Art by Fariba Khamseh

Nicanzil, Current Conductor

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout

Whenever a creature you control explores a land card, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped. Whenever a creature you control explores a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on Nicanzil.

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Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

31%

Instant

Sorcery

Artifact

Enchantment

Land

37%

Average Mana Curve

14%

32%

35%

11%

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Most Played With Nicanzil, Current Conductor (156)

Twists and Turns

78% of decks

Seeker of Sunlight

78% of decks · $0.14

Sentinel of the Nameless City

76% of decks · $0.38

Tatyova, Benthic Druid

74% of decks · $0.30

Enter the Unknown

73% of decks · $0.35

River Herald Guide

71% of decks · $0.10

Merfolk Branchwalker

71% of decks · $0.26

Wildgrowth Walker

60% of decks · $0.31

Waterwind Scout

57% of decks · $0.14

Tishana's Wayfinder

55% of decks · $0.21

Sol Ring

54% of decks · $1.38

Herald of Secret Streams

54% of decks · $6.17

Hardened Scales

53% of decks · $3.19

Inspiring Call

51% of decks · $0.39

Merfolk Cave-Diver

49% of decks · $0.18

Emperor Mihail II

47% of decks · $0.29

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

47% of decks · $0.44

Arcane Signet

46% of decks · $0.49

Spyglass Siren

45% of decks · $0.31

Deeproot Waters

45% of decks · $0.24

Growth Spiral

43% of decks · $0.32

Deeproot Pilgrimage

43% of decks · $1.80

Kopala, Warden of Waves

43% of decks · $0.35

Counterspell

41% of decks · $4.28

Zegana, Utopian Speaker

40% of decks · $0.30

Evolution Sage

40% of decks · $3.07

Master of the Pearl Trident

39% of decks · $1.52

Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca

39% of decks · $0.33

Merfolk Sovereign

38% of decks · $0.38

Beast Within

38% of decks · $0.68

Merrow Reejerey

36% of decks · $0.31

Negate

36% of decks · $0.24

Forerunner of the Heralds

36% of decks · $0.35

Spelunking

36% of decks · $3.67

Simic Ascendancy

36% of decks · $0.47

Wave Goodbye

35% of decks · $1.90

Deeproot Elite

34% of decks · $0.31

Seafloor Oracle

33% of decks · $0.34

Stonybrook Banneret

33% of decks · $0.28

Explore

33% of decks · $0.19

Cultivate

32% of decks · $0.45

Ripples of Potential

32% of decks · $4.31

Deeproot Historian

31% of decks · $0.28

Singer of Swift Rivers

29% of decks · $0.27

Merfolk Mistbinder

29% of decks · $0.19

Branching Evolution

29% of decks · $8.35

Cold-Eyed Selkie

28% of decks · $0.33

Prime Speaker Zegana

25% of decks · $0.20

Simic Signet

24% of decks · $0.39

Rampant Growth

24% of decks · $1.25

Rapid Hybridization

23% of decks · $0.78

Worldwalker Helm

22% of decks · $4.75

Bred for the Hunt

21% of decks · $0.47

Vorel of the Hull Clade

21% of decks · $0.35

Kodama's Reach

21% of decks · $1.83

Vodalian Hexcatcher

21% of decks · $5.53

Mist Dancer

21% of decks · $0.30

Swiftfoot Boots

21% of decks

Tishana, Voice of Thunder

21% of decks · $0.33

Aetherize

20% of decks · $0.49

Reflections of Littjara

20% of decks · $3.07

Repulsive Mutation

20% of decks · $0.59

Tireless Provisioner

19% of decks · $4.18

Heroic Intervention

18% of decks · $17.55

Kindred Discovery

18% of decks · $4.87

Tributary Instructor

17% of decks · $0.26

Tishana's Tidebinder

16% of decks · $2.70

Bident of Thassa

16% of decks · $0.45

Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

16% of decks · $7.12

Summon: Leviathan

