11. Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca – Guilds of Ravnica

I'm not a mermaid! I'm a merman!

Why is it good?

Kumena was also announced early on as a spoiler for Guilds of Ravnica, and he was immediately recognized as one of the best cards in the set. He had EDH players drooling in anticipation, but no one expected he would also be prominent in Standard. Kumena has three abilities, which works in perfect synergy with merfolk builds and decks. He almost looks like a planeswalker with so many abilities to choose from. But even without these abilities, Kumena is a 3-drop 2/4 tribal creature wall, which makes a difference against aggro builds.

Where is it used?

Obviously, Kumena is one of the more important crits in merfolk decks and merfolk builds. But there are some mono-blue unblockable builds that have added a splash of green to include Kumena as a late game plot twist.