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
$0.93
Surge Conductor+75% Synergy
$0.42
Darksteel Citadel+75% Synergy
$3.60
Cyberdrive Awakener+72% Synergy
$1.97
Rise and Shine+70% Synergy
$0.37
Etherium Sculptor+69% Synergy
$0.79
Thoughtcast+68% Synergy
$3.15
Flux Channeler+67% Synergy
$3.57
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+63% Synergy
$2.17
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
$0.28
Weatherlight+57% Synergy
$1.98
The Indomitable+56% Synergy
$3.05
Research Thief+56% Synergy
$1.71
Thopter Spy Network+56% Synergy
$0.49
Training Grounds+56% Synergy
$8.85
Foundry Inspector+54% Synergy
$0.40
Tezzeret's Gambit+54% Synergy
$0.30
Sai, Master Thopterist+52% Synergy
$0.63
Counterspell+7% Synergy
$3.32
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
$2.04
Chrome Host Seedshark+50% Synergy
$0.32
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+47% Synergy
$0.67
Thought Monitor+44% Synergy
$0.41
Replication Specialist+40% Synergy
$0.19
Steel Overseer+37% Synergy
$0.39
Donatello, Mutant Mechanic+33% Synergy
$1.12
Master of Etherium+32% Synergy
$0.70
Thrummingbird+32% Synergy
$0.27
Kenku Artificer+32% Synergy
$0.28
Cosima, God of the Voyage+31% Synergy
$0.96
Forensic Gadgeteer+26% Synergy
$2.78
Vedalken Engineer+26% Synergy
$0.33
Dreamtide Whale+23% Synergy
$2.65
Vedalken Archmage+21% Synergy
$12.83
Mu Yanling, Wind Rider+21% Synergy
$0.50
The Reality Chip+20% Synergy
$4.49
Omen Hawker+20% Synergy
$0.36
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam+20% Synergy
$0.43
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor+20% Synergy
$0.80
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan+20% Synergy
$0.28
Mm'menon, the Right Hand+19% Synergy
$0.39
Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist+18% Synergy
$1.07
Skilled Animator+18% Synergy
$0.05
Canoptek Spyder+18% Synergy
$16.69
Jhoira's Familiar+17% Synergy
$2.35
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+13% Synergy
$3.96
Patchwork Automaton+13% Synergy
$0.38
Vedalken Humiliator+13% Synergy
$0.34
Deadeye Quartermaster+13% Synergy
$0.37
Tribute Mage+11% Synergy
$0.99
Guidelight Optimizer+11% Synergy
$0.23
Donatello, the Brains+11% Synergy
$0.53
Urza, Lord High Artificer+10% Synergy
$15.97
Scrap Trawler+10% Synergy
$3.02
Whirler Rogue+10% Synergy
$0.25
Riddlesmith+10% Synergy
$0.30
Emissary Escort+10% Synergy
$0.17
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean+10% Synergy
$0.51
Chrome Dome+10% Synergy
$1.71
Master Transmuter+9% Synergy
$6.13
Transit Mage+9% Synergy
$0.30
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter+8% Synergy
$8.06
Shimmer Myr+8% Synergy
$0.39
Silver Myr+7% Synergy
$0.57
Trinket Mage+4% Synergy
$0.40
Trophy Mage+3% Synergy
$0.73
Solemn Simulacrum+1% Synergy
$0.32
Phyrexian Metamorph-1% Synergy
$2.51
Ornithopter of Paradise-1% Synergy
$2.24
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Experimental Augury+36% Synergy
$0.33
Stoic Rebuttal+25% Synergy
$0.31
Reality Heist+22% Synergy
$0.24
Ripples of Potential+16% Synergy
$3.86
Ooze Spill+16% Synergy
$0.20
Evacuation+15% Synergy
$0.32
Access Denied+15% Synergy
$2.77
Thirst for Knowledge+14% Synergy
$0.25
Suit Up+13% Synergy
$0.10
Disruption Protocol+12% Synergy
$0.25
Fuel for the Cause+12% Synergy
$0.36
Desculpting Blast+10% Synergy
$0.13
Desynchronization+9% Synergy
$5.42
Divert Disaster+9% Synergy
$0.23
Negate+8% Synergy
$0.31
Spell Swindle+7% Synergy
$2.13
Resculpt+6% Synergy
$0.28
Slip Out the Back+6% Synergy
$5.08
Reject Imperfection+6% Synergy
$0.28
Delay+6% Synergy
$3.43
Serum Snare+6% Synergy
$0.33
Reality Shift+5% Synergy
$0.32
Scour for Scrap+3% Synergy
$0.35
March of Swirling Mist+2% Synergy
$4.58
Refute0% Synergy
$0.25
Whir of Invention-3% Synergy
$5.21
Flow of Knowledge-6% Synergy
$0.31
Rapid Hybridization-7% Synergy
$1.20
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.91
An Offer You Can't Refuse-15% Synergy
$3.83
Aetherize-17% Synergy
$0.73
Brainstorm-23% Synergy
$1.41
Arcane Denial-27% Synergy
$1.67
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Katsumasa, the Animator.
