Merfolk Mistbinder
Creature — Merfolk Shaman
Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #6021
Merfolk Mistbinder hands every Merfolk on the board +1/+1 the moment it lands, and it does it for two mana — that's an aggressive rate for a lord with no hoops to jump through. In Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca builds, where the critical mass of fish matters more than any single card, this is an automatic inclusion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca taxes you with a tribal count to activate any of his three abilities, and Merfolk Mistbinder both contributes to that count and pumps the attackers you're tapping to draw cards or grow the team.
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
Hakbal of the Surging Soul rewards going wide with Merfolk by exploring on every attack trigger, and Merfolk Mistbinder's passive anthem turns those individually modest creatures into a credible combat threat the turn they swing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Merfolk Mistbinder is a tribal staple — you run it in any Merfolk deck that wants redundant lords, full stop. In Modern and Legacy, it competes with Lord of Atlantis and Master of the Pearl Trident for the same slot; those two grant islandwalk, which Merfolk Mistbinder does not, so it typically lands at copies five and six in decks that want the critical mass. Pioneer Merfolk is a real if fringe strategy, and Merfolk Mistbinder is one of the better lords available in that card pool.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Merfolk Mistbinder is pure bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that shows up in tens of thousands of Commander decks. It's unlikely to appreciate given how widely it's been printed, but at this price there's no reason to hesitate.
Explore
Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.