Art by Larry MacDougall

Sygg, River Guide

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) : Target Merfolk you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

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Sygg, River Guide deck guide

Sygg, River Guide is an Azorius (white and blue) creature commander. It leads 821 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #1,828 among all commanders.

Most Sygg decks are built around merfolk, combo and control, with aggro and tokens builds close behind.

A typical Sygg list runs 35 lands (21 basic), 30 creatures, 11 instants, 5 sorceries, 10 artifacts and 8 enchantments.

The cards played most with Sygg: Sol Ring (78% of decks), Merrow Harbinger (68% of decks), Judge of Currents (68% of decks), Vodalian Hexcatcher (68% of decks), Arcane Signet (67% of decks) and Deeproot Pilgrimage (67% of decks).

Well-known combos with Sygg:

Wanderwine Prophets + Stonybrook Schoolmaster
Wanderwine Prophets + Deeproot Pilgrimage
Intruder Alarm + Deeproot Pilgrimage

Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.

Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

30%

Instant

11%

Sorcery

Artifact

10%

Enchantment

Land

35%

Average Mana Curve

15%

29%

27%

16%

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Most Played With Sygg, River Guide (184)

Sol Ring

78% of decks · $1.34

Merrow Harbinger

68% of decks · $2.90

Judge of Currents

68% of decks · $0.30

Vodalian Hexcatcher

68% of decks · $5.42

Arcane Signet

67% of decks · $0.49

Deeproot Pilgrimage

67% of decks · $1.81

Deeproot Waters

66% of decks · $0.26

Emperor Mihail II

66% of decks · $0.27

Deepchannel Duelist

65% of decks · $0.21

Summon the School

64% of decks · $0.31

Swords to Plowshares

62% of decks · $0.88

Counterspell

61% of decks · $4.28

Wanderwine Prophets

58% of decks · $15.63

Adept Watershaper

58% of decks · $0.35

Lullmage Mentor

57% of decks · $8.11

Vodalian Wave-Knight

57% of decks · $4.26

Sygg's Command

56% of decks · $0.29

Path to Exile

55% of decks · $0.69

Deepway Navigator

55% of decks · $0.19

Harpoon Sniper

54% of decks · $0.24

Azorius Signet

52% of decks · $0.17

Meanders Guide

51% of decks · $0.10

Bident of Thassa

47% of decks · $0.45

Kindred Discovery

46% of decks · $4.65

Aquitect's Will

46% of decks · $0.35

Eclipsed Merrow

44% of decks · $0.14

Talisman of Progress

44% of decks · $0.25

Thada Adel, Acquisitor

42% of decks · $10.83

Harmonized Crescendo

42% of decks · $1.32

Distant Melody

40% of decks · $0.35

Fallowsage

39% of decks · $0.31

Surgespanner

38% of decks · $0.24

Dovin's Veto

38% of decks · $3.24

Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom

38% of decks

Silvergill Adept

36% of decks · $0.20

Harbinger of the Seas

34% of decks · $1.94

Intruder Alarm

33% of decks · $5.75

Thieving Skydiver

33% of decks · $0.38

Supreme Verdict

32% of decks · $2.80

Negate

32% of decks · $0.24

Champions of the Shoal

31% of decks · $0.25

Tishana's Tidebinder

30% of decks · $2.58

Disruptor of Currents

29% of decks · $0.24

Mist Dancer

29% of decks · $0.32

Arcane Denial

29% of decks · $1.72

Tide Shaper

29% of decks · $0.33

Reflections of Littjara

28% of decks · $2.93

Deepchannel Mentor

28% of decks · $4.78

Opposition

28% of decks · $1.14

Generous Gift

27% of decks · $0.94

Door of Destinies

27% of decks · $2.45

Coralhelm Commander

26% of decks · $0.30

Ponder

26% of decks · $3.54

Spreading Seas

26% of decks · $0.28

Sage of Fables

26% of decks · $0.28

Springleaf Drum

26% of decks · $0.31

Mirror Entity

26% of decks · $2.18

