Merfolk Thaumaturgist

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

{T}: Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (16)

king-saproling on A CLAWsome SHELLebration of Crab

4 years ago

Thoughts on these? Sword of the Animist , Trailblazer's Boots , Skeleton Key , Merfolk Thaumaturgist , Crookclaw Transmuter , Paragon of Gathering Mists , Burnished Hart , Aqueous Form , War Room , Masterwork of Ingenuity , Deadeye Quartermaster , Vanishing , Trinket Mage , Tribute Mage , Trophy Mage , Inventors' Fair

JoJosMagic on So I die to crab commander damage?

4 years ago

When I saw this I immediately thought of the "switch power and toughness" cards...which are funny with defenders but downright hysterical with this guy: Crookclaw Transmuter, Merfolk Thaumaturgist, and Twisted Image..add a Crenellated Wall or Magebane Armor and you have a One Hit Wonder that'll definitely make opponents Crabby..Sincere apologies for the puns..But seriously They may be good additions without messing up synergies

RNR_Gaming on Crustacean Altercation

4 years ago

oh man I love this commander! so, I an going to secound Twisted Image but also suggest Merfolk Thaumaturgist. Delay, Miscast, and Narset's Reversal are all very good interaction.

RNR_Gaming on Crustacean Altercation

4 years ago

oh man I love this commander! so, I an going to secound Twisted Image but also suggest Merfolk Thaumaturgist. Delay, Miscast, and Narset's Reversal are all very good interaction.

DanteBeleren on

6 years ago

And if you wanna be cheeky with Tetsuko and go for General damage consider Merfolk Thaumaturgist and/or Twisted Image (maybe under an Isochron Scepter?). But no problem!

RazortoothMtg on Thoughts on Will & Rowan …

6 years ago

So, what I'm thinking is a spell-heavy version of UR artifacts. I'll have some infinite combos with Basalt Monolith type cards, I'll have lots of spells to draw cards with like Blue Sun's Zenith, which also convienently is a wincon once I have infinite mana from my combo. So it's gonna be a Kurkesh deck but with blue pretty much. And then random cards that work specifically good like Merfolk Thaumaturgist and Echo Mage, as well as a lot of proliferating and Deepglow Skate

Thanks everyone!

wereotter on Thoughts on Will & Rowan …

6 years ago

Merfolk Thaumaturgist and Mannichi, the Fevered Dream play nicely with Will's +2. Turn two creatures into 0/3 and then activate one of them to turn the creatures into 3/0 and kill them.

Echo Mage plays well off both their ultimates. Double level up counters when you have Rowan's emblem as well as copy an instant or sorcery 4x off activating him (on top of the twice if you ultimate Rowan before Will). Level up in general might be viable, Brimstone Mage tapping for 6 damage will be decent.

Arcanis the Omnipotent tapping to draw 6 cards will make him even more powerful here than in other decks.

Also artifacts are another solid route. Copying Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient's ability to copy an artifact's activated ability will be really potent, and using Master Transmuter to return one artifact to hand and pop two onto the battlefield will be insane.

Also back on the note of proliferate effects, there's Skyship Plunderer for a weaker effect, but still effective if you only have one of the pair in play.

nagonjin on tetsuo

6 years ago

One fun thing to do might be to have a bunch of 1/X creatures with high toughness and use Merfolk Thaumaturgist to swap then before damage is assigned.