15% of decks · $1.36

Merfolk Skydiver

15% of decks · $0.28

Roaming Throne

15% of decks · $51.97

Scute Swarm

15% of decks · $8.64

Pongify

14% of decks · $3.12

Thought Vessel

14% of decks

Rampaging Baloths

14% of decks · $0.29

Quandrix Command

14% of decks · $0.32

Kiora's Follower

13% of decks · $0.34

Brainstorm

13% of decks · $0.57

Merrow Commerce

13% of decks · $17.47

Retreat to Coralhelm

13% of decks · $0.41

Hadana's Climb

13% of decks

Talisman of Curiosity

12% of decks · $0.56

Thieving Skydiver

12% of decks · $0.38

Kami of Whispered Hopes

12% of decks · $4.30

Arcane Denial

12% of decks · $2.03

Fangs of Kalonia

11% of decks · $0.34

Retreat to Kazandu

11% of decks · $0.47

Nature's Lore

11% of decks · $2.22

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

11% of decks · $12.81

Mindspring Merfolk

11% of decks · $0.40

Reality Shift

11% of decks · $0.35

Explorer's Cache

11% of decks · $0.19

An Offer You Can't Refuse

11% of decks · $3.16

Distant Melody

11% of decks · $0.36

Lord of Atlantis

10% of decks · $9.82

Lotus Cobra

10% of decks · $5.92

Snakeskin Veil

10% of decks · $0.26

Harmonized Trio

10% of decks

Farseek

10% of decks · $0.46

Panharmonicon

10% of decks · $6.57

Growing Rites of Itlimoc

9% of decks

Mutational Advantage

9% of decks · $7.74

Benthic Biomancer

9% of decks · $0.22

Overwhelming Stampede

9% of decks · $1.09

Unnatural Restoration

9% of decks · $1.29

The Ozolith

9% of decks · $61.76

Herald's Horn

9% of decks · $5.82

Cyclonic Rift

9% of decks · $39.16

Aggressive Biomancy

9% of decks · $0.77

Planar Genesis

9% of decks · $0.38

Chart a Course

9% of decks · $0.14

Eaten by Piranhas

9% of decks · $0.37

Three Visits

8% of decks · $5.54

Auroral Procession

8% of decks · $0.34

Decisive Denial

8% of decks · $0.31

Lightning Greaves

8% of decks · $4.00

Bygone Marvels

8% of decks · $0.22

Raise the Palisade

8% of decks · $11.65

Doppelgang

8% of decks · $1.63

Harmonized Crescendo

8% of decks · $1.39

Curse of the Swine

7% of decks · $0.30

Exploration

7% of decks · $30.54

Return of the Wildspeaker

7% of decks · $2.63

Roaring Earth

7% of decks · $0.36

Nature's Claim

7% of decks · $1.34

Patchwork Banner

7% of decks · $2.79

Ponder

7% of decks · $3.58

Return to Nature

7% of decks · $0.32

Bala Ged Recovery

7% of decks

Rhystic Study

7% of decks · $69.59

Commander's Sphere

6% of decks · $0.34

Innkeeper's Talent

6% of decks · $10.04

Opt

6% of decks · $0.27

Glimpse the Core

6% of decks · $0.23

Terrasymbiosis

6% of decks · $9.70

Simic Charm

6% of decks · $3.93

Stocking the Pantry

6% of decks · $0.30

River Heralds' Boon

6% of decks · $0.08

Eureka Moment

6% of decks · $0.24

Out of Air

6% of decks · $0.21

Urban Evolution

6% of decks · $0.34

River's Rebuke

6% of decks · $0.43

Swan Song

6% of decks · $10.60

Amulet of Vigor

6% of decks · $50.54

Guardian Project

6% of decks · $15.41

Growth Curve

6% of decks · $0.30

Aquitect's Will

5% of decks · $0.35

Aquatic Incursion

5% of decks · $0.17

Filter Out

5% of decks · $0.30

Ghostly Flicker

5% of decks · $2.66

Virtue of Knowledge

5% of decks

Mana Drain

5% of decks · $56.89

Spell Pierce

5% of decks · $0.32

Crashing Tide

5% of decks · $0.16

Doubling Season

5% of decks · $35.33

New Cards

Captain Kathryn Janeway

8% of decks

Elven Raft-Steerer

4% of decks · $0.26

Beorn's Hospitality

3% of decks · $0.29

Pia, Aether Ascetic

2% of decks · $0.97

Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes

2% of decks · $2.87

Creatures (50)