Thought Vessel

24% of decks

Unsettled Mariner

24% of decks · $4.26

Wake Thrasher

24% of decks · $0.43

Empress Galina

24% of decks · $14.57

True-Name Nemesis

23% of decks · $3.31

Merfolk Trickster

23% of decks · $0.39

Muddle the Mixture

23% of decks · $2.75

Silvergill Mentor

23% of decks · $0.24

Herald's Horn

22% of decks · $5.75

Cyclonic Rift

22% of decks · $39.16

Paradise Mantle

21% of decks · $10.35

Mindspring Merfolk

20% of decks · $0.43

Rhystic Study

20% of decks · $69.59

Austere Command

20% of decks · $0.35

Swiftfoot Boots

20% of decks

Patchwork Banner

19% of decks · $2.89

Harmonized Trio

19% of decks

Wanderwine Farewell

19% of decks · $0.13

Robe of the Archmagi

19% of decks · $0.41

Merrow Skyswimmer

18% of decks · $0.11

Winnowing

18% of decks · $0.31

Wanderbrine Trapper

18% of decks · $0.16

Wayfarer's Bauble

17% of decks · $5.61

Sapphire Medallion

17% of decks · $8.14

Harbinger of the Tides

17% of decks · $0.17

Teferi's Protection

17% of decks · $45.85

Mystic Remora

17% of decks · $15.08

Thassa, God of the Sea

16% of decks · $4.76

Disenchant

16% of decks · $0.10

Brainstorm

16% of decks · $0.56

Reconnaissance Mission

16% of decks · $0.35

Propaganda

16% of decks · $2.17

An Offer You Can't Refuse

16% of decks · $3.07

Merfolk Looter

16% of decks · $0.39

Raise the Palisade

16% of decks · $11.93

Coastal Piracy

16% of decks · $0.29

Veteran of the Depths

16% of decks · $0.20

Summon: Leviathan

15% of decks · $1.57

Vanquisher's Banner

15% of decks · $5.11

Attuma, Atlantean Warlord

15% of decks · $0.24

Sword of Feast and Famine

15% of decks · $42.28

Puresight Merrow

15% of decks · $0.35

Cryptic Command

15% of decks · $7.98

Swan Song

14% of decks · $10.69

Ghostly Prison

14% of decks · $6.11

Master of Waves

14% of decks · $0.44

Mind Stone

14% of decks

Cursecatcher

14% of decks · $0.43

Commander's Sphere

14% of decks · $0.31

Quicksilver Fountain

13% of decks · $3.65

Wizard's Retort

13% of decks · $0.31

Stormtide Leviathan

13% of decks · $1.85

Wanderbrine Preacher

13% of decks · $0.15

Render Silent

13% of decks · $2.61

Fellwar Stone

13% of decks

Stroke of Midnight

13% of decks · $0.19

Enlightened Tutor

12% of decks · $38.48

Pongify

12% of decks · $3.05

Sink into Stupor

12% of decks

Dawn-Blessed Pennant

12% of decks · $0.29

Aetherize

11% of decks · $0.44

Sword of the Animist

11% of decks · $5.42

Smothering Tithe

11% of decks · $57.12

Freed from the Real

11% of decks · $7.91

Gathering Stone

11% of decks · $0.43

Blackblade Reforged

11% of decks · $3.22

Aether Vial

11% of decks · $3.21

Fierce Guardianship

10% of decks · $63.43

Rite of Replication

10% of decks · $0.29

Lightning Greaves

10% of decks · $4.10

Sage's Dousing

10% of decks · $0.29

High Tide

10% of decks · $1.57

Mana Drain

10% of decks · $56.44

Coat of Arms

10% of decks · $19.25

Land Tax

10% of decks · $16.51

Return to Dust

9% of decks · $0.35

Flawless Maneuver

9% of decks · $9.28

Crib Swap

9% of decks · $0.27

Staggering Insight

9% of decks · $0.39

Chronicle of Victory

9% of decks · $21.77

Akroma's Will

9% of decks · $16.81

Preordain

9% of decks · $0.86

Firdoch Core

9% of decks · $0.35

Curiosity

8% of decks · $0.95

Flare of Denial

8% of decks · $3.74

Farewell

8% of decks · $6.20

Unexpected Assistance

8% of decks · $0.25

Azorius Charm

8% of decks · $0.30

Grafted Exoskeleton

8% of decks

Dazzling Theater // Prop Room

8% of decks

Leyline of Anticipation

8% of decks · $5.40

Rapid Hybridization

7% of decks · $0.79

Force of Will

7% of decks · $59.96

