Katsumasa, the Animator
$0.23
$0.23Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Artificer
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2530
Current Rank
#3418
Last Week
#2162
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Katsumasa, the Animator.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Katsumasa, the Animator decks.
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan+7% Synergy
$0.26
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean+4% Synergy
$0.66
Teo, Spirited Glider+4% Synergy
$0.03
Invasion Submersible+4% Synergy
$0.08
Gran-Gran+4% Synergy
$0.22
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Katsumasa, the Animator's abilities and overall game plan.
Rise and Shine+62% Synergy
$0.26
Consulate Dreadnought+59% Synergy
$0.20
Etherium Sculptor+56% Synergy
$0.83
Weatherlight+56% Synergy
$1.67
Thopter Spy Network+54% Synergy
$1.73
Cyberdrive Awakener+53% Synergy
$3.06
Foundry Inspector+53% Synergy
$0.26
Imposter Mech+51% Synergy
$5.21
Research Thief+50% Synergy
$2.81
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship+50% Synergy
$1.36
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Katsumasa, the Animator decks.
The Indomitable+50% Synergy
$0.56
Sai, Master Thopterist+49% Synergy
$0.57
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+48% Synergy
$0.89
Training Grounds+48% Synergy
$4.56
Flux Channeler+45% Synergy
$3.39
Deluxe Dragster+45% Synergy
$1.13
Thoughtcast+44% Synergy
$4.60
Tezzeret's Gambit+43% Synergy
$0.14
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+41% Synergy
$0.50
Counterspell-9% Synergy
$1.15
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Fierce Guardianship-18% Synergy
$40.43
Cyclonic Rift-22% Synergy
$37.99
Rhystic Study-24% Synergy
$49.78
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Katsumasa, the Animator's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Workshop Elders+41% Synergy
$0.17
Cosima, God of the Voyage+39% Synergy
$0.57
Kappa Cannoneer+35% Synergy
$0.29
Thought Monitor+28% Synergy
$0.39
Chrome Host Seedshark+28% Synergy
$0.09
Mu Yanling, Wind Rider+28% Synergy
$0.37
Surge Conductor+26% Synergy
$0.58
Vedalken Archmage+25% Synergy
$10.49
Jhoira's Familiar+25% Synergy
$1.39
Vedalken Engineer+24% Synergy
$0.19
Kenku Artificer+22% Synergy
$0.12
Master of Etherium+21% Synergy
$0.53
Forensic Gadgeteer+20% Synergy
$2.15
Thrummingbird+19% Synergy
$0.10
Replication Specialist+19% Synergy
$0.08
Steel Overseer+17% Synergy
$0.32
Dreamtide Whale+17% Synergy
$4.45
Mm'menon, the Right Hand+16% Synergy
$0.25
Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist+16% Synergy
$0.80
Omen Hawker+15% Synergy
$0.18
Skilled Animator+15% Synergy
$0.03
Shimmer Myr+13% Synergy
$0.24
Animating Faerie+13% Synergy
$0.05
Scrap Trawler+12% Synergy
$1.33
Vedalken Humiliator+12% Synergy
$0.22
Whirler Rogue+11% Synergy
$0.05
Shimmer Dragon+10% Synergy
$0.19
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam+10% Synergy
$0.35
Sharding Sphinx+9% Synergy
$0.27
Metalwork Colossus+9% Synergy
$1.79
Canoptek Spyder+9% Synergy
$13.70
Master Transmuter+8% Synergy
$4.51
Guidelight Optimizer+8% Synergy
$0.06
The Reality Chip+7% Synergy
$3.11
Urza, Lord High Artificer+7% Synergy
$13.19
Unctus, Grand Metatect+7% Synergy
$0.32
Riddlesmith+7% Synergy
$0.20
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor+7% Synergy
$0.63
Deadeye Quartermaster+7% Synergy
$0.41
Voltaic Construct+7% Synergy
$1.88
Solemn Simulacrum+6% Synergy
$0.20
Silver Myr+6% Synergy
$0.41
Chief of the Foundry+6% Synergy
$0.19
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade+6% Synergy
$1.13
Renowned Weaponsmith+5% Synergy
$0.04
Trophy Mage+3% Synergy
$0.52
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter+2% Synergy
$4.60
Trinket Mage-1% Synergy
$0.46
Tribute Mage-2% Synergy
$1.68
Phyrexian Metamorph-4% Synergy
$1.84
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Katsumasa, the Animator safe.
