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Merfolk Sovereign

Magic: The GatheringExplorers of Ixalan#10

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Explorers of IxalanE02 · #10

Card type: Creature — Merfolk Noble
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 0.46 € · 0.35 $
Mana value: 3
Power: 2
Toughness: 2
Colour: Blue

Card text

Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1. : Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Slawomir Maniak
Card language: English
Release date: 2017-11-24

Flavour text

"We are not an empire, and I am not a queen. But I speak with the shout of the rivers and the whisper of the clinging mist."

Rulings

2009-10-01

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.