Time Wipe

7% of decks · $0.26

Aquatic Incursion

7% of decks · $0.17

Hindering Light

7% of decks · $0.29

Wrath of God

7% of decks · $3.98

Sword of Light and Shadow

7% of decks · $12.64

Sevinne's Reclamation

6% of decks · $0.40

Unbreakable Formation

6% of decks · $1.50

Rally the Ranks

6% of decks · $0.36

Idyllic Tutor

6% of decks · $12.76

Mana Sculpt

6% of decks · $0.94

Mystical Tutor

6% of decks · $18.75

Sky Diamond

6% of decks · $0.25

Folk Hero

6% of decks · $0.45

Step Through

6% of decks · $0.23

Sword of Fire and Ice

6% of decks · $45.84

Midnight Clock

6% of decks · $0.57

Decanter of Endless Water

6% of decks · $5.10

Wizard Class

6% of decks · $3.13

Mirrorform

6% of decks · $2.13

Chart a Course

6% of decks · $0.13

Dusk // Dawn

6% of decks

River's Rebuke

6% of decks · $0.43

Familiar's Ruse

6% of decks · $0.74

Spell Pierce

6% of decks · $0.32

Sword of Hearth and Home

6% of decks · $16.83

Gilded Lotus

6% of decks · $0.59

Steel of the Godhead

6% of decks · $3.54

Make a Stand

5% of decks · $0.15

Force of Negation

5% of decks · $49.60

Open the Armory

5% of decks · $3.54

Opt

5% of decks · $0.25

Oblivion Ring

5% of decks · $0.27

Steelshaper's Gift

5% of decks · $9.39

Skullclamp

5% of decks · $5.18

New Cards

Turbulent Shore

7% of decks · $2.75

Gleaming Splendor

4% of decks · $31.28

Bilbo's Gambit

3% of decks · $1.61

Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver

3% of decks · $8.58

Teferi's Reproach

2% of decks · $0.69

Creatures (50)

Merrow Harbinger

68% of decks · $2.90

Judge of Currents

68% of decks · $0.30

Vodalian Hexcatcher

68% of decks · $5.42

Emperor Mihail II

66% of decks · $0.27

Deepchannel Duelist

65% of decks · $0.21

Wanderwine Prophets

58% of decks · $15.63

Adept Watershaper

58% of decks · $0.35

Lullmage Mentor

57% of decks · $8.11

Vodalian Wave-Knight

57% of decks · $4.26

Deepway Navigator

55% of decks · $0.19

Harpoon Sniper

54% of decks · $0.24

Meanders Guide

51% of decks · $0.10

Eclipsed Merrow

44% of decks · $0.14

Thada Adel, Acquisitor

42% of decks · $10.83

Fallowsage

39% of decks · $0.31

Surgespanner

38% of decks · $0.24

Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom

38% of decks

Silvergill Adept

36% of decks · $0.20

Harbinger of the Seas

34% of decks · $1.94

Thieving Skydiver

33% of decks · $0.38

Champions of the Shoal

31% of decks · $0.25

Tishana's Tidebinder

30% of decks · $2.58

Disruptor of Currents

29% of decks · $0.24

Mist Dancer

29% of decks · $0.32

Tide Shaper

29% of decks · $0.33

Deepchannel Mentor

28% of decks · $4.78

Coralhelm Commander

26% of decks · $0.30

Sage of Fables

26% of decks · $0.28

Mirror Entity

26% of decks · $2.18

Unsettled Mariner

24% of decks · $4.26

Wake Thrasher

24% of decks · $0.43

Empress Galina

24% of decks · $14.57

True-Name Nemesis

23% of decks · $3.31

Merfolk Trickster

23% of decks · $0.39

Silvergill Mentor

23% of decks · $0.24

Mindspring Merfolk

20% of decks · $0.43

Harmonized Trio

19% of decks

Merrow Skyswimmer

18% of decks · $0.11

Wanderbrine Trapper

18% of decks · $0.16

Harbinger of the Tides

17% of decks · $0.17

Thassa, God of the Sea

16% of decks · $4.76

Merfolk Looter

16% of decks · $0.39

Veteran of the Depths

16% of decks · $0.20

Summon: Leviathan

15% of decks · $1.57

Attuma, Atlantean Warlord

15% of decks · $0.24

Puresight Merrow

15% of decks · $0.35

Master of Waves

14% of decks · $0.44

Cursecatcher

14% of decks · $0.43

Stormtide Leviathan

13% of decks · $1.85

Wanderbrine Preacher

13% of decks · $0.15

Instants (46)

