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Sygg, River Cutthroat

Leverage Merfolk tribal synergies and card draw triggers to maintain a full hand while using symmetric board wipes to clear the path for evasive threats.

99 cards$124.79 totalApr 10, 202653 views

Prompt: A blue and black merfolk deck that focuses on card draw and board wipes

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Commander

1 cards
Sygg, River Cutthroat

Sygg, River Cutthroat

{U/B}{U/B}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

$8.21Buy on Mana Pool

Ramp

12 cards
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

{1}

Artifact

Essential mana acceleration.

$1.38Buy on Mana Pool
Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

{2}

Artifact

Efficient color fixing.

$0.44Buy on Mana Pool
Dimir Signet

Dimir Signet

{2}

Artifact

Consistent mana rock for Blue/Black.

$0.65Buy on Mana Pool
Mind Stone

Mind Stone

{2}

Artifact

Ramp that rituals into card draw later.

$0.25Buy on Mana Pool
Talisman of Dominance

Talisman of Dominance

{2}

Artifact

Fast mana for the early game.

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Fellwar Stone

Fellwar Stone

{2}

Artifact

Reliable low-cost mana production.

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Wayfarer's Bauble

Wayfarer's Bauble

{1}

Artifact

Enables land-based ramp in non-green colors.

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Commander's Sphere

Commander's Sphere

{3}

Artifact

Mana fixing and emergency card draw.

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Herald's Horn

Herald's Horn

{3}

Artifact

Reduces cost of Merfolk and provides card advantage.

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Stonybrook Banneret

Stonybrook Banneret

{1}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Tribal cost reducer for Merfolk.

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Seer's Lantern

Seer's Lantern

{3}

Artifact

Ramp with late-game scry utility.

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Prismatic Lens

Prismatic Lens

{2}

Artifact

Cheap mana filtering.

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Card Draw

12 cards
Distant Melody

Distant Melody

{3}{U}

Sorcery

Massive draw potential based on Merfolk count.

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Kindred Discovery

Kindred Discovery

{3}{U}{U}

Enchantment

Incredible engine for tribal attacking and entering.

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Bident of Thassa

Bident of Thassa

{2}{U}{U}

Legendary Enchantment Artifact

Rewards the unblockable nature of Merfolk.

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Coastal Piracy

Coastal Piracy

{2}{U}{U}

Enchantment

Consistently draws cards for hitting opponents.

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Military Intelligence

Military Intelligence

{1}{U}

Enchantment

Cheap enchantment that rewards attacking.

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Deeproot Waters

Deeproot Waters

{2}{U}

Enchantment

Generates board presence when casting Merfolk.

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Reflections of Littjara

Reflections of Littjara

{4}{U}

Enchantment

Doubles every Merfolk spell cast.

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Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction

{3}{U}

Instant

High-value instant speed selection.

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Frantic Search

Frantic Search

{2}{U}

Instant

Filters hand for free.

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Brainstorm

Brainstorm

{U}

Instant

Efficient top-deck manipulation.

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Read the Bones

Read the Bones

{2}{B}

Sorcery

Deep filtering and draw.

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Preordain

Preordain

{U}

Sorcery

Standard efficient blue cantrip.

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Removal

13 cards
Damnation

Damnation

{2}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Premier black board wipe.

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Crux of Fate

Crux of Fate

{3}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Reliable mass creature removal.

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Aetherize

Aetherize

{3}{U}

Instant

Mass bounce to protect against attackers.

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Languish

Languish

{2}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Efficient wipe for small-to-mid size boards.

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Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm

{1}{B}

Sorcery

Necessary enchantment removal in Black.

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Infernal Grasp

Infernal Grasp

{1}{B}

Instant

Cheap and unconditional creature destruction.

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Pongify

Pongify

{U}

Instant

Low-cost blue creature removal.

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Rapid Hybridization

Rapid Hybridization

{U}

Instant

Redundant cheap blue creature removal.

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Negate

Negate

{1}{U}

Instant

Protects against non-creature threats.

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Counterspell

Counterspell

{U}{U}

Instant

Universal answer to any spell.

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Reality Shift

Reality Shift

{1}{U}

Instant

Exile removal for Blue.

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Victim of Night

Victim of Night

{B}{B}

Instant

Flavorful and effective creature removal.

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Raise the Palisade

Raise the Palisade

{4}{U}

Sorcery

On-theme asymmetric board wipe.

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Threats/Wincons

17 cards
Master of the Pearl Trident

Master of the Pearl Trident

{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk

Merfolk lord with Islandwalk.

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Merrow Reejerey

Merrow Reejerey

{2}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Soldier

Lord that provides tapping/untapping utility.

$0.31Buy on Mana Pool
Svyelun of Sea and Sky

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

{1}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk God

Indestructible provider of protection and draw.

$0.39Buy on Mana Pool
Kopala, Warden of Waves

Kopala, Warden of Waves

{1}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Protects Merfolk from targeted spells.

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Vodalian Hexcatcher

Vodalian Hexcatcher

{1}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Flash lord that provides countermagic.

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Seafloor Oracle

Seafloor Oracle

{2}{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Enables card draw for all coastal hits.

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Tidebinder Mage

Tidebinder Mage

{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Disrupts green and red creatures.

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Thassa's Oracle

Thassa's Oracle

{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Strong Merfolk that can win with an empty deck.

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True-Name Nemesis

True-Name Nemesis

{1}{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Rogue

Extremely difficult threat to block or remove.

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Master of Waves

Master of Waves

{3}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Generates a large board of tokens instantly.

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Herald of Secret Streams

Herald of Secret Streams

{3}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Warrior

Makes creatures with counters unblockable.

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Empress Galina

Empress Galina

{3}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble

Steals opposing legendary creatures.

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Merfolk Sovereign

Merfolk Sovereign

{1}{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Noble

Lord that can make a creature unblockable.

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Zareth San, the Trickster

Zareth San, the Trickster

{3}{U}{B}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue

Steals permanents from opponents' graveyards.

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Harbinger of the Tides

Harbinger of the Tides

{U}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Interaction attached to a body.

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Blighted Agent

Blighted Agent

{1}{U}

Creature — Phyrexian Human Rogue

Alternate win condition through Infect.

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Silvergill Adept

Silvergill Adept

{1}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Essential cantrip on a body.

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Utility

4 cards
Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

Protects the Commander or key lords.

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Whispersilk Cloak

Whispersilk Cloak

{3}

Artifact — Equipment

Provides evasion and Shroud.

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Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

Free equip for protection and haste.

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Icon of Ancestry

Icon of Ancestry

{3}

Artifact

Buffs tribe and digs for creatures.

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Lands

40 cards
Command Tower

Command Tower

Land

Automatic multicolor fixing.

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Exotic Orchard

Exotic Orchard

Land

Flexible multicolor fixing.

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Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

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Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape

Land

Ramp from the mana base.

$0.22Buy on Mana Pool
Island

Island 29x

Basic Land — Island

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

$0.05Buy on Mana Pool
Swamp

Swamp 7x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

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