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Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout · {2}{G}{U} · Green/Blue commander

At the beginning of combat on your turn, each Merfolk creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the exploring creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.) Whenever Hakbal attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.
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What Hakbal of the Surging Soul actually does

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What a Hakbal of the Surging Soul deck wants

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Best cards for Hakbal of the Surging Soul

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A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one

  1. Spyglass Siren1 mana
  2. Cenote Scout1 mana
  3. Jadelight Spelunker1 mana
  4. Nicanzil, Current Conductor2 mana
  5. Seeker of Sunlight1 mana
  6. Wildgrowth Walker2 mana
  7. Topography Tracker3 mana
  8. Ixalli's Diviner2 mana

Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

  1. Chasm Skulker3 mana
  2. Hornet Nest3 mana
  3. Kozilek's Unsealing3 mana
  4. Esika's Chariot4 mana
  5. Trendy Circus Pirate0 mana
  6. Myr Battlesphere7 mana
  7. Broodhatch Nantuko2 mana
  8. Tervigon2 mana

A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality

  1. Mist-Cloaked Herald1 mana
  2. Triton Shorestalker1 mana
  3. Thassa's Oracle2 mana
  4. Adrix and Nev, Twincasters // Adrix and Nev, Twincasters0 mana
  5. Kiora's Follower2 mana
  6. Thieving Skydiver2 mana
  7. Thrasios, Triton Hero2 mana
  8. Benthic Biomancer1 mana

Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it

  1. Reality Shift2 mana
  2. Pongify1 mana
  3. Rapid Hybridization1 mana
  4. Resculpt2 mana
  5. Suspend1 mana
  6. Snap2 mana
  7. Into the Flood Maw1 mana
  8. Planar Incision2 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Displacement Wave2 mana
  2. Simplify1 mana
  3. Filter Out3 mana
  4. Aligned Hedron Network4 mana
  5. Coercive Portal4 mana
  6. Needle Storm3 mana
  7. Whirlwind4 mana
  8. Whelming Wave4 mana

Answer a spell or ability before it resolves

  1. Pact of Negation0 mana
  2. Counterspell2 mana
  3. Three Steps Ahead1 mana
  4. Long River's Pull2 mana
  5. Force of Will5 mana
  6. Abjure1 mana
  7. Archmage's Charm3 mana
  8. Cancel3 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
  2. Nature's Rhythm2 mana
  3. Neoform2 mana
  4. Celestial Reunion1 mana
  5. Worldly Tutor1 mana
  6. Reshape2 mana
  7. March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
  8. Mask of the Mimic1 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Mystic Remora1 mana
  2. Skullclamp1 mana
  3. Curiosity1 mana
  4. Wizard Class1 mana
  5. Garruk's Uprising3 mana
  6. Rhystic Study3 mana
  7. Faerie Mastermind2 mana
  8. Beast Whisperer4 mana

Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

  1. Innkeeper's Talent2 mana
  2. Guardian Augmenter3 mana
  3. Cryptothrall4 mana
  4. Saryth, the Viper's Fang4 mana
  5. Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus4 mana
  6. Lost in the Maze2 mana
  7. Lightning Greaves2 mana
  8. Swiftfoot Boots2 mana

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