Sejiri Merfolk
Creature — Merfolk Soldier
As long as you control a Plains, this creature has first strike and lifelink. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #27399
Sejiri Merfolk is a two-mana 2/1 that gives all your Merfolk landwalk against players controlling snow lands — narrow enough that it sits on the bench in most builds. Run it only if your table is dense with snow permanents; otherwise it's a body with a conditional ability that may never fire.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sejiri Merfolk is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive ceiling is low across all of them. In Commander, Merfolk tribal lists occasionally test it when the pod runs snow-heavy mana bases, but the landwalk trigger is too matchup-dependent to rely on. In Legacy and Modern, Merfolk is a real archetype, yet Sejiri Merfolk doesn't crack those lists — the format staples demand more consistent pressure, and a 2/1 with situational evasion doesn't clear the bar.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Sejiri Merfolk is firmly bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for a slot. That price is stable because demand is narrow; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.