Merfolk Sovereign
Merfolk Sovereign: Creature - Merfolk Noble, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Merfolk Noble
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 164
- Artist
- Marta Nael
- Commander rank
- 4,116 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Merfolk Sovereign
Merfolk Sovereign is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 164 in that set, with art by Marta Nael. It costs {1}{U}{U} (one generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Magic 2010 (2009) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.39 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
{T}: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.
"Be like the sea: flow around that which is unmovable; for everything else, crash into it unrelentingly."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.39 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Merfolk Sovereign by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Merfolk Sovereign
Merfolk Sovereign has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #321 | Rare | 2022 |
| Explorers of Ixalan (E02) #10 | Rare | 2017 |
| Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins (DDT) #11 | Rare | 2017 |
| Magic 2011 (M11) #65 | Rare | 2010 |
| Magic 2010 (M10) #62 | Rare | 2009 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Merfolk Sovereign.
- To have any effect, Merfolk Sovereign's activated ability must be activated before the declare blockers step begins. Once a Merfolk has become blocked, activating Merfolk Sovereign's ability won't change that.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Merfolk Sovereign is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.