Seeker of Sunlight

78% of decks · $0.14

Sentinel of the Nameless City

76% of decks · $0.38

Tatyova, Benthic Druid

74% of decks · $0.30

River Herald Guide

71% of decks · $0.10

Merfolk Branchwalker

71% of decks · $0.26

Wildgrowth Walker

60% of decks · $0.31

Waterwind Scout

57% of decks · $0.14

Tishana's Wayfinder

55% of decks · $0.21

Herald of Secret Streams

54% of decks · $6.17

Merfolk Cave-Diver

49% of decks · $0.18

Emperor Mihail II

47% of decks · $0.29

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

47% of decks · $0.44

Spyglass Siren

45% of decks · $0.31

Kopala, Warden of Waves

43% of decks · $0.35

Zegana, Utopian Speaker

40% of decks · $0.30

Evolution Sage

40% of decks · $3.07

Master of the Pearl Trident

39% of decks · $1.52

Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca

39% of decks · $0.33

Merfolk Sovereign

38% of decks · $0.38

Merrow Reejerey

36% of decks · $0.31

Forerunner of the Heralds

36% of decks · $0.35

Deeproot Elite

34% of decks · $0.31

Seafloor Oracle

33% of decks · $0.34

Stonybrook Banneret

33% of decks · $0.28

Deeproot Historian

31% of decks · $0.28

Singer of Swift Rivers

29% of decks · $0.27

Merfolk Mistbinder

29% of decks · $0.19

Cold-Eyed Selkie

28% of decks · $0.33

Prime Speaker Zegana

25% of decks · $0.20

Vorel of the Hull Clade

21% of decks · $0.35

Vodalian Hexcatcher

21% of decks · $5.53

Mist Dancer

21% of decks · $0.30

Tishana, Voice of Thunder

21% of decks · $0.33

Tireless Provisioner

19% of decks · $4.18

Tributary Instructor

17% of decks · $0.26

Tishana's Tidebinder

16% of decks · $2.70

Summon: Leviathan

15% of decks · $1.36

Merfolk Skydiver

15% of decks · $0.28

Roaming Throne

15% of decks · $51.97

Scute Swarm

15% of decks · $8.64

Rampaging Baloths

14% of decks · $0.29

Kiora's Follower

13% of decks · $0.34

Thieving Skydiver

12% of decks · $0.38

Kami of Whispered Hopes

12% of decks · $4.30

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

11% of decks · $12.81

Mindspring Merfolk

11% of decks · $0.40

Lord of Atlantis

10% of decks · $9.82

Lotus Cobra

10% of decks · $5.92

Harmonized Trio

10% of decks

Benthic Biomancer

9% of decks · $0.22

Instants (36)

Inspiring Call

51% of decks · $0.39

Growth Spiral

43% of decks · $0.32

Counterspell

41% of decks · $4.28

Beast Within

38% of decks · $0.68

Negate

36% of decks · $0.24

Ripples of Potential

32% of decks · $4.31

Rapid Hybridization

23% of decks · $0.78

Aetherize

20% of decks · $0.49

Repulsive Mutation

20% of decks · $0.59

Heroic Intervention

18% of decks · $17.55

Pongify

14% of decks · $3.12

Quandrix Command

14% of decks · $0.32

Brainstorm

13% of decks · $0.57

Arcane Denial

12% of decks · $2.03

Reality Shift

11% of decks · $0.35

An Offer You Can't Refuse

11% of decks · $3.16

Snakeskin Veil

10% of decks · $0.26

Mutational Advantage

9% of decks · $7.74

Cyclonic Rift

9% of decks · $39.16

Planar Genesis

9% of decks · $0.38

Auroral Procession

8% of decks · $0.34

Decisive Denial

8% of decks · $0.31

Harmonized Crescendo

8% of decks · $1.39

Return of the Wildspeaker

7% of decks · $2.63

Nature's Claim

7% of decks · $1.34

Return to Nature

7% of decks · $0.32

Opt

6% of decks · $0.27

Simic Charm

6% of decks · $3.93

River Heralds' Boon

6% of decks · $0.08

Eureka Moment

6% of decks · $0.24

Out of Air

6% of decks · $0.21

Swan Song

6% of decks · $10.60

Filter Out

5% of decks · $0.30

Ghostly Flicker

5% of decks · $2.66

Mana Drain

5% of decks · $56.89

Spell Pierce

5% of decks · $0.32

Sorceries (27)

