Katsumasa, the Animator
$0.32

Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Artificer

Mono-Blue

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Decent Pick Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.

Ranking

#2471 Current Rank

#2877 Last Week

#2228 Last Month

Links & Decks

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Videos

Commander gameplay videos featuring Katsumasa, the Animator.

Studio Slam Episode #1: I'll think of something clever to put here before it goes live (maybe)

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Katsumasa, the Animator decks.

Donatello, Mutant Mechanic

+14% Synergy $3.38

Krang, Utrom Warlord

+9% Synergy $21.62

Does Machines

+8% Synergy $0.79

Ooze Spill

+7% Synergy $0.19

Mole Module

+7% Synergy $0.28

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Katsumasa, the Animator's abilities and overall game plan.

Rise and Shine

+63% Synergy $0.32

Consulate Dreadnought

+56% Synergy $0.32

Etherium Sculptor

+54% Synergy $0.79

Cyberdrive Awakener

+54% Synergy $2.03

Training Grounds

+53% Synergy $5.95

Thopter Spy Network

+52% Synergy $1.65

Weatherlight

+52% Synergy $1.87

The Indomitable

+51% Synergy $0.68

Foundry Inspector

+50% Synergy $0.35

Sai, Master Thopterist

+48% Synergy $0.99

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Katsumasa, the Animator decks.

Imposter Mech

+48% Synergy $6.82

Research Thief

+47% Synergy $2.47

Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

+47% Synergy $1.81

Padeem, Consul of Innovation

+44% Synergy $2.17

Thoughtcast

+43% Synergy $3.62

Flux Channeler

+42% Synergy $3.73

Tezzeret's Gambit

+40% Synergy $0.19

Emry, Lurker of the Loch

+39% Synergy $0.48

Kappa Cannoneer

+35% Synergy $0.55

Counterspell

-9% Synergy $2.09

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Fierce Guardianship

-17% Synergy $52.78

Cyclonic Rift

-22% Synergy $41.18

Rhystic Study

-23% Synergy $58.42

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Katsumasa, the Animator's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Workshop Elders

+39% Synergy $0.24

Cosima, God of the Voyage

+35% Synergy $0.98

Mu Yanling, Wind Rider

+31% Synergy $0.46

Thought Monitor

+30% Synergy $0.36

Chrome Host Seedshark

+28% Synergy $0.26

Surge Conductor

+27% Synergy $0.52

Jhoira's Familiar

+26% Synergy $1.88

Forensic Gadgeteer

+22% Synergy $2.92

Vedalken Engineer

+22% Synergy $0.25

Kenku Artificer

+22% Synergy $0.17

Master of Etherium

+21% Synergy $0.60

Vedalken Archmage

+20% Synergy $11.40

Replication Specialist

+20% Synergy $0.17

Dreamtide Whale

+16% Synergy $3.43

Steel Overseer

+15% Synergy $0.43

Thrummingbird

+15% Synergy $0.22

Omen Hawker

+15% Synergy $0.16

Skilled Animator

+15% Synergy $0.07

Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist

+14% Synergy $0.91

Animating Faerie

+14% Synergy $0.16

Shimmer Myr

+13% Synergy $0.35

Mm'menon, the Right Hand

+13% Synergy $0.30

Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade

+11% Synergy $1.42

Vedalken Humiliator

+11% Synergy $0.34

Whirler Rogue

+9% Synergy $0.13

Sharding Sphinx

+9% Synergy $0.38

Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam

+9% Synergy $0.31

Shimmer Dragon

+9% Synergy $0.37

Scrap Trawler

+8% Synergy $2.13

Silver Myr

+7% Synergy $0.50

Master Transmuter

+7% Synergy $6.22

Metalwork Colossus

+7% Synergy $4.77

Canoptek Spyder

+7% Synergy $16.38

Voltaic Construct

+7% Synergy $1.86

Solemn Simulacrum

+6% Synergy $0.30

Urza, Lord High Artificer

+6% Synergy $13.77

Riddlesmith

+6% Synergy $0.27

Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor

+6% Synergy $0.78

Guidelight Optimizer

+6% Synergy $0.11

The Reality Chip

+5% Synergy $3.69

Unctus, Grand Metatect

+5% Synergy $0.35

The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan

+5% Synergy $0.25

Chief of the Foundry

+5% Synergy $0.20

Deadeye Quartermaster

+5% Synergy $0.34

Transit Mage

+3% Synergy $0.31

Trophy Mage

+2% Synergy $0.63

Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

+1% Synergy $4.58

Trinket Mage

-1% Synergy $0.41

Tribute Mage

-2% Synergy $0.95

Phyrexian Metamorph

-4% Synergy $2.30

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Katsumasa, the Animator safe.