Experimental Augury+26% Synergy
$0.12
Disruption Protocol+24% Synergy
$0.15
Reality Heist+20% Synergy
$0.10
Reality Shift+15% Synergy
$0.24
Evacuation+15% Synergy
$0.15
Stoic Rebuttal+15% Synergy
$0.25
Thirst for Knowledge+14% Synergy
$0.06
Serum Snare+13% Synergy
$0.14
Desynchronization+10% Synergy
$5.09
Ripples of Potential+10% Synergy
$1.05
Engulf the Shore+9% Synergy
$2.60
Access Denied+8% Synergy
$2.61
Fuel for the Cause+7% Synergy
$0.30
Stern Lesson+7% Synergy
$0.11
Divert Disaster+6% Synergy
$0.07
Suit Up+6% Synergy
$0.04
Steady Progress+5% Synergy
$0.24
Masterful Replication+5% Synergy
$0.23
Reject Imperfection+4% Synergy
$0.17
Cerebral Download+4% Synergy
$0.05
Spell Swindle+3% Synergy
$1.01
Scour for Scrap+2% Synergy
$0.27
Negate+1% Synergy
$0.24
Whir of Invention+1% Synergy
$3.79
Rapid Hybridization-1% Synergy
$0.68
Resculpt-1% Synergy
$0.20
March of Swirling Mist-3% Synergy
$1.31
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$8.62
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.53
Flow of Knowledge-8% Synergy
$0.20
Aetherize-9% Synergy
$0.36
Swan Song-18% Synergy
$7.39
An Offer You Can't Refuse-19% Synergy
$2.29
Mana Drain-19% Synergy
$45.37
Arcane Denial-22% Synergy
$1.55
Frantic Search-24% Synergy
$0.39
High Tide-27% Synergy
$0.89
Brainstorm-30% Synergy
$1.13
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Katsumasa, the Animator's game plan and control the board.
Contentious Plan+21% Synergy
$0.35
Universal Surveillance+18% Synergy
$0.07
Anchor to Reality+11% Synergy
$0.10
One with the Machine+9% Synergy
$0.24
Vivisurgeon's Insight+7% Synergy
$0.05
Ravenform+5% Synergy
$0.16
Whelming Wave+5% Synergy
$0.50
Forging the Anchor+5% Synergy
$0.06
Spectral Deluge+3% Synergy
$2.45
Fabricate+2% Synergy
$8.90
Curse of the Swine-4% Synergy
$0.15
Sea Gate Restoration-9% Synergy
$32.59
Ponder-23% Synergy
$1.29
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Mobilizer Mech+45% Synergy
$0.09
Levitating Statue+43% Synergy
$0.04
Reckoner Bankbuster+42% Synergy
$0.49
Smuggler's Copter+37% Synergy
$0.99
Recon Craft Theta+37% Synergy
$0.63
The Blackstaff of Waterdeep+37% Synergy
$0.14
Silent Submersible+35% Synergy
$0.13
Surgehacker Mech+33% Synergy
$0.11
Uthros Research Craft+31% Synergy
$1.83
Synthesizer Labship+31% Synergy
$0.11
Mechtitan Core+31% Synergy
$0.23
Reaver Titan+31% Synergy
$16.79
Brotherhood Vertibird+31% Synergy
$0.20
Nautiloid Ship+28% Synergy
$9.39
Mirage Mirror+25% Synergy
$0.60
Raiders' Karve+25% Synergy
$0.13
Possession Engine+25% Synergy
$0.13
Darksteel Relic+21% Synergy
$1.43
Unlicensed Hearse+21% Synergy
$0.30
Untethered Express+21% Synergy
$0.18
Animation Module+18% Synergy
$1.01
Thopter Fabricator+17% Synergy
$0.32
Rolling Hamsphere+17% Synergy
$0.12
Mindlink Mech+17% Synergy
$0.16
The Regalia+16% Synergy
$0.83
Thunderhawk Gunship+16% Synergy
$10.42
Unwinding Clock+15% Synergy
$20.65
Careening Mine Cart+15% Synergy
$0.08
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o+15% Synergy
$0.21
Throne of Geth+15% Synergy
$1.06
Goliath Truck+15% Synergy
$0.37
Cloud Key+14% Synergy
$1.36
Darksteel Brute+13% Synergy
$0.19
The Ozolith+12% Synergy
$42.86
Knight Paladin+12% Synergy
$4.40
Cybership+12% Synergy
$0.33
Demolition Stomper+12% Synergy
$0.13
Mystic Forge+11% Synergy
$1.72
Hulldrifter+11% Synergy
$0.02
Midnight Crusader Shuttle+11% Synergy
$0.28
Aradara Express+11% Synergy
$0.08
Forsaken Monument+10% Synergy
$3.78
Ichor Wellspring+10% Synergy
$2.20
Sculpting Steel+9% Synergy
$2.10
Contagion Clasp+9% Synergy
$0.36
Bident of Thassa+6% Synergy
$0.33
Wayfarer's Bauble0% Synergy
$0.18
Swiftfoot Boots-2% Synergy
$1.38
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$3.86
Sapphire Medallion-35% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Katsumasa, the Animator's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Artificer Class+28% Synergy
