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
$0.91
Surge Conductor+75% Synergy
$0.31
Darksteel Citadel+75% Synergy
$2.58
Cyberdrive Awakener+72% Synergy
$1.66
Rise and Shine+70% Synergy
$0.37
Etherium Sculptor+69% Synergy
$0.69
Thoughtcast+68% Synergy
$3.34
Flux Channeler+67% Synergy
$2.99
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+63% Synergy
$2.42
Kappa Cannoneer+60% Synergy
$0.40
Top Cards
The staple cards most Katsumasa, the Animator +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Workshop Elders+59% Synergy
$0.30
Weatherlight+57% Synergy
$1.64
The Indomitable+56% Synergy
$3.27
Research Thief+56% Synergy
$1.72
Thopter Spy Network+56% Synergy
$0.43
Training Grounds+56% Synergy
$9.74
Foundry Inspector+54% Synergy
$0.39
Tezzeret's Gambit+54% Synergy
$0.22
Sai, Master Thopterist+52% Synergy
$0.66
Counterspell+7% Synergy
$4.28
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
$2.09
Chrome Host Seedshark+50% Synergy
$0.32
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+47% Synergy
$0.68
Thought Monitor+44% Synergy
$0.30
Replication Specialist+40% Synergy
$0.23
Steel Overseer+37% Synergy
$0.32
Donatello, Mutant Mechanic+33% Synergy
$1.41
Master of Etherium+32% Synergy
$0.72
Thrummingbird+32% Synergy
$0.25
Kenku Artificer+32% Synergy
$0.27
Cosima, God of the Voyage+31% Synergy
$1.03
Forensic Gadgeteer+26% Synergy
$2.74
Vedalken Engineer+26% Synergy
$0.35
Dreamtide Whale+23% Synergy
$3.23
Vedalken Archmage+21% Synergy
$12.57
Mu Yanling, Wind Rider+21% Synergy
$0.50
The Reality Chip+20% Synergy
$4.04
Omen Hawker+20% Synergy
$0.37
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam+20% Synergy
$0.41
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor+20% Synergy
$0.59
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan+20% Synergy
$0.29
Mm'menon, the Right Hand+19% Synergy
$0.33
Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist+18% Synergy
$1.25
Skilled Animator+18% Synergy
$0.10
Canoptek Spyder+18% Synergy
$14.43
Jhoira's Familiar+17% Synergy
$2.50
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+13% Synergy
$4.77
Patchwork Automaton+13% Synergy
$0.32
Vedalken Humiliator+13% Synergy
$0.36
Deadeye Quartermaster+13% Synergy
$0.34
Tribute Mage+11% Synergy
$0.86
Guidelight Optimizer+11% Synergy
$0.21
Donatello, the Brains+11% Synergy
$0.72
Urza, Lord High Artificer+10% Synergy
$16.37
Scrap Trawler+10% Synergy
$3.09
Whirler Rogue+10% Synergy
$0.21
Riddlesmith+10% Synergy
$0.30
Emissary Escort+10% Synergy
$0.26
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean+10% Synergy
$0.49
Chrome Dome+10% Synergy
$0.85
Master Transmuter+9% Synergy
$5.50
Transit Mage+9% Synergy
$0.31
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter+8% Synergy
$7.28
Shimmer Myr+8% Synergy
$0.39
Silver Myr+7% Synergy
$0.70
Trinket Mage+4% Synergy
$0.52
Trophy Mage+3% Synergy
$0.71
Solemn Simulacrum+1% Synergy
$0.31
Phyrexian Metamorph-1% Synergy
$2.21
Ornithopter of Paradise-1% Synergy
$2.23
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Experimental Augury+36% Synergy
$0.24
Stoic Rebuttal+25% Synergy
$0.30
Reality Heist+22% Synergy
$0.29
Ripples of Potential+16% Synergy
$4.44
Ooze Spill+16% Synergy
$0.18
Evacuation+15% Synergy
$0.26
Access Denied+15% Synergy
$2.21
Thirst for Knowledge+14% Synergy
$0.23
Suit Up+13% Synergy
$0.17
Disruption Protocol+12% Synergy
$0.28
Fuel for the Cause+12% Synergy
$0.39
Desculpting Blast+10% Synergy
$0.28
Desynchronization+9% Synergy
$4.98
Divert Disaster+9% Synergy
$0.13
Negate+8% Synergy
$0.24
Spell Swindle+7% Synergy
$1.94
Resculpt+6% Synergy
$0.34
Slip Out the Back+6% Synergy
$5.15
Reject Imperfection+6% Synergy
$0.32
Delay+6% Synergy
$3.41
Serum Snare+6% Synergy
$0.32
Reality Shift+5% Synergy
$0.35
Scour for Scrap+3% Synergy
$0.37
March of Swirling Mist+2% Synergy
$4.08
Refute0% Synergy
$0.21
Whir of Invention-3% Synergy
$5.44
Flow of Knowledge-6% Synergy
$0.27
Rapid Hybridization-7% Synergy
$0.79
Pongify-8% Synergy
$3.05
An Offer You Can't Refuse-15% Synergy
$3.07
Aetherize-17% Synergy
$0.44
Brainstorm-23% Synergy
$0.56
Arcane Denial-27% Synergy
$1.72
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Katsumasa, the Animator.
