Katsumasa, the Animator
$0.36
$0.36Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Artificer
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters builds — cards that lean hardest into the +1/+1 Counters theme.
Seat of the Synod+81% Synergy
$0.73
Surge Conductor+75% Synergy
$0.36
Darksteel Citadel+75% Synergy
$3.55
Cyberdrive Awakener+72% Synergy
$1.88
Rise and Shine+70% Synergy
$0.31
Etherium Sculptor+69% Synergy
$0.62
Thoughtcast+68% Synergy
$3.27
Flux Channeler+67% Synergy
$3.77
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+63% Synergy
$3.15
Kappa Cannoneer+60% Synergy
$0.36
Top Cards
The staple cards most Katsumasa, the Animator +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Workshop Elders+59% Synergy
$0.26
Weatherlight+57% Synergy
$2.11
The Indomitable+56% Synergy
$0.78
Research Thief+56% Synergy
$1.54
Thopter Spy Network+56% Synergy
$0.41
Training Grounds+56% Synergy
$7.99
Foundry Inspector+54% Synergy
$0.41
Tezzeret's Gambit+54% Synergy
$0.29
Sai, Master Thopterist+52% Synergy
$0.53
Counterspell+7% Synergy
$3.77
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in Katsumasa, the Animator decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade+54% Synergy
$1.80
Chrome Host Seedshark+50% Synergy
$0.26
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+47% Synergy
$0.50
Thought Monitor+44% Synergy
$0.37
Replication Specialist+40% Synergy
$0.21
Steel Overseer+37% Synergy
$0.35
Donatello, Mutant Mechanic+33% Synergy
$1.16
Master of Etherium+32% Synergy
$0.51
Thrummingbird+32% Synergy
$0.29
Kenku Artificer+32% Synergy
$0.22
Cosima, God of the Voyage+31% Synergy
$0.93
Forensic Gadgeteer+26% Synergy
$1.30
Vedalken Engineer+26% Synergy
$0.35
Dreamtide Whale+23% Synergy
$1.97
Vedalken Archmage+21% Synergy
$13.19
Mu Yanling, Wind Rider+21% Synergy
$0.49
The Reality Chip+20% Synergy
$3.72
Omen Hawker+20% Synergy
$0.34
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam+20% Synergy
$0.38
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor+20% Synergy
$0.84
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan+20% Synergy
$0.33
Mm'menon, the Right Hand+19% Synergy
$0.28
Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist+18% Synergy
$0.99
Skilled Animator+18% Synergy
$0.05
Canoptek Spyder+18% Synergy
$15.94
Jhoira's Familiar+17% Synergy
$2.13
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+13% Synergy
$3.10
Patchwork Automaton+13% Synergy
$0.34
Vedalken Humiliator+13% Synergy
$0.33
Deadeye Quartermaster+13% Synergy
$0.30
Tribute Mage+11% Synergy
$1.14
Guidelight Optimizer+11% Synergy
$0.20
Donatello, the Brains+11% Synergy
$0.64
Urza, Lord High Artificer+10% Synergy
$15.76
Scrap Trawler+10% Synergy
$2.84
Whirler Rogue+10% Synergy
$0.23
Riddlesmith+10% Synergy
$0.39
Emissary Escort+10% Synergy
$0.22
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean+10% Synergy
$0.45
Chrome Dome+10% Synergy
$0.64
Master Transmuter+9% Synergy
$5.66
Transit Mage+9% Synergy
$0.36
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter+8% Synergy
$7.06
Shimmer Myr+8% Synergy
$0.35
Silver Myr+7% Synergy
$0.56
Trinket Mage+4% Synergy
$0.41
Trophy Mage+3% Synergy
$0.67
Solemn Simulacrum+1% Synergy
$0.34
Phyrexian Metamorph-1% Synergy
$2.11
Ornithopter of Paradise-1% Synergy
$0.99
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Experimental Augury+36% Synergy
$0.30
Stoic Rebuttal+25% Synergy
$0.33
Reality Heist+22% Synergy
$0.20
Ripples of Potential+16% Synergy
$2.53
Ooze Spill+16% Synergy
$0.26
Evacuation+15% Synergy
$0.33
Access Denied+15% Synergy
$2.81
Thirst for Knowledge+14% Synergy
$0.10
Suit Up+13% Synergy
$0.09
Disruption Protocol+12% Synergy
$0.27
Fuel for the Cause+12% Synergy
$0.26
Desculpting Blast+10% Synergy
$0.20
Desynchronization+9% Synergy
$4.32
Divert Disaster+9% Synergy
$0.17
Negate+8% Synergy
$0.24
Spell Swindle+7% Synergy
$2.14
Resculpt+6% Synergy
$0.38
Slip Out the Back+6% Synergy
$4.28
Reject Imperfection+6% Synergy
$0.24
Delay+6% Synergy
$2.27
Serum Snare+6% Synergy
$0.26
Reality Shift+5% Synergy
$0.40
Scour for Scrap+3% Synergy
$0.37
March of Swirling Mist+2% Synergy
$5.40
Refute0% Synergy
$0.20
Whir of Invention-3% Synergy
$5.06
Flow of Knowledge-6% Synergy
$0.27
Rapid Hybridization-7% Synergy
$0.96
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.54
An Offer You Can't Refuse-15% Synergy
$2.39
Aetherize-17% Synergy
$0.38
Brainstorm-23% Synergy
$1.62
Arcane Denial-27% Synergy
$1.92
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Katsumasa, the Animator.