Experimental Augury

+23% Synergy $0.33

Disruption Protocol

+23% Synergy $0.10

Reality Heist

+19% Synergy $0.23

Reality Shift

+14% Synergy $0.30

Stoic Rebuttal

+14% Synergy $0.26

Evacuation

+13% Synergy $0.29

Thirst for Knowledge

+13% Synergy $0.29

Desynchronization

+11% Synergy $4.66

Serum Snare

+11% Synergy $0.25

Ripples of Potential

+10% Synergy $1.63

Access Denied

+9% Synergy $2.48

Engulf the Shore

+7% Synergy $2.80

Fuel for the Cause

+7% Synergy $0.40

Stern Lesson

+6% Synergy $0.11

Suit Up

+6% Synergy $0.09

Steady Progress

+5% Synergy $0.27

Masterful Replication

+5% Synergy $0.58

Divert Disaster

+4% Synergy $0.15

Negate

+3% Synergy $0.06

Reject Imperfection

+3% Synergy $0.29

Spell Swindle

+3% Synergy $1.77

Whir of Invention

+2% Synergy $5.33

Scour for Scrap

+2% Synergy $0.34

Resculpt

0% Synergy $0.40

Rapid Hybridization

-2% Synergy $0.72

March of Swirling Mist

-2% Synergy $1.26

Pongify

-5% Synergy $1.93

Sink into Stupor

-7% Synergy $8.05

Flow of Knowledge

-8% Synergy $0.25

Aetherize

-11% Synergy $0.47

Swan Song

-18% Synergy $8.38

Mana Drain

-19% Synergy $50.42

An Offer You Can't Refuse

-20% Synergy $2.44

Arcane Denial

-20% Synergy $2.03

Frantic Search

-25% Synergy $0.44

High Tide

-26% Synergy $0.94

Brainstorm

-28% Synergy $1.35

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Katsumasa, the Animator's game plan and control the board.

Contentious Plan

+19% Synergy $0.36

Universal Surveillance

+15% Synergy $0.22

Anchor to Reality

+11% Synergy $0.21

One with the Machine

+9% Synergy $0.29

Vivisurgeon's Insight

+6% Synergy $0.25

Ravenform

+5% Synergy $0.35

Fabricate

+3% Synergy $8.98

Spectral Deluge

+2% Synergy $4.20

Whelming Wave

+2% Synergy $0.68

Curse of the Swine

-4% Synergy $0.22

Sea Gate Restoration

-10% Synergy $31.34

Ponder

-23% Synergy $1.40

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Mobilizer Mech

+42% Synergy $0.25

Deluxe Dragster

+42% Synergy $1.70

Levitating Statue

+42% Synergy $0.06

Reckoner Bankbuster

+40% Synergy $0.39

Recon Craft Theta

+38% Synergy $1.04

The Blackstaff of Waterdeep

+36% Synergy $0.26

Smuggler's Copter

+35% Synergy $1.35

Silent Submersible

+33% Synergy $0.16

Surgehacker Mech

+32% Synergy $0.26

Reaver Titan

+31% Synergy $22.50

Brotherhood Vertibird

+31% Synergy $0.34

Mechtitan Core

+30% Synergy $0.33

Synthesizer Labship

+30% Synergy $0.28

Uthros Research Craft

+28% Synergy $1.32

Nautiloid Ship

+27% Synergy $9.85

Raiders' Karve

+26% Synergy $0.11

Mirage Mirror

+23% Synergy $0.58

Possession Engine

+23% Synergy $0.21

Darksteel Relic

+21% Synergy $1.63

Untethered Express

+21% Synergy $0.23

The Regalia

+19% Synergy $1.07

Thopter Fabricator

+18% Synergy $0.38

Unlicensed Hearse

+18% Synergy $0.37

Rolling Hamsphere

+17% Synergy $0.28

Animation Module

+17% Synergy $1.75

Cloud Key

+16% Synergy $1.31

Thunderhawk Gunship

+16% Synergy $14.22

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

+15% Synergy $0.31

Careening Mine Cart

+15% Synergy $0.26

Throne of Geth

+14% Synergy $1.06

Mindlink Mech

+14% Synergy $0.22

Darksteel Brute

+14% Synergy $0.20

Knight Paladin

+13% Synergy $5.44

Goliath Truck

+13% Synergy $0.41

Unwinding Clock

+12% Synergy $19.64

Ichor Wellspring

+12% Synergy $1.04

The Ozolith

+12% Synergy $59.49

Cybership

+12% Synergy $0.45

Mystic Forge

+11% Synergy $2.59

Midnight Crusader Shuttle

+11% Synergy $0.30

Sculpting Steel

+9% Synergy $2.72

Contagion Clasp

+9% Synergy $0.31

Forsaken Monument

+8% Synergy $4.30

Simulacrum Synthesizer

+7% Synergy $28.79

Bident of Thassa

+3% Synergy $0.41

Waterbending Scroll

+3% Synergy $0.27

Wayfarer's Bauble

-1% Synergy $0.28

Swiftfoot Boots

-6% Synergy $1.85

Lightning Greaves

-14% Synergy $4.56

Sapphire Medallion

-33% Synergy $5.80

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Katsumasa, the Animator's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Artificer Class