One with the Machine+20% Synergy
$0.32
Contentious Plan+18% Synergy
$0.32
Forging the Anchor+13% Synergy
$0.18
Universal Surveillance+12% Synergy
$0.24
Spectral Deluge+8% Synergy
$4.60
Wave Goodbye+8% Synergy
$1.49
Anchor to Reality+8% Synergy
$0.19
Lórien Revealed+5% Synergy
$5.68
Roadside Blowout+5% Synergy
$0.18
Relm's Sketching+4% Synergy
$0.31
Stock Up+2% Synergy
$1.37
Ravenform+1% Synergy
$0.35
Fabricate-12% Synergy
$10.36
Ponder-20% Synergy
$3.54
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Katsumasa, the Animator +1/+1 Counters decks.
Consulate Dreadnought+59% Synergy
$0.38
Levitating Statue+54% Synergy
$0.12
Reckoner Bankbuster+49% Synergy
$0.79
Imposter Mech+46% Synergy
$7.23
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship+45% Synergy
$2.09
Deluxe Dragster+45% Synergy
$2.28
Animation Module+41% Synergy
$3.41
Recon Craft Theta+40% Synergy
$1.97
Mirage Mirror+38% Synergy
$0.29
The Regalia+37% Synergy
$1.29
The Blackstaff of Waterdeep+36% Synergy
$0.20
Darksteel Brute+32% Synergy
$0.17
The Ozolith+31% Synergy
$61.33
Reaver Titan+31% Synergy
$21.93
Nautiloid Ship+31% Synergy
$14.07
Brotherhood Vertibird+27% Synergy
$0.32
Silent Submersible+27% Synergy
$0.27
Throne of Geth+27% Synergy
$1.10
Smuggler's Copter+26% Synergy
$1.59
Unwinding Clock+25% Synergy
$22.83
Rolling Hamsphere+24% Synergy
$0.29
Chimeric Egg+23% Synergy
$0.28
Darksteel Pendant+23% Synergy
$0.32
Mystic Forge+22% Synergy
$3.33
The Lunar Whale+22% Synergy
$0.31
Mobilizer Mech+22% Synergy
$0.28
Darksteel Relic+21% Synergy
$2.23
Synthesizer Labship+21% Synergy
$0.32
Sculpting Steel+20% Synergy
$3.74
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o+18% Synergy
$0.39
Stuffed Bear+18% Synergy
$0.22
Chimeric Mass+18% Synergy
$0.31
Contagion Clasp+17% Synergy
$0.36
Cloud Key+16% Synergy
$1.57
Ichor Wellspring+16% Synergy
$1.54
Possession Engine+16% Synergy
$0.31
Arcade Cabinet+16% Synergy
$0.38
Mole Module+16% Synergy
$0.31
Bident of Thassa+15% Synergy
$0.45
Uthros Research Craft+15% Synergy
$1.49
Tangle Tumbler+15% Synergy
$0.23
Eye of Malcator+14% Synergy
$0.10
Raiders' Karve+13% Synergy
$0.15
Untethered Express+13% Synergy
$0.23
Thopter Fabricator+12% Synergy
$0.36
Contagion Engine+12% Synergy
$14.32
Worldwalker Helm+11% Synergy
$4.65
Forsaken Monument+10% Synergy
$6.59
Swiftfoot Boots-5% Synergy
$1.98
Sapphire Medallion-37% Synergy
$8.14
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Katsumasa, the Animator decks.
