Emperor Mihail IIEmperor Mihail II If you're wanting to play your Merfolk deck the old-fashioned way (that is to say mono-blue), you could do worse than choosing this 3/3 Merfolk Noble for as your commander
Three mana to draw three and get that three mana back is really good, and to ensure that happens, you just need a few sacrifice outlets to make it unattractive for opponents to vote for fame
And I think that the players are gonna feel that love when they hold this product, when they pull it off the shelf
I count: 37 lands and Gemhide Sliver, Manaweft Sliver, Farseek, Nature's Lore, Three Visits, Cultivate, Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone, Pillar of Origins, Herald's Horn 48 mana
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Its a cheap, aggressive creature that loves turning numbers into pure damage