---
name: "Merfolk Sovereign"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Noble"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "LCC"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander"
collector_number: "164"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Marta Nael"
oracle_id: "16aba9af-7a12-4c3d-87eb-06278921cb7c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merfolk-sovereign-lcc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Merfolk Sovereign
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Noble
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1.
{T}: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.

> *「海の如く在れ。動かざるものの周りを流れ、容赦なく他の誰にも襲い掛かれ。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Merfolk Mistbinder](/printing/merfolk-mistbinder-rix.md) — Creature — Merfolk Shaman
2. [Merrow Reejerey](/printing/merrow-reejerey-f09.md) — Creature — Merfolk Soldier
3. [Lord of Atlanta](/printing/lord-of-atlanta-unk.md) — Creature — Merfolk Gamer
4. [Master of the Pearl Trident](/printing/master-of-the-pearl-trident-tsr.md) — Creature — Merfolk
5. [Lord of Atlantis](/printing/lord-of-atlantis-pw24.md) — Creature — Merfolk
6. [River Sneak](/printing/river-sneak-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #164
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Marta Nael
- **Total Printings:** 36 across all historical editions

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