Hakbals Poolparty 🧜‍♂️🌊 by ItsMalte

Format: Commander

Commander: Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

Hakbal of the Surging Soul commands a high-synergy Simic Merfolk tempo deck that dominates the mid-game through explore triggers, tribal lord buffs, and unblockable combat damage. The strategy deploys cheap Merfolk in the opening turns, lands Hakbal on Turn 4 to trigger explosive board-wide exploration, and converts land draws into free mana acceleration. By Turn 5, the deck establishes a must-answer clock, granting total evasion through Herald of Secret Streams, Lord of Atlantis, or Harbinger of the Seas to close the game across Turns 5 to 7. Defensively, the deck relies on a premier stack-interaction suite that includes Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, Flare of Denial, and Ripples of Potential, ensuring its board survives sweepers and targeted removal. While reliant on combat damage and vulnerable to repeated board wipes without counter backup, the deck's relentless card advantage, mana velocity, and redundant tribal threats make it an exceptionally resilient and consistent powerhouse.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Attuma, Atlantean Warlord
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Daughter of the Deep
  • 1 Deeproot Elite
  • 1 Deeproot Historian
  • 1 Deeproot Pilgrimage
  • 1 Deeproot Waters
  • 1 Deeproot Wayfinder
  • 1 Emperor Mihail II
  • 1 Empress Galina
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Forerunner of the Heralds
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Hakbal of the Surging Soul
  • 1 Harbinger of the Seas
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kiora's Follower
  • 1 Kopala, Warden of Waves
  • 1 Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lord of Atlantis
  • 1 Lullmage Mentor
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Master of the Pearl Trident
  • 1 Merfolk Sovereign
  • 1 Merrow Commerce
  • 1 Merrow Reejerey
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mist-Cloaked Herald
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nicanzil, Current Conductor
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Seafloor Oracle
  • 1 Seahunter
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Streambed Aquitects
  • 1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Thieving Skydiver
  • 1 Thrasios, Triton Hero
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tide Shaper
  • 1 Topography Tracker
  • 1 Triton Shorestalker
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Vodalian Hexcatcher
  • 1 Waterlogged Grove
  • 1 Willowrush Verge
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zegana, Utopian Speaker