Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Total inclusion adds up how often each tagged card is played in this commander's decks. A total of 3.0 means the tag appears about three times in a typical deck.

1. typal-merfolk 17.4 34 cards

   All typal-merfolk cards on Scryfall

   • Master of the Pearl Trident 94% of decks
   • Svyelun of Sea and Sky 92% of decks
   • Emperor Mihail II 91% of decks
   • Kopala, Warden of Waves 89% of decks
   • Merrow Reejerey 88% of decks
   • Stonybrook Banneret 88% of decks
   • Merfolk Sovereign 87% of decks
   • Deeproot Waters 87% of decks
   • Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 83% of decks
   • Seafloor Oracle 79% of decks
   • Deeproot Elite 78% of decks
   • Mist Dancer 77% of decks
   • Singer of Swift Rivers 77% of decks
   • Deeproot Pilgrimage 71% of decks
   • Merfolk Mistbinder 69% of decks
   • Vodalian Hexcatcher 66% of decks
   • Deeproot Historian 62% of decks
   • Lord of Atlantis 60% of decks
   • Merrow Commerce 38% of decks
   • Forerunner of the Heralds 33% of decks
   • Wanderwine Prophets 21% of decks
   • Attuma, Atlantean Warlord 20% of decks
   • Merrow Harbinger 19% of decks
   • Namor, Scourge of the Seas 19% of decks
   • Mindspring Merfolk 18% of decks
   • Summon: Leviathan 18% of decks
   • Coralhelm Commander 18% of decks
   • Daughter of the Deep 17% of decks
   • Seahunter 16% of decks
   • Eclipsed Realms 15% of decks
   • Namor the Sub-Mariner 15% of decks
   • Lullmage Mentor 13% of decks
   • Silvergill Adept 11% of decks
   • Aquitect's Will 9% of decks
2. noncreature typal 12.4 26 cards

   Cards that care about creature types, but not necessarily on a creature card—so they're compatible with the Kindred cards from Lorwyn, for example.

   All noncreature typal cards on Scryfall

   • Svyelun of Sea and Sky 92% of decks
   • Emperor Mihail II 91% of decks
   • Kopala, Warden of Waves 89% of decks
   • Merrow Reejerey 88% of decks
   • Stonybrook Banneret 88% of decks
   • Deeproot Waters 87% of decks
   • Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 83% of decks
   • Deeproot Elite 78% of decks
   • Singer of Swift Rivers 77% of decks
   • Deeproot Pilgrimage 71% of decks
   • Vodalian Hexcatcher 66% of decks
   • Deeproot Historian 62% of decks
   • Reflections of Littjara 52% of decks
   • Merrow Commerce 38% of decks
   • Forerunner of the Heralds 33% of decks
   • Wanderwine Prophets 21% of decks
   • Merrow Harbinger 19% of decks
   • Seahunter 16% of decks
   • Eclipsed Realms 15% of decks
   • Namor the Sub-Mariner 15% of decks
   • Lullmage Mentor 13% of decks
   • Silvergill Adept 11% of decks
   • Harmonized Crescendo 11% of decks
   • Aquitect's Will 9% of decks
   • Distant Melody 9% of decks
   • Chronicle of Victory 7% of decks
3. pp counters matter 7.6 18 cards

   All pp counters matter cards on Scryfall

   • Herald of Secret Streams 92% of decks
   • Hardened Scales 85% of decks
   • Inspiring Call 79% of decks
   • Wave Goodbye 76% of decks
   • Zegana, Utopian Speaker 73% of decks
   • Branching Evolution 68% of decks
   • Benthic Biomancer 60% of decks
   • Simic Ascendancy 51% of decks
   • Tributary Instructor 43% of decks
   • Llanowar Reborn 33% of decks
   • Ozolith, the Shattered Spire 25% of decks
   • Namor, Scourge of the Seas 19% of decks
   • Bred for the Hunt 16% of decks
   • Sphere Grid 15% of decks
   • The Earth Crystal 8% of decks
   • Court of Garenbrig 8% of decks
   • Terrasymbiosis 6% of decks
   • Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca 6% of decks
4. draw engine 7.0 20 cards

   Card draw effects that can net you additional cards repeatedly over time. Contrast [Burst Draw](burst-draw), which nets you multiple cards right away.