Swords to Plowshares

62% of decks · $0.88

Counterspell

61% of decks · $4.28

Path to Exile

55% of decks · $0.69

Harmonized Crescendo

42% of decks · $1.32

Dovin's Veto

38% of decks · $3.24

Negate

32% of decks · $0.24

Arcane Denial

29% of decks · $1.72

Generous Gift

27% of decks · $0.94

Muddle the Mixture

23% of decks · $2.75

Cyclonic Rift

22% of decks · $39.16

Teferi's Protection

17% of decks · $45.85

Disenchant

16% of decks · $0.10

Brainstorm

16% of decks · $0.56

An Offer You Can't Refuse

16% of decks · $3.07

Cryptic Command

15% of decks · $7.98

Swan Song

14% of decks · $10.69

Wizard's Retort

13% of decks · $0.31

Render Silent

13% of decks · $2.61

Stroke of Midnight

13% of decks · $0.19

Enlightened Tutor

12% of decks · $38.48

Pongify

12% of decks · $3.05

Sink into Stupor

12% of decks

Aetherize

11% of decks · $0.44

Fierce Guardianship

10% of decks · $63.43

Sage's Dousing

10% of decks · $0.29

High Tide

10% of decks · $1.57

Mana Drain

10% of decks · $56.44

Return to Dust

9% of decks · $0.35

Flawless Maneuver

9% of decks · $9.28

Crib Swap

9% of decks · $0.27

Akroma's Will

9% of decks · $16.81

Flare of Denial

8% of decks · $3.74

Unexpected Assistance

8% of decks · $0.25

Azorius Charm

8% of decks · $0.30

Rapid Hybridization

7% of decks · $0.79

Force of Will

7% of decks · $59.96

Hindering Light

7% of decks · $0.29

Unbreakable Formation

6% of decks · $1.50

Mana Sculpt

6% of decks · $0.94

Mystical Tutor

6% of decks · $18.75

Mirrorform

6% of decks · $2.13

Familiar's Ruse

6% of decks · $0.74

Spell Pierce

6% of decks · $0.32

Make a Stand

5% of decks · $0.15

Force of Negation

5% of decks · $49.60

Opt

5% of decks · $0.25

Sorceries (23)

Summon the School

64% of decks · $0.31

Sygg's Command

56% of decks · $0.29

Aquitect's Will

46% of decks · $0.35

Distant Melody

40% of decks · $0.35

Supreme Verdict

32% of decks · $2.80

Ponder

26% of decks · $3.54

Austere Command

20% of decks · $0.35

Wanderwine Farewell

19% of decks · $0.13

Winnowing

18% of decks · $0.31

Raise the Palisade

16% of decks · $11.93

Rite of Replication

10% of decks · $0.29

Preordain

9% of decks · $0.86

Farewell

8% of decks · $6.20

Time Wipe

7% of decks · $0.26

Wrath of God

7% of decks · $3.98

Sevinne's Reclamation

6% of decks · $0.40

Idyllic Tutor

6% of decks · $12.76

Step Through

6% of decks · $0.23

Chart a Course

6% of decks · $0.13

Dusk // Dawn

6% of decks

River's Rebuke

6% of decks · $0.43

Open the Armory

5% of decks · $3.54

Steelshaper's Gift

5% of decks · $9.39

Utility Artifacts (23)

Bident of Thassa

47% of decks · $0.45

Door of Destinies

27% of decks · $2.45

Herald's Horn

22% of decks · $5.75

Swiftfoot Boots

20% of decks

Robe of the Archmagi

19% of decks · $0.41

Wayfarer's Bauble

17% of decks · $5.61

Sapphire Medallion

17% of decks · $8.14

Vanquisher's Banner

15% of decks · $5.11

Sword of Feast and Famine

15% of decks · $42.28

Quicksilver Fountain

13% of decks · $3.65

Dawn-Blessed Pennant

12% of decks · $0.29

Sword of the Animist

11% of decks · $5.42

Gathering Stone

11% of decks · $0.43

Blackblade Reforged

11% of decks · $3.22

Aether Vial

11% of decks · $3.21

Lightning Greaves

10% of decks · $4.10

Coat of Arms

10% of decks · $19.25

Chronicle of Victory

9% of decks · $21.77

Grafted Exoskeleton

8% of decks

Sword of Light and Shadow

7% of decks · $12.64

Sword of Fire and Ice

6% of decks · $45.84

Sword of Hearth and Home

6% of decks · $16.83

Skullclamp

5% of decks · $5.18

Mana Artifacts (16)