One with the Machine+20% Synergy
$0.27
Contentious Plan+18% Synergy
$0.27
Forging the Anchor+13% Synergy
$0.19
Universal Surveillance+12% Synergy
$0.23
Spectral Deluge+8% Synergy
$4.40
Wave Goodbye+8% Synergy
$1.00
Anchor to Reality+8% Synergy
$0.33
Lórien Revealed+5% Synergy
$4.59
Roadside Blowout+5% Synergy
$0.09
Relm's Sketching+4% Synergy
$0.27
Stock Up+2% Synergy
$1.35
Ravenform+1% Synergy
$0.45
Fabricate-12% Synergy
$9.41
Ponder-20% Synergy
$1.84
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Katsumasa, the Animator +1/+1 Counters decks.
Consulate Dreadnought+59% Synergy
$0.30
Levitating Statue+54% Synergy
$0.12
Reckoner Bankbuster+49% Synergy
$0.59
Imposter Mech+46% Synergy
$6.98
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship+45% Synergy
$2.14
Deluxe Dragster+45% Synergy
$2.13
Animation Module+41% Synergy
$1.46
Recon Craft Theta+40% Synergy
$1.97
Mirage Mirror+38% Synergy
$0.33
The Regalia+37% Synergy
$1.44
The Blackstaff of Waterdeep+36% Synergy
$0.18
Darksteel Brute+32% Synergy
$0.24
The Ozolith+31% Synergy
$65.54
Reaver Titan+31% Synergy
$24.36
Nautiloid Ship+31% Synergy
$14.19
Brotherhood Vertibird+27% Synergy
$0.38
Silent Submersible+27% Synergy
$0.23
Throne of Geth+27% Synergy
$1.12
Smuggler's Copter+26% Synergy
$2.30
Unwinding Clock+25% Synergy
$18.77
Rolling Hamsphere+24% Synergy
$0.27
Chimeric Egg+23% Synergy
$0.24
Darksteel Pendant+23% Synergy
$0.28
Mystic Forge+22% Synergy
$2.94
The Lunar Whale+22% Synergy
$0.29
Mobilizer Mech+22% Synergy
$0.27
Darksteel Relic+21% Synergy
$2.02
Synthesizer Labship+21% Synergy
$0.32
Sculpting Steel+20% Synergy
$3.15
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o+18% Synergy
$0.41
Stuffed Bear+18% Synergy
$0.16
Chimeric Mass+18% Synergy
$0.30
Contagion Clasp+17% Synergy
$0.33
Cloud Key+16% Synergy
$1.70
Ichor Wellspring+16% Synergy
$1.14
Possession Engine+16% Synergy
$0.28
Arcade Cabinet+16% Synergy
$0.45
Mole Module+16% Synergy
$0.32
Bident of Thassa+15% Synergy
$0.39
Uthros Research Craft+15% Synergy
$1.09
Tangle Tumbler+15% Synergy
$0.13
Eye of Malcator+14% Synergy
$0.10
Raiders' Karve+13% Synergy
$0.15
Untethered Express+13% Synergy
$0.28
Thopter Fabricator+12% Synergy
$0.38
Contagion Engine+12% Synergy
$13.57
Worldwalker Helm+11% Synergy
$3.62
Forsaken Monument+10% Synergy
$6.16
Swiftfoot Boots-5% Synergy
$2.46
Sapphire Medallion-37% Synergy
$5.28
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Katsumasa, the Animator decks.