$14.78
The Antiquities War+24% Synergy
$0.16
Ensoul Artifact+15% Synergy
$0.20
March of the Machines+14% Synergy
$0.52
Efficient Construction+13% Synergy
$0.29
Inexorable Tide+13% Synergy
$3.07
Mechanized Production+11% Synergy
$0.63
Paradox Haze+10% Synergy
$3.75
Case of the Filched Falcon+9% Synergy
$0.08
Zoetic Glyph+8% Synergy
$0.08
Mirrodin Besieged+7% Synergy
$3.91
Mightstone's Animation+6% Synergy
$0.04
Unstoppable Plan+5% Synergy
$1.96
Shadow of the Second Sun+2% Synergy
$1.17
Reconnaissance Mission0% Synergy
$1.25
Imprisoned in the Moon-4% Synergy
$0.16
Propaganda-21% Synergy
$2.67
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Katsumasa, the Animator to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+36% Synergy
$0.35
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+7% Synergy
$17.86
Tezzeret, Artifice Master+5% Synergy
$3.91
Tezzeret the Seeker+4% Synergy
$22.28
Karn, the Great Creator+3% Synergy
$4.51
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Darksteel Citadel+48% Synergy
$2.03
Seat of the Synod+47% Synergy
$0.64
Mech Hangar+41% Synergy
$0.27
Karn's Bastion+37% Synergy
$1.16
Buried Ruin+35% Synergy
$0.22
Archway of Innovation+33% Synergy
$1.63
Academy Ruins+19% Synergy
$10.45
Inventors' Fair+14% Synergy
$10.27
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+14% Synergy
$10.57
Reef Roads+11% Synergy
$0.07
Urza's Tower+8% Synergy
$0.62
Treasure Vault+8% Synergy
$1.38
War Room+7% Synergy
$4.85
Urza's Power Plant+7% Synergy
$0.66
Urza's Mine+7% Synergy
$0.59
Mishra's Factory+4% Synergy
$0.10
Ghost Quarter+3% Synergy
$0.78
Nesting Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.17
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.13
Mistrise Village-2% Synergy
$5.67
Scavenger Grounds-2% Synergy
$0.42
Urza's Saga-3% Synergy
$35.81
Rogue's Passage-3% Synergy
$0.38
Halimar Depths-3% Synergy
$0.22
Lonely Sandbar-4% Synergy
$0.07
Castle Vantress-7% Synergy
$0.18
Otawara, Soaring City-14% Synergy
$19.12
Reliquary Tower-18% Synergy
$2.27
Mystic Sanctuary-30% Synergy
$6.69
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Cultivator's Caravan+53% Synergy
$0.22
Darksteel Ingot+35% Synergy
$0.29
Liquimetal Torque+27% Synergy
$2.42
Skyclave Relic+27% Synergy
$1.15
Mind Stone+19% Synergy
$0.19
Cargo Ship+19% Synergy
$0.06
Sky Diamond+17% Synergy
$0.18
Replicating Ring+12% Synergy
$0.56
Midnight Clock+11% Synergy
$0.41
Ebony Fly+10% Synergy
$2.37
Everflowing Chalice+9% Synergy
$0.16
Thran Dynamo+9% Synergy
$3.27
Guardian Idol+9% Synergy
$0.22
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass+8% Synergy
$2.85
Machine God's Effigy+8% Synergy
$4.47
Fountain of Ichor+7% Synergy
$0.08
Commander's Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.14
Moonsnare Prototype+6% Synergy
$0.14
Flywheel Racer+6% Synergy
$0.06
Worn Powerstone+4% Synergy
$0.26
Prismatic Lens+3% Synergy
$0.27
Astral Cornucopia+3% Synergy
$0.20
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.27
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.35
Fellwar Stone+2% Synergy
$0.85
Basalt Monolith0% Synergy
$3.51
Gilded Lotus-2% Synergy
$0.84
Decanter of Endless Water-7% Synergy
$3.63
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$1.22
Lands
The mana base foundation for Katsumasa, the Animator decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Power Depot+17% Synergy
$0.39
The Mycosynth Gardens+8% Synergy
$0.45
Scene of the Crime+6% Synergy
$0.19
Island+4% Synergy
$0.08
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.15
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.43
Sink into Stupor-7% Synergy
$8.62
Sea Gate Restoration-9% Synergy
$32.59
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