Commander

Hakbal of the Surging Soul

5.4±0.3

Focused casual

Reliable game plan with intentional card choices; still moderate speed and interaction.

High confidence(376 pts)

Estimated win turn

T7best

T8typical

T9+contested

Vector breakdown

Fast mana1

Sol Ring+10

Mana rocks3

Arcane Signet+6

Talisman of Curiosity+5

Patchwork Banner+3

Mana dorks1

Cryptolith Rite+1

Land ramp3

Nicanzil, Current Conductor+1

Kodama of the West Tree+2

Mutable Explorer+1

Commander Draw Engine (Hakbal of the Surging Soul provides card draw)+15ⓘ

Commander Synergy (1 groups)+6ⓘ

Tutors3

Draw engines6

Svyelun of Sea and Sky+2

Bident of Thassa+5

Danny Pink+5

Oko, the Ringleader+5

Kindred Discovery+6

Cantrips & burst draw7

Mirri's Guile+2

Consult the Star Charts+2

Merfolk Looter+1

Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper+1

Spirit Water Revival+7

Inspiring Call+2

Tishana, Voice of Thunder+1

Recursion1

Value engines13

Branching Evolution+2

Irma, Part-Time Mutant+2

Kodama of the West Tree+2

Oko, Thief of Crowns+2

+1 more

Other1

Ripples of Potential+1

Counterspells6

An Offer You Can't Refuse+7

Counterspell+8

Muddle the Mixture+4

Vodalian Hexcatcher+1

Flare of Denial+7

Tishana's Tidebinder+7

Spot removal8

Reality Shift+5

Thieving Skydiver+5

Ravenform+6

Imprisoned in the Moon+5

Oko, Thief of Crowns+5

Graveyard hate1

Land destruction1

Stax & hate1

Kopala, Warden of Waves+5

Protection5

Silkguard+5

Swiftfoot Boots+4

Ripples of Potential+1

Svyelun of Sea and Sky+2

Mutational Advantage+1

Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (2)+7ⓘ

Fetchlands3

Evolving Wilds+5

Fabled Passage+5

Terramorphic Expanse+5

Dual & shock lands6

Breeding Pool+6

Botanical Sanctum+5

Rejuvenating Springs+5

Hinterland Harbor+4

Mistrise Village+4

Yavimaya Coast+4

Premium utility lands3

Cavern of Souls+6

Path of Ancestry+6

Command Tower+5

Utility lands9

Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca+2

Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway+2

Taplands5

Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks+2

Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore+2

Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory+2

Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2

Sunken Palace+2

Basic lands2

Forest+3

Island+9

Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 token doubler, 3 tribal lords, 4 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ

1 Combo Family (1 lines, Consistency: 83%)+22ⓘ

Commander Synergy (1 groups)+3ⓘ

Combo pieces3

Deeproot Pilgrimage+8

Kiora's Follower+4

Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore+3

Synergy pieces6

Vodalian Hexcatcher+1

Win conditions1

Herald of Secret Streams+1

Combat threats2

Cosi's Trickster+1

Svyelun of Sea and Sky+2

Token generators1

Oko, the Ringleader+5

Other3

Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper+1

Merrow Commerce+1

Deeproot Historian+1

Bracket

Bracket 3Upgraded

Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.

Breakdown

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Power level 5.4 → Bracket 3

Consistency89Mana base88Interaction87

0.9 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.1 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

✕Game changers — none

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes5 total

Merfolk Tribal17 cards

17 merfolk creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Cosi's Trickster,Deeproot Historian,Herald of Secret Streams,Kiora's Follower,Kopala, Warden of Waves

+1/+1 Counters14 cards

14 counter synergies. Grow your creatures over time for massive threats.

Branching Evolution,Bred for the Hunt,Communal Brewing,Cosi's Trickster,Danny Pink

Go-Wide / Weenies11 cards

11 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Cosi's Trickster,Inspiring Call,Kiora's Follower,Merfolk Looter,Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper

Combos1 total

Deeproot Pilgrimage+Kiora's Follower+Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore