Katsumasa, the Animator
$0.37
$0.37Legendary 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
#2325
Current Rank
#2242
Last Week
#2465
Past 2 Years
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.
Great Gilded Boat+8% Synergy
$0.30
Fateful Discovery+2% Synergy
$4.10
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Katsumasa, the Animator's abilities and overall game plan.
Rise and Shine+61% Synergy
$0.38
Consulate Dreadnought+55% Synergy
$0.34
Thopter Spy Network+53% Synergy
$0.78
Cyberdrive Awakener+53% Synergy
$1.73
Training Grounds+51% Synergy
$9.26
Weatherlight+51% Synergy
$1.90
Etherium Sculptor+51% Synergy
$0.78
The Indomitable+51% Synergy
$3.54
Darksteel Citadel+50% Synergy
$2.92
Foundry Inspector+49% Synergy
$0.38
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Katsumasa, the Animator decks.
Sai, Master Thopterist+48% Synergy
$0.70
Imposter Mech+45% Synergy
$6.64
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship+45% Synergy
$2.19
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+44% Synergy
$2.79
Research Thief+43% Synergy
$1.74
Flux Channeler+43% Synergy
$3.32
Thoughtcast+42% Synergy
$2.84
Tezzeret's Gambit+39% Synergy
$0.24
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+36% Synergy
$0.67
Counterspell-10% Synergy
$3.57
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Fierce Guardianship-17% Synergy
$63.89
Cyclonic Rift-19% Synergy
$39.46
Rhystic Study-24% Synergy
$71.11
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Katsumasa, the Animator's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Kappa Cannoneer+35% Synergy
$0.42
Workshop Elders+33% Synergy
$0.28
Surge Conductor+33% Synergy
$0.34
Cosima, God of the Voyage+32% Synergy
$1.00
Thought Monitor+32% Synergy
$0.39
Chrome Host Seedshark+30% Synergy
$0.31
Mu Yanling, Wind Rider+29% Synergy
$0.55
Jhoira's Familiar+24% Synergy
$2.50
Forensic Gadgeteer+21% Synergy
$2.74
Master of Etherium+21% Synergy
$1.03
Vedalken Engineer+21% Synergy
$0.34
Kenku Artificer+19% Synergy
$0.20
Vedalken Archmage+19% Synergy
$12.18
Replication Specialist+19% Synergy
$0.21
Steel Overseer+18% Synergy
$0.36
Thrummingbird+16% Synergy
$0.27
Dreamtide Whale+16% Synergy
$3.01
Mm'menon, the Right Hand+14% Synergy
$0.35
Donatello, Mutant Mechanic+13% Synergy
$1.61
Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist+13% Synergy
$1.30
Skilled Animator+13% Synergy
$0.05
Omen Hawker+12% Synergy
$0.36
Shimmer Myr+12% Synergy
$0.37
Animating Faerie+12% Synergy
$0.21
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade+11% Synergy
$2.12
Vedalken Humiliator+11% Synergy
$0.35
Sharding Sphinx+10% Synergy
$0.37
Silver Myr+8% Synergy
$0.69
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam+8% Synergy
$0.37
Whirler Rogue+8% Synergy
$0.24
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan+7% Synergy
$0.31
Master Transmuter+7% Synergy
$5.75
Voltaic Construct+7% Synergy
$1.85
Shimmer Dragon+7% Synergy
$0.31
Canoptek Spyder+6% Synergy
$14.41
Metalwork Colossus+6% Synergy
$0.38
The Reality Chip+6% Synergy
$4.54
Solemn Simulacrum+6% Synergy
$0.29
Scrap Trawler+5% Synergy
$3.22
Urza, Lord High Artificer+5% Synergy
$16.30
Deadeye Quartermaster+5% Synergy
$0.31
Unctus, Grand Metatect+5% Synergy
$0.42
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor+5% Synergy
$0.75
Chief of the Foundry+4% Synergy
$0.22
Transit Mage+4% Synergy
$0.33
Riddlesmith+3% Synergy
$0.28
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter+2% Synergy
$7.44
Trophy Mage+0% Synergy
$0.71
Trinket Mage-1% Synergy
$0.41
Phyrexian Metamorph-4% Synergy
$2.12
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Katsumasa, the Animator safe.
