Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

{T}: Add {C}.

{G}{U}, {T}: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

{1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Benthic Biomancer, draw a card, then discard a card.

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.

Descend 8 -- When you cast this spell, if there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard, copy this spell twice. You may choose new targets for the copies.

Return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Bygone Marvels.

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Whenever Cold-Eyed Selkie deals combat damage to a player, you may draw that many cards.

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Counter target spell.

Whenever another Merfolk enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.

Merfolk and Druid cards in your graveyard have retrace. (You may cast cards with retrace from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying their other costs.)

Whenever one or more nontoken Merfolk you control become tapped, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof.

Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof. (A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Dreamroot Cascade enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands.

{T}: Add {G} or {U}.

You may look at the top card of your library any time.

You may cast Merfolk spells from the top of your library.

Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token.

Landfall -- Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

{T}: Add {C}.

{G/U}, {T}: Add {G}{G}, {G}{U}, or {U}{U}.

{T}: Untap another target permanent you control.

{T}, Collect evidence 3: Tap target creature you don't control. (To collect evidence 3, exile cards with total mana value 3 or greater from your graveyard.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, each Merfolk creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the exploring creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Whenever Hakbal of the Surging Soul attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them can't be blocked.

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Hinterland Harbor enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island.

{T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, untap all creatures.

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

{T}: Add {C}.

{4}, {T}: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

As Kindred Discovery enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

Whenever a creature you control of the chosen type enters the battlefield or attacks, draw a card.

{T}: Untap another target permanent.

Spells your opponents cast that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to cast.

Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to activate.

Tap another untapped Merfolk you control: Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca can't be blocked this turn.

Tap three untapped Merfolk you control: Draw a card.

Tap five untapped Merfolk you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Merfolk you control.

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell, you may create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token.

Tap seven untapped Merfolk you control: Counter target spell.

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Whenever a creature you control explores, Merfolk Cave-Diver gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.

Flying

When Merfolk Skydiver enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

{3}{G}{U}: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.

{T}: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.

Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, you may tap or untap target permanent.

As Metallic Mimic enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

Metallic Mimic is the chosen type in addition to its other types.

Each other creature you control of the chosen type enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Flying

Other Merfolk you control get +1/+0 and have flying.

Encore {5}{U}{U} ({5}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

Permanents you control with counters on them gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to those permanents this turn. Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Counter target noncreature spell.

Whenever a creature you control explores a land card, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.

Whenever a creature you control explores a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on Nicanzil, Current Conductor.

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Path of Ancestry enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Choose two --

• Return target creature or planeswalker to its owner's hand.

• Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.

• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.

• Target player shuffles up to three target cards from their graveyard into their library.

Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)

As Realmwalker enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

You may look at the top card of your library any time.

You may cast creature spells of the chosen type from the top of your library.

As Reflections of Littjara enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, copy that spell. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Rejuvenating Springs enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents.

{T}: Add {G} or {U}.

You have no maximum hand size.

{T}: Add {C}.

Proliferate, then choose any number of permanents you control that had a counter put on them this way. Those permanents phase out. (To proliferate, choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there. Treat phased-out permanents and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

{T}: Add {C}.

{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Whenever a Merfolk you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

As Secluded Courtyard enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type or activate an ability of a creature source of the chosen type.

{1}{G}{U}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on a creature you control, put that many growth counters on Simic Ascendancy.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if Simic Ascendancy has twenty or more growth counters on it, you win the game.

{1}, {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Flash

When Singer of Swift Rivers enters the battlefield, put a shield counter on another target creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

You may cast Merfolk spells as though they had flash.

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Merfolk spells and Wizard spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Whenever Surgespanner becomes tapped, you may pay {1}{U}. If you do, return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Svyelun of Sea and Sky has indestructible as long as you control at least two other Merfolk.

Whenever Svyelun attacks, draw a card.

Other Merfolk you control have ward {1}. (Whenever another Merfolk you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.)

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Equip {1}

Landfall -- Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

When Tempest Caller enters the battlefield, tap all creatures target opponent controls.

Temple of Mystery enters the battlefield tapped.

When Temple of Mystery enters the battlefield, scry 1.

{T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Whenever Thada Adel, Acquisitor deals combat damage to a player, search that player's library for an artifact card and exile it. Then that player shuffles. Until end of turn, you may play that card.

Kicker {X}. X can't be 0. (You may pay an additional {X} as you cast this spell.)

Flying

When Thieving Skydiver enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, gain control of target artifact with mana value X or less. If that artifact is an Equipment, attach it to Thieving Skydiver.

Flash

When Tishana's Tidebinder enters the battlefield, counter up to one target activated or triggered ability. If an ability of an artifact, creature, or planeswalker is countered this way, that permanent loses all abilities for as long as Tishana's Tidebinder remains on the battlefield. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

When Topography Tracker enters the battlefield, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")

If a creature you control would explore, instead it explores, then it explores again.

As Unclaimed Territory enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.

As Vineglimmer Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Forest or Island card from your hand. If you don't, Vineglimmer Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Flash

Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.

Sacrifice a Merfolk: Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}.

{G}{U}, {T}: Double the number of each kind of counter on target artifact, creature, or land.

Return each creature without a +1/+1 counter on it to its owner's hand.

Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put the card on top.

Whenever Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood enters the battlefield or attacks, put a flood counter on target land. That land is an Island in addition to its other types for as long as it has a flood counter on it.

At the beginning of your end step, untap each permanent you control with a counter on it.

When Zegana, Utopian Speaker enters the battlefield, if you control another creature with a +1/+1 counter on it, draw a card.

{4}{G}{U}: Adapt 4. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put four +1/+1 counters on it.)

Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.