   All draw engine cards on Scryfall

   • Svyelun of Sea and Sky 92% of decks
   • Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 83% of decks
   • Cold-Eyed Selkie 80% of decks
   • Seafloor Oracle 79% of decks
   • Tatyova, Benthic Druid 74% of decks
   • Kindred Discovery 69% of decks
   • Tributary Instructor 43% of decks
   • Sage of Fables 23% of decks
   • Bident of Thassa 23% of decks
   • Attuma, Atlantean Warlord 20% of decks
   • Summon: Leviathan 18% of decks
   • Rhystic Study 18% of decks
   • Bred for the Hunt 16% of decks
   • Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm 14% of decks
   • The Great Henge 12% of decks
   • Mystic Remora 8% of decks
   • Court of Garenbrig 8% of decks
   • Chronicle of Victory 7% of decks
   • Vanquisher's Banner 7% of decks
   • Terrasymbiosis 6% of decks
5. anthem 6.8 15 cards

   Your entire team gets +N/+N. Possibly limited to creature types or colors.

   All anthem cards on Scryfall

   • Master of the Pearl Trident 94% of decks
   • Merrow Reejerey 88% of decks
   • Merfolk Sovereign 87% of decks
   • Mist Dancer 77% of decks
   • Merfolk Mistbinder 69% of decks
   • Vodalian Hexcatcher 66% of decks
   • Lord of Atlantis 60% of decks
   • Metallic Mimic 53% of decks
   • Attuma, Atlantean Warlord 20% of decks
   • Coralhelm Commander 18% of decks
   • Murkfiend Liege 12% of decks
   • Patchwork Banner 11% of decks
   • Chronicle of Victory 7% of decks
   • Vanquisher's Banner 7% of decks
   • Banner of Kinship 7% of decks
6. power boost to all 6.7 14 cards

   Cards that provide power to all creatures you control. May be limited to certain types or colors.

   All power boost to all cards on Scryfall

   • Master of the Pearl Trident 94% of decks
   • Merrow Reejerey 88% of decks
   • Merfolk Sovereign 87% of decks
   • Mist Dancer 77% of decks
   • Merfolk Mistbinder 69% of decks
   • Vodalian Hexcatcher 66% of decks
   • Lord of Atlantis 60% of decks
   • Metallic Mimic 53% of decks
   • Attuma, Atlantean Warlord 20% of decks
   • Coralhelm Commander 18% of decks
   • Murkfiend Liege 12% of decks
   • Patchwork Banner 11% of decks
   • Vanquisher's Banner 7% of decks
   • Banner of Kinship 7% of decks
7. repeatable pure draw 6.7 18 cards

   Repeatable ways to draw a card with no additional cost or sacrifice, such as discarding a card

   All repeatable pure draw cards on Scryfall

   • Svyelun of Sea and Sky 92% of decks
   • Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 83% of decks
   • Cold-Eyed Selkie 80% of decks
   • Seafloor Oracle 79% of decks
   • Tatyova, Benthic Druid 74% of decks
   • Kindred Discovery 69% of decks
   • Tributary Instructor 43% of decks
   • Sage of Fables 23% of decks
   • Bident of Thassa 23% of decks
   • Attuma, Atlantean Warlord 20% of decks
   • Rhystic Study 18% of decks
   • Bred for the Hunt 16% of decks
   • The Great Henge 12% of decks
   • Mystic Remora 8% of decks
   • Court of Garenbrig 8% of decks
   • Chronicle of Victory 7% of decks
   • Vanquisher's Banner 7% of decks
   • Terrasymbiosis 6% of decks
8. gains pp counters 6.5 16 cards

   All gains pp counters cards on Scryfall

   • Nicanzil, Current Conductor 97% of decks
   • Topography Tracker 85% of decks
   • Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 83% of decks
   • Zegana, Utopian Speaker 73% of decks
   • Benthic Biomancer 60% of decks
   • Prime Speaker Zegana 41% of decks
   • Llanowar Reborn 33% of decks
   • Forerunner of the Heralds 33% of decks
   • Deepfathom Echo 29% of decks
   • Wildgrowth Walker 22% of decks
   • Jadelight Spelunker 21% of decks
   • Namor, Scourge of the Seas 19% of decks
   • Mindspring Merfolk 18% of decks
   • Cenote Scout 17% of decks
   • Sentinel of the Nameless City 12% of decks
   • Captain Kathryn Janeway 0% of decks
9. gives pp counters 6.4 24 cards

   Cards that give +1/+1 counters. For permanents that only give +1/+1 counters to themselves, see [gains pp counters](gains-pp-counters) (which may overlap for cards that can give counters to themselves as well as others).

