Something smells a little fishy. by buggg

Format: Commander

Commander: Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Hakbal of the Surging Soul leads a synergistic Simic Merfolk deck that converts rapid board development into an overwhelming combat force. The primary game plan revolves around casting low-mana Merfolk in the opening turns, then using Hakbal's explore triggers to draw extra lands, thin the deck, and distribute +1/+1 counters across the battlefield. The deck wins primarily through unblockable combat damage enabled by Islandwalk lords like Lord of Atlantis and Master of the Pearl Trident, backed by evasion enablers like Aquitect's Will. Secondary win conditions include overwhelming trampling damage with Zegana, Utopian Speaker, or an alternate victory via Simic Ascendancy.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aquitect's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Benthic Biomancer
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cenote Scout
  • 1 Chart a Course
  • 1 Cold-Eyed Selkie
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coralhelm Commander
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deeproot Elite
  • 1 Deeproot Pilgrimage
  • 1 Deeproot Waters
  • 1 Deeproot Wayfinder
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Emperor Mihail II
  • 1 Empress Galina
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Filter Out
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Hakbal of the Surging Soul
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Jadelight Ranger
  • 1 Jadelight Spelunker
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kiora, the Crashing Wave
  • 1 Kiora, the Rising Tide
  • 1 Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
  • 1 Long-Term Plans
  • 1 Lord of Atlantis
  • 1 Master of the Pearl Trident
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Merrow Reejerey
  • 1 Mist Dancer
  • 1 Mizzium Skin
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Nicanzil, Current Conductor
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Ranger's Guile
  • 1 Redirect
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Seafloor Oracle
  • 1 Seahunter
  • 1 Seasinger
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shared Summons
  • 1 Silvergill Adept
  • 1 Simic Ascendancy
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Singer of Swift Rivers
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spreading Seas
  • 1 Stonybrook Banneret
  • 1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
  • 1 Swift Warden
  • 1 Syncopate
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Thieving Skydiver
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thrasios, Triton Hero
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Time of Need
  • 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
  • 1 Topography Tracker
  • 1 Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Waterlogged Grove
  • 1 Wildgrowth Walker
  • 1 Willowrush Verge
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Zegana, Utopian Speaker