Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.

Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

Whenever you draw your fifth card each turn, Alandra, Sky Dreamer and Drakes you control each get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.

Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {2}. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, instead counter that spell, then scry 2.

When Aquatic Incursion enters the battlefield, create two 1/1 blue Merfolk creature tokens with hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

{3}{U}: Target Merfolk can't be blocked this turn.

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. If you control a Merfolk, draw a card.

Choose one --

• Counter target spell.

• Target player draws two cards.

• Gain control of target nonland permanent with mana value 1 or less.

When Benthicore enters the battlefield, create two 1/1 blue Merfolk Wizard creature tokens.

Tap two untapped Merfolk you control: Untap Benthicore. It gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Botanical Sanctum enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.

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

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)

Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.

{1}{U}, {T}: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

When Cenote Scout enters the battlefield, it 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 this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

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.

{1}{G}, {T}: This turn, each creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

{1}{U}, {T}: Move a +1/+1 counter from target creature you control onto another target creature you control.

Counter target spell.

This spell has flash as long as you control a Merfolk.

Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Draw a card.

Sacrifice Cursecatcher: Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Choose one --

• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {3}.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, Deepfathom Echo explores. Then you may have it become a copy of another creature you control until end of turn. (To have this creature explore, 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 this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Deeproot Champion.

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

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.

Level up {1}{U} ({1}{U}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)

LEVEL 1-2

0/1

{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

LEVEL 3+

0/1

{T}: Draw a card.

Defender

As long as an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, Expedition Lookout can attack as though it didn't have defender and it can't be blocked.

When Forerunner of the Heralds enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Merfolk card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Whenever another Merfolk enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Forerunner of the Heralds.

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

({T}: Add {G}.)

Flying

{8}: Creatures you control gain flying until end of turn.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then if that creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, transform Hadana's Climb.

(Transforms from Hadana's Climb.)

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

{1}{G}{U}, {T}: Target creature you control gains flying and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power.

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.

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

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

Kinship -- At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with Ink Dissolver, you may reveal it. If you do, each opponent mills three cards.

({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 {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

When Jungleborn Pioneer enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

+1: Untap up to one target creature and up to one target land.

-2: Reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a creature card and/or a land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

-8: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have it fight target creature." Then create three 8/8 blue Octopus creature tokens.

+1: Until your next turn, prevent all damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target permanent an opponent controls.

-1: Draw a card. You may play an additional land this turn.

-5: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token."

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.

When Merfolk Branchwalker enters the battlefield, it 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 this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

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

Flying

Whenever you cast a kicked spell, scry 2.

{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

{U}, {T}: Target player mills two cards.

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.)

Flying

Whenever Merfolk Skyscout attacks or blocks, untap target permanent.

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

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

Flying

When Merfolk Wayfinder enters the battlefield, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all Island cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Flying

Whenever Merfolk Windrobber deals combat damage to a player, that player mills a card. (They put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)

Sacrifice Merfolk Windrobber: Draw a card. Activate only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.

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

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

You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

When Moonlit Scavengers enters the battlefield, if you control an artifact or enchantment, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value, put that card onto the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it, then shuffle.

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.

+1: Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature you control.

0: Until end of turn, Oko, the Trickster becomes a copy of target creature you control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.

-7: Until end of turn, each creature you control has base power and toughness 10/10 and gains trample.

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

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

Counter target activated or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

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Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control.

Vigilance

When River Herald Guide enters the battlefield, it 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 this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

When River Herald Scout enters the battlefield, it 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 this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

River Sneak can't be blocked.

Whenever another Merfolk enters the battlefield under your control, River Sneak gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

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

Shaper Apprentice has flying as long as you control another Merfolk.

{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.

Simic Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.

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

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

{G/U}{G/U}{G/U}{G/U}, {T}, Sacrifice Simic Locket: Draw two cards.

Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)

When Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Merfolk, Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

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 you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

Compleated ({G/U/P} can be paid with {G}, {U}, or 2 life. If life was paid, this planeswalker enters with two fewer loyalty counters.)

+1: Tap up to one target artifact or creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

-X: Exile target nonland permanent card with mana value X from your graveyard. Create a token that's a copy of that card.

-7: Create Tamiyo's Notebook, a legendary colorless artifact token with "Spells you cast cost {2} less to cast" and "{T}: Draw a card."

Tanglepool Bridge enters the battlefield tapped.

Indestructible

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

Temple of Mystery enters the battlefield tapped.

When Temple of Mystery enters the battlefield, scry 1.

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

Thornwood Falls enters the battlefield tapped.

When Thornwood Falls enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.

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

You have no maximum hand size.

{T}: Add {C}.

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}.

Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control. Tap up to one target creature you don't control, and that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Flashback {1}{G}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Woodland Stream enters the battlefield tapped.

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

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.