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Merfolk Sovereign

First printed in Magic 2010 (2009)

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Merfolk Sovereign

Creature — Merfolk Noble

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
tap: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.

"The sharks envy our ferocity. The eels envy our cunning."

2/2

Illustrated by
Jesper Ejsing

Legality

Ruling (1)

  • To have any effect, Merfolk Sovereign's activated ability must be activated before the declare blockers step begins. Once a Merfolk has become blocked, activating Merfolk Sovereign's ability won't change that.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Commander In 4 of 6550 decks (0.1%), most in Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 0.0% 2026-08-24: 0.1% 2026-08-31: 0.1% 2026-09-07: 0.0% 2026-09-14: 0.1% 2026-09-21: 0.1% 2026-09-28: 0.1% 2026-10-05: 0.1% 2026-10-12: 0.0% 2026-10-19: 0.0% 2026-10-26: 0.4%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Hakbal of the Surging Soul 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Topography Tracker100%1653.8
Kopala, Warden of Waves100%1653.8
Zegana, Utopian Speaker100%1653.8
Coralhelm Commander100%1653.8
Tributary Instructor100%1653.8
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood100%1653.8
Merfolk Cave-Diver100%1653.8
Surgespanner100%1653.8
Bygone Marvels100%1653.8
Deeproot Historian100%1653.8

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

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Austin,
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