Merfolk Massacre, Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Commander / EDH Counters Explore GU (Simic) Merfolk

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Creature (40)

• 1x Armorcraft Judge
• 1x Benthic Biomancer
• 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Danny Pink
• 1x Deepfathom Echo
• 1x Deeproot Elite
• 1x Deeproot Historian
• 1x Emperor Mihail II
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Forerunner of the Heralds
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Kopala, Warden of Waves
• 1x Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
• 1x Lord of Atlantis
• 1x Master of the Pearl Trident
• 1x Merfolk Mistbinder
• 1x Merfolk Skydiver
• 1x Merfolk Sovereign
• 1x Merrow Reejerey
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Mist Dancer
• 1x Nicanzil, Current Conductor
• 1x Realmwalker
• 1x Roaming Throne
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Seafloor Oracle
• 1x Sentinel of the Nameless City
• 1x Singer of Swift Rivers
• 1x Stonybrook Banneret
• 1x Surgespanner
• 1x Svyelun of Sea and Sky
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Thrasios, Triton Hero
• 1x Tishana's Tidebinder
• 1x Tishana, Voice of Thunder
• 1x Topography Tracker
• 1x Vodalian Hexcatcher
• 1x Wanderwine Prophets

Land (35)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Command Tower
• 7x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 13x Island
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Vineglimmer Snarl

Instant (6)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Kindred Summons
• 1x Rapid Hybridization

Artifact (5)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Ozolith

Commander (1)

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Deeproot Waters
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Reflections of Littjara
• 1x Simic Ascendancy

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Broken Bond
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Explore
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Raise the Palisade
• 1x Wave Goodbye

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Creature (7)

• 1x Augur of Bolas
• 1x Cursecatcher
• 1x Merfolk Trickster
• 1x Silvergill Adept
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Tide Shaper
• 1x Zegana, Utopian Speaker

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Aquitect's Will
• 1x Bygone Marvels
• 1x Journey to the Oracle  ^Flip

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Deeproot Pilgrimage
• 1x Merrow Commerce

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Merfolk do merfolk things. The goal of this deck is to play a lot of merfolk early and buff them all with Hakbal. I can then use cards like Overwhelming Stampede to crush my opponents. I can also use anthems to buff my merfolk and draw into a win con.

Date added	11 months
Last updated	8 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.02
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Map, Merfolk 1/1 U, Merfolk 1/1 U w/ Hexproof