Experimental Augury+24% Synergy
$0.27
Disruption Protocol+22% Synergy
$0.28
Reality Heist+18% Synergy
$0.28
Evacuation+15% Synergy
$0.22
Reality Shift+15% Synergy
$0.28
Desynchronization+12% Synergy
$5.94
Ripples of Potential+12% Synergy
$3.31
Stoic Rebuttal+12% Synergy
$0.31
Serum Snare+11% Synergy
$0.28
Thirst for Knowledge+11% Synergy
$0.26
Access Denied+10% Synergy
$2.17
Fuel for the Cause+7% Synergy
$0.33
Engulf the Shore+7% Synergy
$2.92
Masterful Replication+6% Synergy
$0.31
Steady Progress+6% Synergy
$0.29
Scour for Scrap+5% Synergy
$0.36
Suit Up+5% Synergy
$0.09
Stern Lesson+4% Synergy
$0.12
Reject Imperfection+3% Synergy
$0.33
Whir of Invention+2% Synergy
$7.05
Negate+1% Synergy
$0.25
Resculpt0% Synergy
$0.25
March of Swirling Mist-2% Synergy
$5.25
Rapid Hybridization-3% Synergy
$1.01
Pongify-5% Synergy
$2.36
Flow of Knowledge-8% Synergy
$0.29
Sink into Stupor-10% Synergy
$7.88
Aetherize-12% Synergy
$0.53
Swan Song-17% Synergy
$10.17
Mana Drain-19% Synergy
$56.85
Arcane Denial-19% Synergy
$2.10
An Offer You Can't Refuse-20% Synergy
$3.66
Frantic Search-25% Synergy
$1.68
High Tide-25% Synergy
$1.74
Brainstorm-29% Synergy
$1.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Katsumasa, the Animator's game plan and control the board.
Contentious Plan+19% Synergy
$0.36
Universal Surveillance+17% Synergy
$0.21
Anchor to Reality+13% Synergy
$0.18
One with the Machine+7% Synergy
$0.33
Vivisurgeon's Insight+6% Synergy
$0.26
Fabricate+3% Synergy
$10.28
Ravenform+2% Synergy
$0.32
Whelming Wave+1% Synergy
$2.34
Spectral Deluge+0% Synergy
$3.71
Curse of the Swine-3% Synergy
$0.24
Ponder-23% Synergy
$3.66
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Mobilizer Mech+40% Synergy
$0.30
Reckoner Bankbuster+39% Synergy
$0.94
Levitating Statue+38% Synergy
$0.12
Recon Craft Theta+38% Synergy
$2.28
Deluxe Dragster+38% Synergy
$2.30
Smuggler's Copter+37% Synergy
$1.65
The Blackstaff of Waterdeep+34% Synergy
$0.15
Brotherhood Vertibird+33% Synergy
$0.33
Surgehacker Mech+32% Synergy
$0.27
Uthros Research Craft+30% Synergy
$1.22
Reaver Titan+30% Synergy
$22.39
Silent Submersible+30% Synergy
$0.23
Mechtitan Core+29% Synergy
$0.33
Synthesizer Labship+27% Synergy
$0.29
Nautiloid Ship+24% Synergy
$13.62
Raiders' Karve+24% Synergy
$0.15
The Regalia+22% Synergy
$1.26
Darksteel Relic+21% Synergy
$2.30
Possession Engine+20% Synergy
$0.31
Unlicensed Hearse+19% Synergy
$0.38
Untethered Express+18% Synergy
$0.21
Mirage Mirror+18% Synergy
$0.32
Rolling Hamsphere+16% Synergy
$0.34
Thopter Fabricator+16% Synergy
$0.37
Cloud Key+16% Synergy
$1.88
Animation Module+15% Synergy
$3.02
Thunderhawk Gunship+14% Synergy
$16.01
Throne of Geth+13% Synergy
$1.22
Darksteel Brute+13% Synergy
$0.23
Mindlink Mech+13% Synergy
$0.29
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o+13% Synergy
$0.35
Unwinding Clock+12% Synergy
$20.14
Knight Paladin+11% Synergy
$4.89
Goliath Truck+11% Synergy
$0.48
Sculpting Steel+11% Synergy
$3.30
Careening Mine Cart+11% Synergy
$0.28
The Ozolith+10% Synergy
$64.30
Cybership+10% Synergy
$0.97
Ichor Wellspring+10% Synergy
$1.51
Aradara Express+9% Synergy
$0.07
Mystic Forge+9% Synergy
$3.47
Midnight Crusader Shuttle+8% Synergy
$0.40
Simulacrum Synthesizer+8% Synergy
$25.64
Contagion Clasp+8% Synergy
$0.34
Forsaken Monument+8% Synergy
$6.71
Bident of Thassa+3% Synergy
$0.45
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$5.04
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$2.32
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$4.61
Sapphire Medallion-30% Synergy
$7.39
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Katsumasa, the Animator's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Artificer Class+27% Synergy
$16.43
The Antiquities War+23% Synergy
$0.30
Ensoul Artifact+15% Synergy
$0.31
Inexorable Tide+14% Synergy
$4.21
Mechanized Production+13% Synergy
$3.26
Efficient Construction+13% Synergy
$0.46
March of the Machines+12% Synergy
$0.52
Paradox Haze+11% Synergy
$4.13
Case of the Filched Falcon+10% Synergy
$0.07
Zoetic Glyph+9% Synergy
$0.18
Mightstone's Animation+7% Synergy
$0.10
Unstoppable Plan+6% Synergy
$2.92
Does Machines+4% Synergy
$0.56
Mirrodin Besieged+3% Synergy
$4.14
Moonlit Meditation+3% Synergy
$0.40
Imprisoned in the Moon-2% Synergy
$0.35
Propaganda-21% Synergy
$2.74
