Hakbal's Explorers

Commander / EDH Counters Explore GU (Simic) Merfolk Tokens

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Creatures (31)

• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Deepfathom Echo
• 1x Deeproot Elite
• 1x Deeproot Historian
• 1x Deeproot Wayfinder
• 1x Emperor Mihail II
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Forerunner of the Heralds
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Kopala, Warden of Waves
• 1x Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
• 1x Master of the Pearl Trident
• 1x Merfolk Sovereign
• 1x Merrow Reejerey
• 1x Nicanzil, Current Conductor
• 1x Roaming Throne
• 1x Seafloor Oracle
• 1x Sentinel of the Nameless City
• 1x Shapers of Nature
• 1x Silvergill Douser
• 1x Stonybrook Banneret
• 1x Surgespanner
• 1x Svyelun of Sea and Sky
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Tishana's Tidebinder
• 1x Topography Tracker
• 1x Tributary Instructor
• 1x Vodalian Hexcatcher
• 1x Zegana, Utopian Speaker

Artifacts (9)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Tribute to the World Tree

Lands (34)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dreamroot Cascade
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Forest
• 3x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 3x Island
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sea Gate, Reborn  ^Flip
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Commander (1)

Enchantments (13)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Court of Garenbrig
• 1x Deeproot Pilgrimage
• 1x Deeproot Waters
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Hadana's Climb  ^Flip
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Mirri's Guile
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Reflections of Littjara
• 1x Rhystic Study

Instants and Sorceries (12)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Decisive Denial
• 1x Explore
• 1x Filter Out
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reap
• 1x Ripples of Potential
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Wave Goodbye

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Instants & Sorceries (13)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Broken Bond
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Decisive Denial
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x March of Swirling Mist
• 1x Obscuring Haze
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Resculpt
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Creatures (10)

• 1x Glasspool Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Lord of Atlantis
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Seahunter
• 1x Thassa's Oracle
• 1x Titan of Littjara
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade
• 1x Wanderwine Prophets

Enchantments (4)

• 1x Court of Garenbrig
• 1x Elven Chorus
• 1x Merrow Commerce
• 1x Retreat to Kazandu

Lands (2)

• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City

Artifacts (1)

• 1x Anduril, Narsil Reforged

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This deck is loosely based on the recent Explorers of the Deep pre-con from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. I have been wanting to do a simic Merfolk deck for a while and the re-emergence of the Explore mechanic gave me the excuse I needed to finally invest into creating the deck. With that said, like most all my decks, the main goal of the deck is to win via good ol' fashion creatures. The Explore mechanic may be odd but with Hakbal of the Surging Soul at the helm, these fish can get 'thic' quick! The deck focuses in on maximizing that ability with various ways to add additional to trigger Explore, add additional +/1+1 counters, and go wide with merfolk tokens.

If you have seen any of my other decks, you know I hate {U} so as much as it pains me to say it, some of my most fun decks to pilot include my least favorite color like deck:mtg-decks/becketts-privateers-3/ and mtg-decks/zhalfirian-diplomacy/. The additional draws and unique playstyle is growing on me and this merfolk deck is part of the reason as it is very fun to play while still being very unique and tough to beat.

A description of what roles the cards chosen fill is coming soon...

Date added	10 months
Last updated	8 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.98
Tokens	Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Map, Merfolk 1/1 U, Merfolk 1/1 U w/ Hexproof, The Monarch