flash lord that turns Merfolk into spell taxes
Emperor Mihail II
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
casts Merfolk from library and creates tokens on cast
Master of Waves
{3}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
generates an army of tokens scaling with devotion
Kopala, Warden of Waves
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
taxes opponent spot removal targeting Merfolk
True-Name Nemesis
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Rogue
resilient unblockable threat with protection
Thassa, God of the Sea
{2}{U}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
provides unblockable utility and card selection
Harbinger of the Tides
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
bounces tapped attacking creatures on entry
Surgespanner
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
bounces any permanent whenever it becomes tapped
Grimoire Thief
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Rogue
exiles cards when tapped and can counter spells
Drowner of Secrets
{2}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
free tap outlet for Merfolk creatures
Tishana's Tidebinder
{2}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
stifles triggered and activated abilities while stripping text
Deeproot Pilgrimage
{1}{U}Enchantment
creates hexproof tokens whenever nontoken Merfolk tap
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
dominates late game by bouncing opposing threats
Wake Thrasher
{2}{U}Creature — Merfolk Soldier
grows massively whenever permanents untap each turn
Wanderwine Prophets
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
takes extra turns when connecting with combat damage
Thieving Skydiver
{1}{U}Creature — Merfolk Rogue
steals opposing Sol Rings and mana rocks
Mistcaller
{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
shuts down opposing reanimation and cheat effects
Tidebinder Mage
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
locks down red or green creatures indefinitely
Utility
8 cards
Merrow Commerce
{1}{U}Kindred Enchantment — Merfolk
untaps all Merfolk on end step for defense and tapping
Intruder Alarm
{2}{U}Enchantment
enables explosive untap loops whenever creatures enter
Freed from the Real
{2}{U}Enchantment — Aura
repeatable untap engine for high-value tap triggers
Clock of Omens
{4}Artifact
taps artifacts to untap mana rocks or utility artifacts
Unctus, Grand Metatect
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Vedalken
draws and discards whenever blue creatures become tapped
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
haste and shroud protection for key utility Merfolk
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
haste and hexproof protection for the commander
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles all triggered abilities of the Merfolk tribe