Sol Ring

78% of decks · $1.34

Arcane Signet

67% of decks · $0.49

Azorius Signet

52% of decks · $0.17

Talisman of Progress

44% of decks · $0.25

Springleaf Drum

26% of decks · $0.31

Thought Vessel

24% of decks

Paradise Mantle

21% of decks · $10.35

Patchwork Banner

19% of decks · $2.89

Mind Stone

14% of decks

Commander's Sphere

14% of decks · $0.31

Fellwar Stone

13% of decks

Firdoch Core

9% of decks · $0.35

Sky Diamond

6% of decks · $0.25

Midnight Clock

6% of decks · $0.57

Decanter of Endless Water

6% of decks · $5.10

Gilded Lotus

6% of decks · $0.59

Enchantments (26)

Deeproot Pilgrimage

67% of decks · $1.81

Deeproot Waters

66% of decks · $0.26

Kindred Discovery

46% of decks · $4.65

Intruder Alarm

33% of decks · $5.75

Reflections of Littjara

28% of decks · $2.93

Opposition

28% of decks · $1.14

Spreading Seas

26% of decks · $0.28

Rhystic Study

20% of decks · $69.59

Mystic Remora

17% of decks · $15.08

Reconnaissance Mission

16% of decks · $0.35

Propaganda

16% of decks · $2.17

Coastal Piracy

16% of decks · $0.29

Ghostly Prison

14% of decks · $6.11

Smothering Tithe

11% of decks · $57.12

Freed from the Real

11% of decks · $7.91

Land Tax

10% of decks · $16.51

Staggering Insight

9% of decks · $0.39

Curiosity

8% of decks · $0.95

Dazzling Theater // Prop Room

8% of decks

Leyline of Anticipation

8% of decks · $5.40

Aquatic Incursion

7% of decks · $0.17

Rally the Ranks

6% of decks · $0.36

Folk Hero

6% of decks · $0.45

Wizard Class

6% of decks · $3.13

Steel of the Godhead

6% of decks · $3.54

Oblivion Ring

5% of decks · $0.27

Utility Lands (16)

Reliquary Tower

43% of decks

Riptide Laboratory

30% of decks

Mystic Sanctuary

20% of decks

Halimar Depths

18% of decks

Three Tree City

15% of decks

Otawara, Soaring City

13% of decks

Mutavault

13% of decks

Rogue's Passage

13% of decks

Tolaria West

10% of decks

Lonely Sandbar

9% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

8% of decks

Mistveil Plains

7% of decks

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

7% of decks

Castle Vantress

6% of decks

Rivendell

5% of decks

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

5% of decks

Lands (45)

Island

99% of decks

Plains

98% of decks

Command Tower

77% of decks

Wanderwine Hub

70% of decks

Glacial Fortress

65% of decks

Prairie Stream

60% of decks

Path of Ancestry

53% of decks

Hallowed Fountain

52% of decks

Port Town

46% of decks

Adarkar Wastes

44% of decks

Azorius Chancery

39% of decks

Temple of Enlightenment

36% of decks

Eclipsed Realms

34% of decks

Sea of Clouds

33% of decks

Deserted Beach

32% of decks

Flooded Strand

30% of decks

Skycloud Expanse

29% of decks

Mystic Gate

29% of decks

Evolving Wilds

22% of decks

Irrigated Farmland

21% of decks

Nimbus Maze

20% of decks

Cavern of Souls

20% of decks

Floodfarm Verge

18% of decks

Seachrome Coast

17% of decks

Secluded Courtyard

17% of decks

Exotic Orchard

17% of decks

Hengegate Pathway

16% of decks

Unclaimed Territory

16% of decks

Myriad Landscape

15% of decks

Tranquil Cove

13% of decks

Terramorphic Expanse

13% of decks

Sink into Stupor

12% of decks

Tundra

11% of decks

Gleaming Bastion

11% of decks

Meticulous Archive

11% of decks

Fabled Passage

10% of decks

Sejiri Refuge

7% of decks

Glasspool Mimic

7% of decks

Windswept Heath

7% of decks

Azorius Guildgate

7% of decks

Flood Plain

6% of decks

Idyllic Beachfront

6% of decks

Opal Palace

5% of decks

Misty Rainforest

5% of decks

Reflecting Pool

5% of decks

Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.

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