   All gives pp counters cards on Scryfall

   • Topography Tracker 85% of decks
   • Deeproot Elite 78% of decks
   • Metallic Mimic 53% of decks
   • Simic Ascendancy 51% of decks
   • Merfolk Skydiver 46% of decks
   • Tributary Instructor 43% of decks
   • Llanowar Reborn 33% of decks
   • Quandrix Command 32% of decks
   • Ruinous Intrusion 27% of decks
   • Ozolith, the Shattered Spire 25% of decks
   • Sage of Fables 23% of decks
   • Namor, Scourge of the Seas 19% of decks
   • Mindspring Merfolk 18% of decks
   • Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze 18% of decks
   • Sphere Grid 15% of decks
   • Path of Discovery 13% of decks
   • The Great Henge 12% of decks
   • Innkeeper's Talent 9% of decks
   • The Earth Crystal 8% of decks
   • Over the Edge 8% of decks
   • Court of Garenbrig 8% of decks
   • Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca 6% of decks
   • Repulsive Mutation 6% of decks
   • Captain Kathryn Janeway 0% of decks
10. toughness boost to all 6.2 16 cards

    All toughness boost to all cards on Scryfall

    • Master of the Pearl Trident 94% of decks
    • Merrow Reejerey 88% of decks
    • Merfolk Sovereign 87% of decks
    • Merfolk Mistbinder 69% of decks
    • Vodalian Hexcatcher 66% of decks
    • Lord of Atlantis 60% of decks
    • Metallic Mimic 53% of decks
    • Attuma, Atlantean Warlord 20% of decks
    • Coralhelm Commander 18% of decks
    • Overwhelming Stampede 15% of decks
    • Murkfiend Liege 12% of decks
    • Patchwork Banner 11% of decks
    • Chronicle of Victory 7% of decks
    • Vanquisher's Banner 7% of decks
    • Banner of Kinship 7% of decks
    • Triumph of the Hordes 7% of decks
11. repeatable pp counters 6.1 19 cards

    Repeatable ways of putting +1/+1 counters on creatures.

    All repeatable pp counters cards on Scryfall

    • Nicanzil, Current Conductor 97% of decks
    • Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca 83% of decks
    • Deeproot Elite 78% of decks
    • Metallic Mimic 53% of decks
    • Simic Ascendancy 51% of decks
    • Tributary Instructor 43% of decks
    • Forerunner of the Heralds 33% of decks
    • Deepfathom Echo 29% of decks
    • Ozolith, the Shattered Spire 25% of decks
    • Sage of Fables 23% of decks
    • Wildgrowth Walker 22% of decks
    • Namor, Scourge of the Seas 19% of decks
    • Path of Discovery 13% of decks
    • The Great Henge 12% of decks
    • Innkeeper's Talent 9% of decks
    • The Earth Crystal 8% of decks
    • Court of Garenbrig 8% of decks
    • Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca 6% of decks
    • Captain Kathryn Janeway 0% of decks
12. utility land 6.1 20 cards

    All utility land cards on Scryfall

    • Reliquary Tower 78% of decks
    • Path of Ancestry 75% of decks
    • Karn's Bastion 60% of decks
    • Rogue's Passage 57% of decks
    • Temple of Mystery 55% of decks
    • Alchemist's Refuge 51% of decks
    • Mosswort Bridge 46% of decks
    • Myriad Landscape 36% of decks
    • Llanowar Reborn 33% of decks
    • Cavern of Souls 24% of decks
    • Waterlogged Grove 17% of decks
    • Boseiju, Who Endures 16% of decks
    • Hedge Maze 15% of decks
    • Otawara, Soaring City 14% of decks
    • Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs 8% of decks
    • Mistrise Village 8% of decks
    • Mystic Sanctuary 8% of decks
    • Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary 6% of decks
    • Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore 5% of decks
    • Roiling Canopy 1% of decks
13. typal-choose 5.5 17 cards

    Choose a creature type with which to synergize.

    All typal-choose cards on Scryfall

    • Kindred Discovery 69% of decks
    • Secluded Courtyard 67% of decks
    • Unclaimed Territory 66% of decks
    • Realmwalker 59% of decks
    • Metallic Mimic 53% of decks
    • Reflections of Littjara 52% of decks
    • Roaming Throne 36% of decks
    • Raise the Palisade 33% of decks
    • Cavern of Souls 24% of decks
    • Herald's Horn 19% of decks
    • Three Tree City 19% of decks
    • Patchwork Banner 11% of decks
    • Harmonized Crescendo 11% of decks
    • Distant Melody 9% of decks
    • Chronicle of Victory 7% of decks
    • Vanquisher's Banner 7% of decks
    • Banner of Kinship 7% of decks
14. single target instant/sorcery 5.5 27 cards

    Instant/sorcery spells that may target only one target. This is materially important for some effects that care about single targets. Not mutually exclusive with [multiple targets](/tags/card/multiple-targets).