+27% Synergy $14.40

The Antiquities War

+24% Synergy $0.27

Ensoul Artifact

+15% Synergy $0.28

March of the Machines

+14% Synergy $0.55

Efficient Construction

+13% Synergy $0.45

Inexorable Tide

+13% Synergy $4.39

Mechanized Production

+11% Synergy $3.18

Paradox Haze

+11% Synergy $3.86

Case of the Filched Falcon

+10% Synergy $0.07

Zoetic Glyph

+9% Synergy $0.20

Mightstone's Animation

+8% Synergy $0.06

Unstoppable Plan

+6% Synergy $2.64

Mirrodin Besieged

+6% Synergy $3.72

Reconnaissance Mission

0% Synergy $1.34

Imprisoned in the Moon

-3% Synergy $0.35

Propaganda

-22% Synergy $3.22

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Katsumasa, the Animator to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh

+34% Synergy $0.35

Tezzeret the Seeker

+4% Synergy $21.78

Tezzeret, Cruel Captain

+3% Synergy $17.21

Tezzeret, Artifice Master

+3% Synergy $4.61

Karn, the Great Creator

+2% Synergy $4.98

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Darksteel Citadel

+47% Synergy $7.61

Seat of the Synod

+46% Synergy $0.65

Mech Hangar

+39% Synergy $0.35

Karn's Bastion

+35% Synergy $2.21

Buried Ruin

+34% Synergy $0.36

Archway of Innovation

+33% Synergy $0.94

Academy Ruins

+21% Synergy $9.07

Uthros, Titanic Godcore

+18% Synergy $12.22

Inventors' Fair

+13% Synergy $13.10

Reef Roads

+12% Synergy $0.18

War Room

+7% Synergy $9.15

Urza's Mine

+7% Synergy $0.93

Urza's Tower

+7% Synergy $0.74

Urza's Power Plant

+7% Synergy $0.90

Treasure Vault

+7% Synergy $1.50

Nesting Grounds

+5% Synergy $0.31

Mishra's Factory

+4% Synergy $0.16

Temple of the False God

+1% Synergy $0.30

Mistrise Village

-1% Synergy $8.66

Scavenger Grounds

-1% Synergy $0.44

Urza's Saga

-3% Synergy $37.08

Halimar Depths

-3% Synergy $0.30

Lonely Sandbar

-4% Synergy $0.16

Rogue's Passage

-5% Synergy $0.39

Castle Vantress

-8% Synergy $0.30

Otawara, Soaring City

-14% Synergy $24.44

Reliquary Tower

-20% Synergy $3.70

Mystic Sanctuary

-30% Synergy $4.49

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Cultivator's Caravan

+48% Synergy $0.18

Darksteel Ingot

+33% Synergy $0.67

Liquimetal Torque

+24% Synergy $3.98

Skyclave Relic

+23% Synergy $1.28

Mind Stone

+19% Synergy $0.30

Cargo Ship

+18% Synergy $0.07

Sky Diamond

+17% Synergy $0.21

Midnight Clock

+11% Synergy $0.51

Everflowing Chalice

+11% Synergy $0.30

Guardian Idol

+11% Synergy $0.41

Replicating Ring

+9% Synergy $1.09

Ebony Fly

+9% Synergy $3.44

Thran Dynamo

+8% Synergy $3.80

Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass

+7% Synergy $1.92

Machine God's Effigy

+7% Synergy $6.02

Fountain of Ichor

+6% Synergy $0.15

Commander's Sphere

+5% Synergy $0.31

The Eternity Elevator

+5% Synergy $1.63

Moonsnare Prototype

+5% Synergy $0.27

Mimic

+5% Synergy $0.11

Prismatic Lens

+4% Synergy $0.40

Sol Ring

+3% Synergy $1.01

Fellwar Stone

+3% Synergy $1.06

Worn Powerstone

+3% Synergy $0.33

Astral Cornucopia

+3% Synergy $0.32

Arcane Signet

+2% Synergy $0.37

Basalt Monolith

+1% Synergy $4.39

Gilded Lotus

-1% Synergy $0.86

Decanter of Endless Water

-8% Synergy $5.05

Thought Vessel

-10% Synergy $2.55

Lands

The mana base foundation for Katsumasa, the Animator decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Power Depot

+18% Synergy $0.40

The Mycosynth Gardens

+8% Synergy $0.37

Scene of the Crime

+6% Synergy $0.30

Island

+4% Synergy $0.22

Myriad Landscape

+2% Synergy $0.28

Demolition Field

+2% Synergy $0.28

Sink into Stupor

-7% Synergy $8.05

Sea Gate Restoration

-10% Synergy $31.34

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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Katsumasa, the Animator.

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Weatherlight

Shorikai, Genesis Engine

The Eighth Doctor // Clara Oswald

The Fifth Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel

The Fifth Doctor // Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg

The Fifth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith

The Fifth Doctor // Tegan Jovanka

Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Clan Crafter

Akiri, Line-Slinger // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro

Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Sword Coast Sailor

The First Doctor // Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg

The Belligerent

The Seventh Doctor // K-9, Mark I

The Fifth Doctor // Ryan Sinclair

Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg

Sydri, Galvanic Genius

Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp

Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains

James, Wandering Dad

Muzzio, Visionary Architect

Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Clan Crafter

Padeem, Consul of Innovation

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