Call the Tide
Deeproot Pilgrimage gives Merfolk decks a steady value engine. The enchantment turns the routine act of tapping your nontoken Merfolk into incremental board presence by producing 1/1 blue Merfolk creature tokens with hexproof. In practice the card rewards an active board full of interactive Merfolk and makes tempo plays safer because the tokens are difficult to target with removal.
Use Deeproot Pilgrimage to extend pressure or to replenish blockers after a block step. The extended art foil shown here carries the Lost Caverns of Ixalan aesthetic and fits naturally into tribal builds that care about repeated tapping. From a gameplay perspective the card is straightforward and reliable, and from a lore angle it feels like glyphs in the caverns guiding pilgrims to hidden currents and allies.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{U}
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Card Type – Enchantment
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Whenever one or more nontoken Merfolk you control become tapped, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof.
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Power / Toughness – N A
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Loyalty – N A