Merfolk by miljar

Format: Commander

Commander: Sharae of Numbing Depths

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This Azorius deck merges classic Merfolk tribal aggro with an oppressive tap-and-stun control package led by Sharae of Numbing Depths. The early game focuses on deploying token generators like Deeproot Pilgrimage and Deeproot Waters alongside cost reducers and mana rocks. By Turn 4, casting Sharae or Hylda of the Icy Crown converts routine tap effects into steady card advantage and creature lockdown. On Turn 5, the deck transitions into lethal pressure: Harbinger of the Seas turns opposing nonbasics into basic Islands, giving the entire army unblockable Islandwalk through Lord of Atlantis and Master of the Pearl Trident. Alternatively, Opposition leverages hexproof tokens to tap down opposing lands every upkeep. With interaction like Vodalian Hexcatcher and Dovin's Veto protecting the board, combat damage combined with Throne of the God-Pharaoh or Wanderwine Prophets extra turns quickly closes the game by Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adept Watershaper
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Attuma, Atlantean Warlord
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Blustersquall
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Champions of the Shoal
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Daughter of the Deep
  • 1 Deepchannel Duelist
  • 1 Deeproot Pilgrimage
  • 1 Deeproot Waters
  • 1 Deepway Navigator
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Eclipsed Merrow
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Emperor Mihail II
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodpits Drowner
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harbinger of the Seas
  • 1 Hylda of the Icy Crown
  • 1 Hylda's Crown of Winter
  • 21 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kopala, Warden of Waves
  • 1 Lord of Atlantis
  • 1 Lost in the Maze
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Master of the Pearl Trident
  • 1 Merfolk Sovereign
  • 1 Merfolk Trickster
  • 1 Merrow Commerce
  • 1 Merrow Harbinger
  • 1 Merrow Reejerey
  • 1 Mindspring Merfolk
  • 1 Mutavault
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Namor the Sub-Mariner
  • 1 Opposition
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seafloor Oracle
  • 1 Seahunter
  • 1 Sharae of Numbing Depths
  • 1 Silvergill Adept
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Split Up
  • 1 Stonybrook Banneret
  • 1 Stonybrook Schoolmaster
  • 1 Svyelun of Sea and Sky
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sygg, River Guide
  • 1 Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom // Sygg, Wanderbrine Shield
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tempest Caller
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
  • 1 Verity Circle
  • 1 Vodalian Hexcatcher
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Wanderwine Hub
  • 1 Wanderwine Prophets