New Untitled Deck by user5593844

Format: Commander

Commander: Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Simic Merfolk tribal deck, helmed by Hakbal of the Surging Soul, combines +1/+1 counters, explore triggers, and unblockable combat to overwhelm opponents. Hakbal's combat-first ability lets each Merfolk explore, growing the board while filtering lands into play or advantage. Attack triggers from Hakbal himself provide additional ramp or card selection. The primary win condition is a wide, evasive army-granted unblockable by Herald of Secret Streams or islandwalk from lords-backed by counter doublers and token producers. A secondary path uses Simic Ascendancy with proliferate outlets (Evolution Sage, Karn's Bastion) to win from the counter game. The deck grinds incremental value but lacks explosive combo lines, relying on sustained pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abjure
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
  • 1 Benthic Biomancer
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Bred for the Hunt
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deeproot Elite
  • 1 Deeproot Historian
  • 1 Deeproot Pilgrimage
  • 1 Deeproot Waters
  • 1 Emperor Mihail II
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Filter Out
  • 1 Fog
  • 1 Forensic Researcher
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Hakbal of the Surging Soul
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kiora's Follower
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kopala, Warden of Waves
  • 1 Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
  • 1 Llanowar Reborn
  • 1 Lord of Atlantis
  • 1 March of Swirling Mist
  • 1 Master of the Pearl Trident
  • 1 Merfolk Cave-Diver
  • 1 Merfolk Looter
  • 1 Merfolk Mistbinder
  • 1 Merfolk Skydiver
  • 1 Merfolk Sovereign
  • 1 Merrow Commerce
  • 1 Merrow Reejerey
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mist Dancer
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Nicanzil, Current Conductor
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reflections of Littjara
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sage of Fables
  • 1 Seafloor Oracle
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Simic Ascendancy
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Singer of Swift Rivers
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stonybrook Banneret
  • 1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Tempest Caller
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Thieving Skydiver
  • 1 Tidebinder Mage
  • 1 Time Stop
  • 1 Tishana, Voice of Thunder
  • 1 Topography Tracker
  • 1 Tranquility
  • 1 Tributary Instructor
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Vodalian Hexcatcher
  • 1 Wave Goodbye
  • 1 Zegana, Utopian Speaker