One with the Machine+20% Synergy
$0.31
Contentious Plan+18% Synergy
$0.33
Forging the Anchor+13% Synergy
$0.18
Universal Surveillance+12% Synergy
$0.25
Spectral Deluge+8% Synergy
$3.94
Wave Goodbye+8% Synergy
$1.00
Anchor to Reality+8% Synergy
$0.17
Lórien Revealed+5% Synergy
$4.76
Roadside Blowout+5% Synergy
$0.13
Relm's Sketching+4% Synergy
$0.27
Stock Up+2% Synergy
$1.48
Ravenform+1% Synergy
$0.36
Fabricate-12% Synergy
$10.13
Ponder-20% Synergy
$2.28
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Katsumasa, the Animator +1/+1 Counters decks.
Consulate Dreadnought+59% Synergy
$0.32
Levitating Statue+54% Synergy
$0.12
Reckoner Bankbuster+49% Synergy
$0.82
Imposter Mech+46% Synergy
$6.26
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship+45% Synergy
$2.20
Deluxe Dragster+45% Synergy
$2.40
Animation Module+41% Synergy
$2.01
Recon Craft Theta+40% Synergy
$1.72
Mirage Mirror+38% Synergy
$0.32
The Regalia+37% Synergy
$1.81
The Blackstaff of Waterdeep+36% Synergy
$0.14
Darksteel Brute+32% Synergy
$0.24
The Ozolith+31% Synergy
$64.33
Reaver Titan+31% Synergy
$21.94
Nautiloid Ship+31% Synergy
$13.45
Brotherhood Vertibird+27% Synergy
$0.34
Silent Submersible+27% Synergy
$0.24
Throne of Geth+27% Synergy
$1.18
Smuggler's Copter+26% Synergy
$1.82
Unwinding Clock+25% Synergy
$19.17
Rolling Hamsphere+24% Synergy
$0.33
Chimeric Egg+23% Synergy
$0.24
Darksteel Pendant+23% Synergy
$0.21
Mystic Forge+22% Synergy
$3.03
The Lunar Whale+22% Synergy
$0.30
Mobilizer Mech+22% Synergy
$0.29
Darksteel Relic+21% Synergy
$2.20
Synthesizer Labship+21% Synergy
$0.31
Sculpting Steel+20% Synergy
$3.55
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o+18% Synergy
$0.38
Stuffed Bear+18% Synergy
$0.28
Chimeric Mass+18% Synergy
$0.34
Contagion Clasp+17% Synergy
$0.37
Cloud Key+16% Synergy
$2.74
Ichor Wellspring+16% Synergy
$1.45
Possession Engine+16% Synergy
$0.29
Arcade Cabinet+16% Synergy
$0.40
Mole Module+16% Synergy
$0.28
Bident of Thassa+15% Synergy
$0.40
Uthros Research Craft+15% Synergy
$1.52
Tangle Tumbler+15% Synergy
$0.18
Eye of Malcator+14% Synergy
$0.08
Raiders' Karve+13% Synergy
$0.16
Untethered Express+13% Synergy
$0.24
Thopter Fabricator+12% Synergy
$0.38
Contagion Engine+12% Synergy
$13.41
Worldwalker Helm+11% Synergy
$4.17
Forsaken Monument+10% Synergy
$6.18
Swiftfoot Boots-5% Synergy
$2.28
Sapphire Medallion-37% Synergy
$6.98
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Katsumasa, the Animator decks.