Enter the Unknown

73% of decks · $0.35

Wave Goodbye

35% of decks · $1.90

Explore

33% of decks · $0.19

Cultivate

32% of decks · $0.45

Rampant Growth

24% of decks · $1.25

Kodama's Reach

21% of decks · $1.83

Fangs of Kalonia

11% of decks · $0.34

Nature's Lore

11% of decks · $2.22

Distant Melody

11% of decks · $0.36

Farseek

10% of decks · $0.46

Overwhelming Stampede

9% of decks · $1.09

Unnatural Restoration

9% of decks · $1.29

Aggressive Biomancy

9% of decks · $0.77

Chart a Course

9% of decks · $0.14

Three Visits

8% of decks · $5.54

Bygone Marvels

8% of decks · $0.22

Raise the Palisade

8% of decks · $11.65

Doppelgang

8% of decks · $1.63

Curse of the Swine

7% of decks · $0.30

Ponder

7% of decks · $3.58

Bala Ged Recovery

7% of decks

Glimpse the Core

6% of decks · $0.23

Urban Evolution

6% of decks · $0.34

River's Rebuke

6% of decks · $0.43

Growth Curve

6% of decks · $0.30

Aquitect's Will

5% of decks · $0.35

Crashing Tide

5% of decks · $0.16

Utility Artifacts (10)

Worldwalker Helm

22% of decks · $4.75

Swiftfoot Boots

21% of decks

Bident of Thassa

16% of decks · $0.45

Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

16% of decks · $7.12

Explorer's Cache

11% of decks · $0.19

Panharmonicon

10% of decks · $6.57

The Ozolith

9% of decks · $61.76

Herald's Horn

9% of decks · $5.82

Lightning Greaves

8% of decks · $4.00

Amulet of Vigor

6% of decks · $50.54

Mana Artifacts (7)

Sol Ring

54% of decks · $1.38

Arcane Signet

46% of decks · $0.49

Simic Signet

24% of decks · $0.39

Thought Vessel

14% of decks

Talisman of Curiosity

12% of decks · $0.56

Patchwork Banner

7% of decks · $2.79

Commander's Sphere

6% of decks · $0.34

Enchantments (26)

Twists and Turns

78% of decks

Hardened Scales

53% of decks · $3.19

Deeproot Waters

45% of decks · $0.24

Deeproot Pilgrimage

43% of decks · $1.80

Spelunking

36% of decks · $3.67

Simic Ascendancy

36% of decks · $0.47

Branching Evolution

29% of decks · $8.35

Bred for the Hunt

21% of decks · $0.47

Reflections of Littjara

20% of decks · $3.07

Kindred Discovery

18% of decks · $4.87

Merrow Commerce

13% of decks · $17.47

Retreat to Coralhelm

13% of decks · $0.41

Hadana's Climb

13% of decks

Retreat to Kazandu

11% of decks · $0.47

Growing Rites of Itlimoc

9% of decks

Eaten by Piranhas

9% of decks · $0.37

Exploration

7% of decks · $30.54

Roaring Earth

7% of decks · $0.36

Rhystic Study

7% of decks · $69.59

Innkeeper's Talent

6% of decks · $10.04

Terrasymbiosis

6% of decks · $9.70

Stocking the Pantry

6% of decks · $0.30

Guardian Project

6% of decks · $15.41

Aquatic Incursion

5% of decks · $0.17

Virtue of Knowledge

5% of decks

Doubling Season

5% of decks · $35.33

Utility Lands (20)

Reliquary Tower

41% of decks

Rogue's Passage

29% of decks

Karn's Bastion

24% of decks

Hidden Nursery

19% of decks

Hidden Cataract

18% of decks

Mosswort Bridge

17% of decks

Temple of the False God

17% of decks

Alchemist's Refuge

13% of decks

Boseiju, Who Endures

10% of decks

Halimar Depths

10% of decks

Otawara, Soaring City

8% of decks

Novijen, Heart of Progress

8% of decks

Mystic Sanctuary

7% of decks

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

7% of decks

Llanowar Reborn

7% of decks

Restless Vinestalk

7% of decks

Pit of Offerings

7% of decks

Three Tree City

7% of decks

Rivendell

6% of decks

Oran-Rief, the Vastwood

5% of decks

Lands (42)