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Katsumasa, the Animator to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+31% Synergy
$0.49
Tezzeret, Artifice Master+2% Synergy
$5.33
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+2% Synergy
$22.68
Tezzeret the Seeker+2% Synergy
$25.64
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Seat of the Synod+45% Synergy
$0.87
Archway of Innovation+36% Synergy
$1.40
Karn's Bastion+36% Synergy
$1.87
Mech Hangar+35% Synergy
$0.38
Buried Ruin+34% Synergy
$0.40
Academy Ruins+22% Synergy
$8.41
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+18% Synergy
$14.43
Inventors' Fair+13% Synergy
$18.76
Reef Roads+12% Synergy
$0.23
Urza's Mine+10% Synergy
$1.23
Urza's Tower+10% Synergy
$0.95
Urza's Power Plant+9% Synergy
$2.27
Treasure Vault+8% Synergy
$2.39
War Room+5% Synergy
$5.32
Nesting Grounds+5% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.29
Scavenger Grounds0% Synergy
$0.27
Mistrise Village-1% Synergy
$8.81
Urza's Saga-1% Synergy
$40.72
Lonely Sandbar-3% Synergy
$0.24
Rogue's Passage-6% Synergy
$0.36
Castle Vantress-7% Synergy
$0.39
Otawara, Soaring City-13% Synergy
$29.17
Reliquary Tower-22% Synergy
$3.79
Mystic Sanctuary-30% Synergy
$1.18
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Cultivator's Caravan+43% Synergy
$0.14
Darksteel Ingot+33% Synergy
$0.48
Liquimetal Torque+22% Synergy
$3.62
Skyclave Relic+20% Synergy
$1.48
Cargo Ship+16% Synergy
$0.23
Mind Stone+15% Synergy
$0.30
Sky Diamond+14% Synergy
$0.24
Midnight Clock+13% Synergy
$0.60
Everflowing Chalice+12% Synergy
$0.32
Guardian Idol+10% Synergy
$0.33
Replicating Ring+8% Synergy
$1.33
Ebony Fly+8% Synergy
$1.72
Thran Dynamo+8% Synergy
$4.25
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass+7% Synergy
$2.19
Machine God's Effigy+6% Synergy
$5.73
Vibranium Mining Mech+5% Synergy
$0.44
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.26
Fountain of Ichor+5% Synergy
$0.19
Moonsnare Prototype+5% Synergy
$0.30
Worn Powerstone+5% Synergy
$0.36
Astral Cornucopia+4% Synergy
$0.27
The Eternity Elevator+4% Synergy
$3.02
Arcane Signet+3% Synergy
$0.60
Fellwar Stone+2% Synergy
$0.90
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.57
Prismatic Lens+2% Synergy
$0.41
Hedron Archive+1% Synergy
$0.25
Basalt Monolith+0% Synergy
$4.71
Gilded Lotus-1% Synergy
$0.64
Decanter of Endless Water-7% Synergy
$4.50
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.56
Lands
The mana base foundation for Katsumasa, the Animator decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Power Depot+17% Synergy
$0.60
The Mycosynth Gardens+7% Synergy
$0.34
Scene of the Crime+6% Synergy
$0.37
Island+4% Synergy
$0.06
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.24
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.28
Sink into Stupor-10% Synergy
$7.88
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Katsumasa, the Animator.
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Clan Crafter
Weatherlight
Muzzio, Visionary Architect
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Clan Crafter
James, Wandering Dad
Nyssa of Traken
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Clan Crafter
Curie, Emergent Intelligence
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
The Reality Chip
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Clan Crafter
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Faceless One
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Shameless Charlatan
Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
Sai, Master Thopterist
Senator Peacock
Renari, Merchant of Marvels // Clan Crafter
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Sydri, Galvanic Genius
Tidus, Blitzball Star
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
Winter, Cursed Rider
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Karn, Silver Golem
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Tetzin, Gnome Champion
Edgar, King of Figaro
Osgood, Operation Double
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Clan Crafter
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Clan Crafter
The Fourth Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Esior, Wardwing Familiar
The Eighth Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
The Eighth Doctor // Dan Lewis