Sygg, River Cutthroat - Rogue/Merfolk Tribal

Commander / EDH Merfolk Rogues UB (Dimir) Unblockable

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Creature (34)

• 1x Araumi of the Dead Tide
• 1x Blackbloom Rogue  ^Flip
• 1x Deathcult Rogue
• 1x Faerie Vandal
• 1x Gravelgill Duo
• 1x Gray Harbor Merfolk
• 1x Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
• 1x Inkfathom Witch
• 1x Inkwell Leviathan
• 1x Kopala, Warden of Waves
• 1x Krydle of Baldur's Gate
• 1x Latch Seeker
• 1x Marang River Prowler
• 1x Master of the Pearl Trident
• 1x Merfolk Spy
• 1x Merfolk Windrobber
• 1x Moonlit Scavengers
• 1x Prosperous Thief
• 1x Seafloor Stalker
• 1x Seasinger
• 1x Soaring Thought-Thief
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Svyelun of Sea and Sky
• 1x Tempest Caller
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Tide Shaper
• 1x Triton Shorestalker
• 1x Umara Wizard  ^Flip
• 1x Vengeful Strangler  ^Flip
• 1x Vodalian Mage
• 1x Wanderbrine Rootcutters
• 1x Watertrap Weaver
• 1x Zareth San, the Trickster

Artifact (5)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Goldvein Pick
• 1x Kefnet's Monument
• 1x Rogue's Gloves
• 1x Vorpal Sword

Land (32)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Skyline Cascade
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Underground Sea P

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Call of the Death-Dweller
• 1x Eye of Nowhere
• 1x River's Grasp
• 1x Sakashima's Will
• 1x Walk the Plank

Commander (1)

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Aquatic Incursion
• 1x Cloak of Invisibility
• 1x Merseine
• 1x Phantasmal Terrain
• 1x Protective Bubble
• 1x Rogue Class
• 1x Sleeper's Robe
• 1x Steal Artifact
• 1x Tangle Kelp
• 1x Traveler's Cloak
• 1x Tricks of the Trade
• 1x Volition Reins
• 1x Wizard Class

Instant (10)

• 1x Boomerang
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Dive Down
• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Meddle
• 1x Mizzium Skin
• 1x Ray of Command
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Undermine

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I wanted to have a Merfolk deck. I also wanted to have a Rogue deck. I was stuck on which commander to use until I realized, to my great delight, that Sygg is both a Merfolk and a Rogue! This, then, became the dual-tribal deck for merfolk rogues. This deck is all about theme! With that, including Sygg, there are eight Merfolk Rogues, twelve additional Merfolk, and eight additional Rogues. That makes for a total of 30 Merfolks and/or Rogues. I also have Thassa, God of the Sea who isn't technically classified as a Merfolk, but... c'mon! In addition to creature theme, in line with the character types of what Merfolk and Rogues do, there's a lot of stealing other people's stuff and a lot of attack evasion like unblockability and islandwalk. All my non-creature spells were chosen on the Merfolk and/or Rogues theme. My favorite of which being Tangle Kelp.

The trick with this deck is to work on making sure an opponent is dealt a minimum of three damage on any and all turns. Thus, with Sygg on the board for an easy 2 CMC, you get to draw a card. Who doesn't like more cards in their hand?

Swapped out Dimir Infiltrator with Svyelun of Sea and Sky 7/7/22. Swapped out Hollowsage with Seafloor Stalker 7/14/22. Swapped out Phantasmal Mount with Wanderbrine Rootcutters 11/6/22. Swapped out Jwar Isle Refuge with Darkwater Catacombs

This deck has been played and is very enjoyable. Being a strong contender on the table when the goal was to be fully thematic has real satisfaction to it. Folks typically underestimate the deck and I'm often first or second in a 4-player Commander game with this deck. Definitely one of my favorites personally owned. I'm running much fewer land cards even though I've got a couple costly leviathans. This is because the Commander is so cheap and because there's plenty of card draw. I've not had land production issues playing this deck.

Notes: Blackbloom Rogue   and Umara Wizard   are both considered land slots for this deck's calculation but are available as an additional Rogue or Merfolk respectively. How fitting, isn't it?

Date added	1 year
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 16 - 0 Rares 34 - 0 Uncommons 29 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.84
Tokens	Copy Clone, Merfolk 1/1 U w/ Hexproof, Ninja 1/1 U, Treasure
Folders	Commander Decks