    All single target instant/sorcery cards on Scryfall

    • Beast Within 67% of decks
    • Rapid Hybridization 66% of decks
    • Counterspell 53% of decks
    • Quandrix Command 32% of decks
    • Ravenform 28% of decks
    • Curse of the Swine 27% of decks
    • Bygone Marvels 26% of decks
    • Cyclonic Rift 24% of decks
    • Negate 24% of decks
    • An Offer You Can't Refuse 23% of decks
    • Pongify 21% of decks
    • Swan Song 17% of decks
    • Arcane Denial 16% of decks
    • Fierce Guardianship 16% of decks
    • Flare of Denial 12% of decks
    • Mana Drain 12% of decks
    • Commit // Memory 10% of decks
    • Aquitect's Will 9% of decks
    • Nature's Claim 8% of decks
    • Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs 8% of decks
    • Over the Edge 8% of decks
    • Reality Shift 8% of decks
    • Stubborn Denial 7% of decks
    • Force of Will 6% of decks
    • Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary 6% of decks
    • River's Rebuke 6% of decks
    • Repulsive Mutation 6% of decks
15. evasion 5.4 15 cards

    Creatures that are harder to block through keywords (flying, menace) or other means.

    All evasion cards on Scryfall

    • Stonybrook Banneret 88% of decks
    • Cold-Eyed Selkie 80% of decks
    • Mist Dancer 77% of decks
    • Thieving Skydiver 65% of decks
    • Merfolk Skydiver 46% of decks
    • Ravenform 28% of decks
    • Thassa, God of the Sea 25% of decks
    • Merrow Harbinger 19% of decks
    • Namor, Scourge of the Seas 19% of decks
    • Coralhelm Commander 18% of decks
    • Swan Song 17% of decks
    • Thada Adel, Acquisitor 15% of decks
    • Namor the Sub-Mariner 15% of decks
    • Deepchannel Mentor 13% of decks
    • Wonder 11% of decks
16. land ramp 4.5 15 cards

    Ramp spells that net you more lands on your side of the battlefield.

    All land ramp cards on Scryfall

    • Nicanzil, Current Conductor 97% of decks
    • Growth Spiral 55% of decks
    • Kodama's Reach 52% of decks
    • Explore 44% of decks
    • Myriad Landscape 36% of decks
    • Nature's Lore 23% of decks
    • Cultivate 23% of decks
    • Rampant Growth 23% of decks
    • Farseek 19% of decks
    • Exploration 19% of decks
    • Twists and Turns // Mycoid Maze 18% of decks
    • Three Visits 17% of decks
    • Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun 13% of decks
    • Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca 6% of decks
    • Captain Kathryn Janeway 0% of decks
17. cast trigger-you 4.2 8 cards

    Whenever you cast X, do something.

    All cast trigger-you cards on Scryfall

    • Emperor Mihail II 91% of decks
    • Merrow Reejerey 88% of decks
    • Deeproot Waters 87% of decks
    • Path of Ancestry 75% of decks
    • Reflections of Littjara 52% of decks
    • Namor the Sub-Mariner 15% of decks
    • Chronicle of Victory 7% of decks
    • Vanquisher's Banner 7% of decks
18. repeatable crime 4.1 10 cards

    Repeatable ways to commit crimes by targeting an opponent or something they control.

    All repeatable crime cards on Scryfall

    • Merrow Reejerey 88% of decks
    • Vodalian Hexcatcher 66% of decks
    • Kiora's Follower 64% of decks
    • Rogue's Passage 57% of decks
    • Vorel of the Hull Clade 41% of decks
    • Surgespanner 32% of decks
    • Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood 20% of decks
    • Daughter of the Deep 17% of decks
    • The Ozolith 17% of decks
    • Lullmage Mentor 13% of decks
19. spot removal 4.0 16 cards

    Removal for one target specifically. See also [sweeper](sweeper) and [multi removal](multi-removal).

    All spot removal cards on Scryfall

    • Beast Within 67% of decks
    • Rapid Hybridization 66% of decks
    • Quandrix Command 32% of decks
    • Surgespanner 32% of decks
    • Ravenform 28% of decks
    • Curse of the Swine 27% of decks
    • Ruinous Intrusion 27% of decks
    • Cyclonic Rift 24% of decks
    • Pongify 21% of decks
    • Boseiju, Who Endures 16% of decks
    • Otawara, Soaring City 14% of decks
    • Commit // Memory 10% of decks
    • Nature's Claim 8% of decks
    • Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs 8% of decks
    • Over the Edge 8% of decks
    • Reality Shift 8% of decks
20. protects-all 3.9 7 cards

    Effects that give a form of protection to all permanents of a kind. (That may be hexproof, indestructible, protection, etc.)

    All protects-all cards on Scryfall

    • Svyelun of Sea and Sky 92% of decks
    • Kopala, Warden of Waves 89% of decks
    • Inspiring Call 79% of decks
    • Ripples of Potential 75% of decks
    • Heroic Intervention 37% of decks
    • Mutational Advantage 14% of decks
    • Innkeeper's Talent 9% of decks