Paradox Haze+30% Synergy
$3.60
Artificer Class+28% Synergy
$14.90
Ensoul Artifact+18% Synergy
$0.35
Mechanized Production+16% Synergy
$4.40
Case of the Filched Falcon+13% Synergy
$0.09
March of the Machines+13% Synergy
$0.55
The Antiquities War+13% Synergy
$0.29
Inexorable Tide+10% Synergy
$4.31
Unstoppable Plan+9% Synergy
$2.22
Mirrodin Besieged+9% Synergy
$4.52
Shadow of the Second Sun+6% Synergy
$0.78
Efficient Construction+3% Synergy
$1.03
Imprisoned in the Moon+1% Synergy
$0.24
Propaganda-22% Synergy
$2.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+20% Synergy
$0.41
Tezzeret, Artifice Master+6% Synergy
$5.06
Ugin, Eye of the Storms+6% Synergy
$41.09
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Katsumasa, the Animator +1/+1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+54% Synergy
$2.27
Buried Ruin+47% Synergy
$0.36
Academy Ruins+31% Synergy
$9.00
Mech Hangar+31% Synergy
$0.27
Archway of Innovation+21% Synergy
$0.74
Inventors' Fair+19% Synergy
$16.99
Treasure Vault+19% Synergy
$1.73
Urza's Tower+18% Synergy
$0.77
Urza's Mine+18% Synergy
$1.86
Urza's Power Plant+14% Synergy
$2.04
War Room+12% Synergy
$2.87
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+12% Synergy
$10.69
Reef Roads+11% Synergy
$0.16
Rivendell+8% Synergy
$1.96
Mishra's Factory+8% Synergy
$0.20
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods+8% Synergy
$0.33
Thespian's Stage+7% Synergy
$0.48
Nesting Grounds+7% Synergy
$0.31
Mistrise Village+6% Synergy
$8.25
Fomori Vault+6% Synergy
$12.31
Fountainport+3% Synergy
$2.95
Scavenger Grounds+2% Synergy
$0.31
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.33
Lonely Sandbar0% Synergy
$0.24
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$27.39
Urza's Saga-3% Synergy
$43.89
Rogue's Passage-6% Synergy
$0.40
Mystic Sanctuary-36% Synergy
$1.09
Reliquary Tower-38% Synergy
$3.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Mind Stone+42% Synergy
$0.31
Ebony Fly+36% Synergy
$1.88
Cultivator's Caravan+36% Synergy
$0.16
Darksteel Ingot+35% Synergy
$0.51
Midnight Clock+30% Synergy
$0.65
Skyclave Relic+26% Synergy
$1.47
Liquimetal Torque+25% Synergy
$3.57
Sky Diamond+18% Synergy
$0.26
Guardian Idol+17% Synergy
$0.40
Cargo Ship+16% Synergy
$0.31
Warden of the Wall+14% Synergy
$0.15
Dire Mimic+14% Synergy
$0.13
Everflowing Chalice+11% Synergy
$0.28
Moonsnare Prototype+11% Synergy
$0.26
Thran Dynamo+10% Synergy
$4.35
Firdoch Core+10% Synergy
$0.31
Fountain of Ichor+9% Synergy
$0.20
Mimic+9% Synergy
$0.18
Machine God's Effigy+6% Synergy
$6.24
Séance Board+5% Synergy
$3.73
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass+4% Synergy
$1.55
Decanter of Endless Water0% Synergy
$4.13
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.70
Basalt Monolith-1% Synergy
$3.75
Gilded Lotus-2% Synergy
$0.53
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.84
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.69
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$1.92
Lands
The mana base behind Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Power Depot+40% Synergy
$0.45
Scene of the Crime+21% Synergy
$0.27
The Mycosynth Gardens+13% Synergy
$0.37
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.27
Island+6% Synergy
$0.21
Urza's Cave+5% Synergy
$0.89
Myriad Landscape-12% Synergy
$0.31
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Katsumasa, the Animator: +1/+1 Counters.
Weatherlight
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Clan Crafter
Muzzio, Visionary Architect
Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
James, Wandering Dad
Nyssa of Traken
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Clan Crafter
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
The Reality Chip
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Clan Crafter
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
Curie, Emergent Intelligence
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Clan Crafter
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Faceless One
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Shameless Charlatan
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Sai, Master Thopterist
Senator Peacock
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Renari, Merchant of Marvels // Clan Crafter
Tidus, Blitzball Star
Sydri, Galvanic Genius
Winter, Cursed Rider
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
Edgar, King of Figaro
Karn, Silver Golem
Tetzin, Gnome Champion
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Clan Crafter
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Clan Crafter
Osgood, Operation Double
The Eighth Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
The Eighth Doctor // Clara Oswald
The Eighth Doctor // Dan Lewis