Paradox Haze+30% Synergy
$4.56
Artificer Class+28% Synergy
$17.09
Ensoul Artifact+18% Synergy
$0.30
Mechanized Production+16% Synergy
$3.14
Case of the Filched Falcon+13% Synergy
$0.07
March of the Machines+13% Synergy
$0.53
The Antiquities War+13% Synergy
$0.28
Inexorable Tide+10% Synergy
$5.79
Unstoppable Plan+9% Synergy
$2.30
Mirrodin Besieged+9% Synergy
$3.88
Shadow of the Second Sun+6% Synergy
$1.07
Efficient Construction+3% Synergy
$0.46
Imprisoned in the Moon+1% Synergy
$0.31
Propaganda-22% Synergy
$2.17
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+20% Synergy
$0.51
Tezzeret, Artifice Master+6% Synergy
$5.13
Ugin, Eye of the Storms+6% Synergy
$41.10
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Katsumasa, the Animator +1/+1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+54% Synergy
$2.71
Buried Ruin+47% Synergy
$0.37
Academy Ruins+31% Synergy
$9.06
Mech Hangar+31% Synergy
$0.37
Archway of Innovation+21% Synergy
$1.24
Inventors' Fair+19% Synergy
$14.54
Treasure Vault+19% Synergy
$2.57
Urza's Tower+18% Synergy
$1.09
Urza's Mine+18% Synergy
$1.15
Urza's Power Plant+14% Synergy
$2.35
War Room+12% Synergy
$5.22
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+12% Synergy
$15.08
Reef Roads+11% Synergy
$0.24
Rivendell+8% Synergy
$1.04
Mishra's Factory+8% Synergy
$0.26
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods+8% Synergy
$0.39
Thespian's Stage+7% Synergy
$0.45
Nesting Grounds+7% Synergy
$0.32
Mistrise Village+6% Synergy
$7.72
Fomori Vault+6% Synergy
$14.67
Fountainport+3% Synergy
$2.95
Scavenger Grounds+2% Synergy
$0.32
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.31
Lonely Sandbar0% Synergy
$0.24
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$26.55
Urza's Saga-3% Synergy
$38.48
Rogue's Passage-6% Synergy
$0.77
Mystic Sanctuary-36% Synergy
$1.34
Reliquary Tower-38% Synergy
$4.23
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Katsumasa, the Animator's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Mind Stone+42% Synergy
$0.34
Ebony Fly+36% Synergy
$1.39
Cultivator's Caravan+36% Synergy
$0.18
Darksteel Ingot+35% Synergy
$0.45
Midnight Clock+30% Synergy
$0.57
Skyclave Relic+26% Synergy
$1.44
Liquimetal Torque+25% Synergy
$2.97
Sky Diamond+18% Synergy
$0.25
Guardian Idol+17% Synergy
$0.31
Cargo Ship+16% Synergy
$0.27
Warden of the Wall+14% Synergy
$0.16
Dire Mimic+14% Synergy
$0.15
Everflowing Chalice+11% Synergy
$0.30
Moonsnare Prototype+11% Synergy
$0.30
Thran Dynamo+10% Synergy
$4.36
Firdoch Core+10% Synergy
$0.35
Fountain of Ichor+9% Synergy
$0.18
Mimic+9% Synergy
$0.19
Machine God's Effigy+6% Synergy
$6.71
Séance Board+5% Synergy
$3.09
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass+4% Synergy
$2.49
Decanter of Endless Water0% Synergy
$5.10
Fellwar Stone-1% Synergy
$1.04
Basalt Monolith-1% Synergy
$4.87
Gilded Lotus-2% Synergy
$0.59
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.34
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.49
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.35
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
$0.38
The Mycosynth Gardens+13% Synergy
$0.33
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.31
Island+6% Synergy
$0.07
Urza's Cave+5% Synergy
$2.58
Myriad Landscape-12% Synergy
$0.34
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
James, Wandering Dad
Muzzio, Visionary Architect
Nyssa of Traken
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Clan Crafter
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
The Reality Chip
Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
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
Sai, Master Thopterist
Senator Peacock
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Renari, Merchant of Marvels // Clan Crafter
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Sydri, Galvanic Genius
Tidus, Blitzball Star
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
Karn, Silver Golem
Osgood, Operation Double
Tetzin, Gnome Champion
Winter, Cursed Rider
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Edgar, King of Figaro
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
The Eighth Doctor // Clara Oswald
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The Eighth Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel