Mairsil, the Pretender
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Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Grixis combo toolbox that cages creatures and artifacts so Mairsil can copy their activated abilities, aiming for card-draw loops or infinite turns.
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When Mairsil enters, you may exile an artifact or creature card from your hand or graveyard with a cage counter on it. Mairsil then has every activated ability of every caged card you own, and each ability can be used once per turn. Blinking or recasting Mairsil adds more cage counters, so the deck runs cheap flicker effects to build up its toolbox. Caged cards stay caged even if Mairsil leaves, so recasting him brings everything back at once.
In the recorded games, the most common combo lines used Sage of Hours for extra turns or Hateflayer with Tree of Perdition to kill players one at a time. Other lists went faster, using Reanimate on Griselbrand to draw 21 cards, or Underworld Breach and Time Vault with Voltaic Key. Spark Double copied Mairsil for twice the abilities, and Staff of Domination added draw. The deck relied on cheap blinks to protect Mairsil and keep stacking cages. Rest in Peace shut down its graveyard plan. Faster combo decks and big ramp decks sometimes won before it could set up.
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Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Mairsil, the Pretender decks.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Mairsil, the Pretender's abilities and overall game plan.
Aetherling
Torchling
Buried Alive
Nevinyrral's Disk
Endling
Gilded Lotus
Anger
Quicksilver ElementalTop Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Mairsil, the Pretender decks.
Aetherling
Torchling
Buried Alive
Nevinyrral's Disk
Endling
Anger
Faithless Looting
Frantic SearchGame Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gifts Ungiven
Gamble
Intuition
The One Ring
Demonic Tutor
Cyclonic Rift
Mana Vault
Thassa's Oracle
Force of Will
Vampiric Tutor
Fierce Guardianship
Mox Diamond
Chrome Mox
Ancient Tomb
Rhystic Study
Mystical Tutor
Underworld Breach
Jeska's WillCreatures
Essential creatures that complement Mairsil, the Pretender's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Quicksilver Elemental
Cavern Harpy
Tree of Perdition
Oriq Loremage
Pili-Pala
Eater of the Dead
Pack Rat
Cephalid Inkshrouder
Jace's Archivist
Ulamog's Dreadsire
Mercurial Chemister
Ovinomancer
Mirror-Mad Phantasm
Spikeshot Elder
Spark Double
Deadeye Navigator
Soliton
Necrotic Ooze
Avatar of Woe
Walking Ballista
Arco-Flagellant
Blood Vassal
Joo Dee, One of Many
Displacer Kitten
Sage of Hours
Knacksaw Clique
Skyship Stalker
Myr Propagator
Magus of the Bazaar
Galecaster Colossus
Blood Pet
Amaranthine Wall
Triskelion
Doom Whisperer
Crystalline Crawler
Farmstead Gleaner
Thassa's Oracle
Nightscape FamiliarInstants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Mairsil, the Pretender safe.
Essence Flux
Entomb
Planar Incision
Fact or Fiction
Ghostly Flicker
Teferi's Time Twist
Blur
Thrill of Possibility
Gifts Ungiven
Thirst for Knowledge
Intuition
Forbidden Alchemy
Demand Answers
Izzet Charm
Stubborn Denial
Spaceshift
Malakir Rebirth
Maestros Charm
Ancient Excavation
Reality Shift
Evacuation
Displace
Crosis's Charm
Swan Song
Mana Sculpt
Negate
Cyclonic Rift
Force of Will
Vampiric Tutor
Sink into Stupor
Force of Negation
Fierce Guardianship
Consider
Fell the Profane
Pact of Negation
Deflecting Swat
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Flusterstorm
Rakdos Charm
Mana Drain
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Mystical Tutor
Arcane Denial
Withering Torment
Deadly Rollick
Bedevil
Brainstorm
Terminate
Dark RitualSorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Mairsil, the Pretender's game plan and control the board.
Unmarked Grave
Cathartic Reunion
Careful Study
Windfall
Final Parting
Gamble
Lively Dirge
Splash Portal
Ransack the Lab
Strategic Planning
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
Reckless Handling
Consuming Tide
Tormenting Voice
Fabricate
Quantum Misalignment
Demonic Tutor
Damnation
Toxic Deluge
Wheel of Fortune
Vandalblast
Ponder
Feed the Swarm
Blasphemous Act
Reanimate
Jeska's WillUtility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Pendant of Prosperity
Staff of Domination
Thousand-Year Elixir
Conjurer's Closet
Mirage Mirror
Illusionist's Bracers
Heartstone
Battlemage's Bracers
Rings of Brighthearth
The One Ring
Collector's Vault
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
Crystal Shard
Cauldron of Souls
The Enigma Jewel
Sensei's Divining Top
Wizard's Spellbook
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
Helm of the Host
Mirror Box
Panharmonicon
Lightning Greaves
Swiftfoot Boots
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wishclaw TalismanEnchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Mairsil, the Pretender's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Training Grounds
Candlekeep Sage
Rising of the Day
Ripples of Undeath
Fervor
Bitter Reunion
Mystic Remora
Propaganda
Rhystic Study
Animate Dead
Underworld BreachUtility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Riptide Laboratory
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Command Beacon
Sanctum of Eternity
Cephalid Coliseum
Seat of the Synod
Flamekin Village
Arena of Glory
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Great Furnace
Vault of Whispers
Desolate Lighthouse
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Otawara, Soaring City
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Temple of the False God
Bojuka Bog
Mistrise Village
Ancient Tomb
Reliquary TowerMana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gilded Lotus
Coveted Jewel
Basalt Monolith
Fellwar Stone
Patriar's Seal
Dimir Signet
Izzet Signet
Chromatic Orrery
Thran Dynamo
Rakdos Signet
Talisman of Creativity
Mana Vault
Cursed Mirror
Lotus Petal
Relic of Sauron
Mox Diamond
Chrome Mox
Talisman of Dominance
Chromatic Lantern
Mox Opal
Commander's Sphere
Mind Stone
Talisman of Indulgence
Sol Ring
Arcane Signet
Thought VesselLands
The mana base foundation for Mairsil, the Pretender decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Thundering Falls
Raucous Theater
Undercity Sewers
Steam Vents
Scalding Tarn
Morphic Pool
Polluted Delta
Dimir Aqueduct
Shivan Reef
Blood Crypt
Watery Grave
Izzet Boilerworks
Bloodstained Mire
Malakir Rebirth
Training Center
Rakdos Carnarium
Xander's Lounge
Exotic Orchard
Reflecting Pool
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island
Badlands
Underground River
Luxury Suite
Flooded Strand
City of Brass
Crumbling Necropolis
Mana Confluence
Marsh Flats
Misty Rainforest
Drowned Catacomb
Verdant Catacombs
Temple of Deceit
Command Tower
Island
Swamp
Temple of Epiphany
Mountain
Sulfur Falls
Evolving Wilds
Terramorphic Expanse
Haunted Ridge
Shipwreck Marsh
Sulfurous Springs
Seething Landscape
Stormcarved Coast
Sunken Hollow
Dragonskull Summit
Smoldering Marsh
Path of AncestryMairsil, the Pretender Deck Stats
Based on 2,377 Mairsil, the Pretender decks.
| Mana value | Cards |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
- Creature 26
- Instant 12
- Sorcery 8
- Artifact 15
- Enchantment 3
- Planeswalker 1
- Land 34
| Card type | Cards |
|---|---|
| Creature | 26 |
| Instant | 12 |
| Sorcery | 8 |
| Artifact | 15 |
| Enchantment | 3 |
| Planeswalker | 1 |
| Land | 34 |
Lands: 13 basic, 21 nonbasic
| Month | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 849 |
| 2024-11 | 947 |
| 2024-12 | 926 |
| 2025-01 | 860 |
| 2025-02 | 865 |
| 2025-03 | 942 |
| 2025-04 | 963 |
| 2025-05 | 1026 |
| 2025-06 | 938 |
| 2025-07 | 940 |
| 2025-08 | 1084 |
| 2025-09 | 1012 |
| 2025-10 | 1171 |
| 2025-11 | 1066 |
| 2025-12 | 1040 |
| 2026-01 | 881 |
| 2026-02 | 1049 |
| 2026-03 | 1047 |
| 2026-04 | 948 |
| 2026-05 | 937 |
| 2026-06 | 971 |
| 2026-07 | 937 |
| 2026-08 | 1007 |
| 2026-09 | 822 |
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