Hakbal of the Surging Soul
Hakbal of the Surging Soul Commander Deck
Hakbal of the Surging Soul leads a Merfolk tribal deck that leverages the explore mechanic to steadily grow the board with +1/+1 counters while filtering through the library for lands, which Hakbal then deploys from hand to accelerate development. The deck multiplies this engine through cards that proliferate, duplicate, or amplify counters, and through tribal synergies that reduce costs, untap creatures, and generate additional Merfolk tokens to fuel even more explores. Herald of Secret Streams serves as a primary win condition by making all creatures with +1/+1 counters unblockable, while Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca provides additional payoffs by converting a wide board of tapped Merfolk into card draw and more counters.
Decklist
- Nicanzil, Current Conductor
- Singer of Swift Rivers
- Topography Tracker
- Tributary Instructor
- Emperor Mihail II
- Evolution Sage
- Herald of Secret Streams
- Kindred Discovery
- Kiora's Follower
- Command Tower
- Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
- Llanowar Reborn
- Merfolk Sovereign
- Merrow Reejerey
- Metallic Mimic
- Mosswort Bridge
- Quandrix Command
- Rapid Hybridization
- Ravenform
- Ruinous Intrusion
- Seafloor Oracle
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid
- Temple of Mystery
- Temple of the False God
- Thieving Skydiver
- Unclaimed Territory
- Vineglimmer Snarl
- Vorel of the Hull Clade
- Cold-Eyed Selkie
- Merfolk Skydiver
- Sky Diamond
- Moss Diamond
- Deepfathom Echo
- Ripples of Potential
- Wave Goodbye
- Alchemist's Refuge
- Hardened Scales
- Deeproot Waters
- 8× Forest
- Aetherize
- Arcane Signet
- Benthic Biomancer
- Curse of the Swine
- Merfolk Cave-Diver
- Mist Dancer
- Hinterland Harbor
- Inspiring Call
- Karn's Bastion
- Secluded Courtyard
- Simic Growth Chamber
- Simic Signet
- Sol Ring
- Stonybrook Banneret
- Merrow Commerce
- Deeproot Pilgrimage
- Over the Edge
- Enter the Unknown
- Path of Discovery
- Deeproot Elite
- Master of the Pearl Trident
- Mind Stone
- Wildgrowth Walker
- Tezzeret's Gambit
- Kopala, Warden of Waves
- Thrummingbird
- Enduring Curiosity
- 15× Island
- Krosan Grip
- Nature's Lore
- Everflowing Chalice
- Svyelun of Sea and Sky
- Murkfiend Liege
- Tribute to the World Tree
- Counterspell
- Irenicus's Vile Duplication
- Myriad Landscape
- Path of Ancestry
- Cankerbloom