---
name: "Darting Merfolk"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Sam Wood"
oracle_id: "2f33e684-a4e4-4528-9a20-3df902bc2cde"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/darting-merfolk-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Darting Merfolk
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{U}: Return this creature to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Waterfront Bouncer](/printing/waterfront-bouncer-mmq.md) — Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper
2. [Saprazzan Raider](/printing/saprazzan-raider-mmq.md) — Creature — Merfolk
3. [Rootwater Diver](/printing/rootwater-diver-tmp.md) — Creature — Merfolk
4. [Razorfin Abolisher](/printing/razorfin-abolisher-eve.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Crashing Tide](/printing/crashing-tide-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Surgespanner](/printing/surgespanner-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #72
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Sam Wood
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`