Paradox Haze+30% Synergy
$3.80
Artificer Class+28% Synergy
$16.09
Ensoul Artifact+18% Synergy
$0.37
Mechanized Production+16% Synergy
$3.07
Case of the Filched Falcon+13% Synergy
$0.07
March of the Machines+13% Synergy
$0.57
The Antiquities War+13% Synergy
$0.30
Inexorable Tide+10% Synergy
$3.66
Unstoppable Plan+9% Synergy
$2.85
Mirrodin Besieged+9% Synergy
$4.78
Shadow of the Second Sun+6% Synergy
$1.12
Efficient Construction+3% Synergy
$0.93
Imprisoned in the Moon+1% Synergy
$0.33
Propaganda-22% Synergy
$2.54
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+20% Synergy
$0.44
Tezzeret, Artifice Master+6% Synergy
$5.28
Ugin, Eye of the Storms+6% Synergy
$39.37
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Katsumasa, the Animator +1/+1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+54% Synergy
$2.57
Buried Ruin+47% Synergy
$0.43
Academy Ruins+31% Synergy
$8.07
Mech Hangar+31% Synergy
$0.38
Archway of Innovation+21% Synergy
$1.81
Inventors' Fair+19% Synergy
$17.64
Treasure Vault+19% Synergy
$2.26
Urza's Tower+18% Synergy
$1.07
Urza's Mine+18% Synergy
$1.46
Urza's Power Plant+14% Synergy
$1.97
War Room+12% Synergy
$5.79
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+12% Synergy
$14.37
Reef Roads+11% Synergy
$0.26
Rivendell+8% Synergy
$1.69
Mishra's Factory+8% Synergy
$0.23
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods+8% Synergy
$0.35
Thespian's Stage+7% Synergy
$0.48
Nesting Grounds+7% Synergy
$0.35
Mistrise Village+6% Synergy
$8.61
Fomori Vault+6% Synergy
$12.84
Fountainport+3% Synergy
$3.01
Scavenger Grounds+2% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.34
Lonely Sandbar0% Synergy
$0.23
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$28.30
Urza's Saga-3% Synergy
$38.89
Rogue's Passage-6% Synergy
$0.36
Mystic Sanctuary-36% Synergy
$1.09
Reliquary Tower-38% Synergy
$3.52
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
$1.27
Cultivator's Caravan+36% Synergy
$0.12
Darksteel Ingot+35% Synergy
$0.43
Midnight Clock+30% Synergy
$0.62
Skyclave Relic+26% Synergy
$1.51
Liquimetal Torque+25% Synergy
$3.95
Sky Diamond+18% Synergy
$0.26
Guardian Idol+17% Synergy
$0.27
Cargo Ship+16% Synergy
$0.23
Warden of the Wall+14% Synergy
$0.16
Dire Mimic+14% Synergy
$0.16
Everflowing Chalice+11% Synergy
$0.30
Moonsnare Prototype+11% Synergy
$0.20
Thran Dynamo+10% Synergy
$4.34
Firdoch Core+10% Synergy
$0.33
Fountain of Ichor+9% Synergy
$0.29
Mimic+9% Synergy
$0.12
Machine God's Effigy+6% Synergy
$5.58
Séance Board+5% Synergy
$3.68
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass+4% Synergy
$1.94
Decanter of Endless Water0% Synergy
$5.39
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$0.89
Basalt Monolith-1% Synergy
$4.46
Gilded Lotus-2% Synergy
$0.57
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.55
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.89
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.59
Lands
The mana base behind Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Power Depot+40% Synergy
$0.56
Scene of the Crime+21% Synergy
$0.36
The Mycosynth Gardens+13% Synergy
$0.34
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.24
Island+6% Synergy
$0.08
Urza's Cave+5% Synergy
$1.75
Myriad Landscape-12% Synergy
$0.37
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Katsumasa, the Animator: +1/+1 Counters.
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Clan Crafter
Weatherlight
Muzzio, Visionary Architect
Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Clan Crafter
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
Nyssa of Traken
James, Wandering Dad
The Reality Chip
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Clan Crafter
Curie, Emergent Intelligence
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Clan Crafter
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Faceless One
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Shameless Charlatan
Sai, Master Thopterist
Senator Peacock
Renari, Merchant of Marvels // Clan Crafter
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Sydri, Galvanic Genius
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Tidus, Blitzball Star
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
Winter, Cursed Rider
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Karn, Silver Golem
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Osgood, Operation Double
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Tetzin, Gnome Champion
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Clan Crafter
The Fourth Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
Edgar, King of Figaro
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Clan Crafter
The Eighth Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
The Eighth Doctor // Dan Lewis
The Eighth Doctor // Nyssa of Traken