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Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper

Creature — Merfolk Wizard // Sorcery — Adventure

CMC
1
Mana cost
{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Throne of Eldraine
Price
$0.23
EDHREC rank
#12947
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Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper card art
Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper puts a four-toughness blocker on board for one mana and mills four on the way in — the front half does real defensive work before the adventure even resolves. In mill strategies built around Phenax, God of Deception, every point of toughness translates directly to milled cards, and Lier, Disciple of the Drowned lets you flash the adventure back for free, stacking the mill without replaying the creature.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Phenax, God of Deception

Phenax, God of Deception

12.1% of decks · synergy 0.12

Phenax, God of Deception turns the Secretkeeper's four toughness into a tap-to-mill-four engine every turn cycle, meaning this one-drop pulls double duty as both an early blocker and a recurring mill threat. Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper is exactly the cheap, high-toughness creature Phenax decks are always hunting for.

02
Bruvac the Grandiloquent

Bruvac the Grandiloquent

6.5% of decks · synergy 0.06

Bruvac the Grandiloquent doubles every mill trigger, so the four cards Venture Deeper mills on cast immediately become eight — making Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper one of the most mana-efficient cards in the deck. The one-mana entry point means you can chain it early and often without disrupting your curve.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper is a staple in dedicated mill lists — the adventure mills four across all opponents simultaneously in some readings, and the body sticks around to crew Phenax activations. In Pauper, it sees real play in Dimir mill as a cheap threat that replaces itself with card selection and a blocker. Modern and Pioneer mill decks occasionally slot it as a flex piece when the format's aggressive enough that a one-mana 0/4 buys time, though purpose-built mill payoffs generally crowd it out. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the effect is too small for those formats' kill speeds.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.23 bulk tier

At $0.23, Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper is pure bulk — you're picking up a four-of for under a dollar. Bulk commons with niche-but-real homes don't tend to spike unless a new commander or combo pushes them into the spotlight, so expect the floor to stay right here.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.