Forest

99% of decks

Island

98% of decks

Command Tower

74% of decks

Hinterland Harbor

60% of decks

Simic Growth Chamber

52% of decks

Path of Ancestry

49% of decks

Temple of Mystery

47% of decks

Dreamroot Cascade

47% of decks

Vineglimmer Snarl

45% of decks

Yavimaya Coast

38% of decks

Flooded Grove

36% of decks

Breeding Pool

30% of decks

Rejuvenating Springs

28% of decks

Evolving Wilds

27% of decks

Overflowing Basin

22% of decks

Thornwood Falls

20% of decks

Unclaimed Territory

20% of decks

Secluded Courtyard

19% of decks

Terramorphic Expanse

18% of decks

Exotic Orchard

18% of decks

Misty Rainforest

16% of decks

Myriad Landscape

16% of decks

Willowrush Verge

15% of decks

Barkchannel Pathway

15% of decks

Hedge Maze

15% of decks

Sodden Verdure

15% of decks

Tangled Islet

15% of decks

Botanical Sanctum

13% of decks

Waterlogged Grove

12% of decks

Simic Guildgate

12% of decks

Eclipsed Realms

12% of decks

Fabled Passage

10% of decks

Lush Oasis

9% of decks

Cavern of Souls

8% of decks

Turbulent Wilderness

8% of decks

Woodland Stream

7% of decks

Tropical Island

7% of decks

Quandrix Campus

7% of decks

Bala Ged Recovery

7% of decks

Captivating Cave

6% of decks

Promising Vein

6% of decks

Rimewood Falls

5% of decks

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Public Decks with Nicanzil, Current Conductor

37 Creatures, 35 Lands, 7 Instants, 5 Sorceries, 8 Artifacts, 7 Enchantments

2026-10-08

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29 Creatures, 38 Lands, 9 Instants, 9 Sorceries, 6 Artifacts, 8 Enchantments

2026-10-08

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35 Creatures, 37 Lands, 12 Instants, 8 Sorceries, 2 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

2026-10-07

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33 Creatures, 38 Lands, 8 Instants, 5 Sorceries, 8 Artifacts, 7 Enchantments

2026-10-05

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36 Creatures, 37 Lands, 10 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 4 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

2026-10-05

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35 Creatures, 38 Lands, 10 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 2 Artifacts, 8 Enchantments

2026-10-04

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30 Creatures, 43 Lands, 9 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 7 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

2026-10-04

View decklist ↗$218.00

35 Creatures, 42 Lands, 5 Instants, 2 Sorceries, 6 Artifacts, 9 Enchantments

2026-10-04

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33 Creatures, 36 Lands, 10 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 8 Artifacts, 8 Enchantments

2026-10-04

View decklist ↗$313.00

24 Creatures, 39 Lands, 16 Instants, 7 Sorceries, 3 Artifacts, 10 Enchantments

2026-10-04

View decklist ↗$116.00

24 Creatures, 39 Lands, 16 Instants, 8 Sorceries, 3 Artifacts, 9 Enchantments

2026-10-04

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22 Creatures, 43 Lands, 12 Instants, 12 Sorceries, 4 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

2026-10-03

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32 Creatures, 38 Lands, 12 Instants, 9 Sorceries, 3 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

2026-10-03

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28 Creatures, 38 Lands, 9 Instants, 8 Sorceries, 7 Artifacts, 9 Enchantments

2026-10-03

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32 Creatures, 48 Lands, 12 Sorceries, 4 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

2026-10-03

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35 Creatures, 35 Lands, 13 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 6 Artifacts, 4 Enchantments

2026-10-02

View decklist ↗$262.00

27 Creatures, 30 Lands, 26 Instants, 9 Sorceries, 3 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments, 1 Planeswalkers

2026-10-01

View decklist ↗$95.00

25 Creatures, 41 Lands, 10 Instants, 11 Sorceries, 5 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments, 1 Planeswalkers

2026-10-01

View decklist ↗$472.00

42 Creatures, 36 Lands, 7 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 3 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

2026-10-01

View decklist ↗$869.00

29 Creatures, 37 Lands, 10 Instants, 7 Sorceries, 8 Artifacts, 8 Enchantments

2026-09-30

View decklist ↗$144.00

43 Creatures, 32 Lands, 8 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 2 Artifacts, 8 Enchantments

2026-09-30

View decklist ↗$209.00

32 Creatures, 34 Lands, 8 Instants, 12 Sorceries, 4 Artifacts, 9 Enchantments

2026-09-30

View decklist ↗$71.00

29 Creatures, 39 Lands, 10 Instants, 5 Sorceries, 9 Artifacts, 7 Enchantments

2026-09-30

View decklist ↗$98.00

28 Creatures, 38 Lands, 8 Instants, 11 Sorceries, 5 Artifacts, 9 Enchantments

2026-09-29

View decklist ↗$52.00

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