The Master, Transcendent
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Legendary Artifact Creature — Mutant

Sultai mill reanimator that steals freshly milled creatures as 3/3 Mutants, with Food Chain and graveyard combos as finishers.
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When The Master enters, target player gets two rad counters, which mill them at the start of their precombat main phase. The real engine is the tap ability: put a creature card that was milled this turn from any graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It becomes a green 3/3 Mutant but keeps its abilities, so enter triggers still happen. The deck mills itself and opponents aggressively, then picks the best creature from whatever hit the graveyard that turn.
In the recorded games, the deck set up its mills with tutors like Vampiric Tutor, stacking the library so the right creature got milled. Archon of Cruelty was a standout target, still triggering as a 3/3 to drain and force sacrifices. Some lists ran Food Chain or Hermit Druid with Dread Return as combo lines, and one game was won by milling every opponent out. At high-power tables the pilot sometimes held The Master back to keep Swan Song mana open. The Master has to survive a turn before it can tap, and many of these tables were cEDH games where faster combo decks won before the engine got going.
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New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The Master, Transcendent decks.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Master, Transcendent's abilities and overall game plan.
Tato Farmer
Screeching Scorchbeast
Nuclear Fallout
Mirelurk Queen
Glowing One
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Mariposa Military Base
Mesmeric OrbTop Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Master, Transcendent decks.
Tato Farmer
Screeching Scorchbeast
Nuclear Fallout
Mirelurk Queen
Glowing One
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Mesmeric OrbGame Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Seedborn Muse
Worldly Tutor
Thassa's Oracle
Vampiric Tutor
Chrome Mox
The One Ring
Mana Vault
Imperial Seal
Force of Will
Mox Diamond
Ancient Tomb
Demonic Tutor
Fierce Guardianship
Mystical Tutor
Rhystic Study
Cyclonic RiftCreatures
Essential creatures that complement The Master, Transcendent's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Kiora's Follower
Ruin Crab
Vexing Radgull
Infesting Radroach
Bloatfly Swarm
Feral Ghoul
Nightkin Ambusher
Aftermath Analyst
Alpha Deathclaw
Skull Prophet
Seedborn Muse
Millikin
Eternal Witness
Colossal Grave-Reaver
Consuming Aberration
Deranged Assistant
Twilight Diviner
Sepulchral Primordial
Dreadhound
Deathrite Shaman
Icetill Explorer
Hedron Crab
Watchful Radstag
Hullbreaker Horror
Birds of Paradise
Grave Researcher
Delighted Halfling
Thassa's Oracle
Timeless Witness
Stitcher's Supplier
Sakura-Tribe ElderInstants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Master, Transcendent safe.
Contaminated Drink
Atomize
Drown in the Loch
Radstorm
V.A.T.S.
Noxious Revival
Putrefy
Didn't Say Please
Mutational Advantage
Saw in Half
Worldly Tutor
Thought Scour
Flotsam // Jetsam
Brain Freeze
Biomass Mutation
Brainstorm
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Vampiric Tutor
Abrupt Decay
Heroic Intervention
Demonic Consultation
Mindbreak Trap
Tainted Pact
Flusterstorm
Mental Misstep
Pact of Negation
Force of Will
Force of Negation
Veil of Summer
Swan Song
Assassin's Trophy
Fierce Guardianship
Dark Ritual
Sink into Stupor
Mystical Tutor
Revitalizing Repast
Mana Drain
Fell the Profane
Inspiring Call
Cyclonic Rift
Entomb
Arcane Denial
Deadly Rollick
Counterspell
Beast Within
NegateSorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Master, Transcendent's game plan and control the board.
Breach the Multiverse
Reanimate
Maddening Cacophony
Fractured Sanity
Rise of the Dark Realms
Extract from Darkness
Singularity Rupture
Casualties of War
Cut Your Losses
Dread Return
Traumatize
Dread Summons
Harmonize
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Incarnation Technique
Find // Finality
Squirming Emergence
Farseek
Mnemonic Betrayal
Rise of the Witch-king
Imperial Seal
Rampant Growth
Demonic Tutor
Feed the Swarm
Diabolic Intent
Bala Ged Recovery
Victimize
Culling Ritual
Life from the Loam
Cultivate
Windfall
Toxic Deluge
Finale of Devastation
Nature's Lore
Living Death
Three Visits
Kodama's ReachUtility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Mindcrank
Thousand-Year Elixir
Altar of the Brood
The Water Crystal
Nuka-Nuke Launcher
Hedge Shredder
Riverchurn Monument
Lightning Greaves
Altar of Dementia
Contagion Clasp
Palantír of Orthanc
Perpetual Timepiece
Wishclaw Talisman
The One Ring
Crucible of Worlds
Power Fist
Swiftfoot Boots
Conduit of WorldsEnchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Master, Transcendent's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Struggle for Project Purity
Guardian Project
Vault 12: The Necropolis
Fraying Sanity
Ripples of Undeath
Bloodchief Ascension
Vault 87: Forced Evolution
Inexorable Tide
Food Chain
Court of Cunning
Animate Dead
Psychic Corrosion
Elemental Bond
Memory Erosion
Unstoppable Plan
Out of the Tombs
Quest for Renewal
Freed from the Real
Necromancy
Glacierwood Siege
Wild Growth
Sylvan Library
Mystic Remora
Rhystic Study
Awaken the Honored Dead
Hardened Scales
Branching Evolution
Teval's JudgmentPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Master, Transcendent to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Battles
Battles that give The Master, Transcendent decks a second front to attack, plus a payoff for defeating them.
Invasion of AmonkhetUtility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Mariposa Military Base
Mortuary Mire
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Nephalia Drownyard
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
Shifting Woodland
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Temple of the False God
Tomb Fortress
Karn's Bastion
Restless Reef
Nesting Grounds
Dakmor Salvage
Ancient Tomb
Otawara, Soaring City
Boseiju, Who Endures
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Mistrise Village
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Bojuka Bog
Reliquary TowerMana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Curiosity
Talisman of Resilience
Patriar's Seal
Arcane Signet
Basalt Monolith
Chrome Mox
Mana Vault
Fellwar Stone
Mox Diamond
Sol Ring
Lotus Petal
Dimir Signet
Golgari Signet
Simic SignetLands
The mana base foundation for The Master, Transcendent decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Drowned Catacomb
Tainted Isle
Viridescent Bog
Tainted Wood
Overflowing Basin
Path of Ancestry
Darkwater Catacombs
Woodland Cemetery
Hinterland Harbor
Temple of Deceit
Exotic Orchard
Temple of Mystery
Morphic Pool
Sunken Hollow
Fetid Pools
Ash Barrens
Temple of Malady
Undergrowth Stadium
Rejuvenating Springs
City of Brass
Mana Confluence
Opulent Palace
Underground Sea
Command Tower
Tropical Island
Bayou
Underground Mortuary
Swamp
Undercity Sewers
Island
Flooded Strand
Shipwreck Marsh
Hedge Maze
Watery Grave
Breeding Pool
Forest
Polluted Delta
Overgrown Tomb
Misty Rainforest
Verdant Catacombs
Underground River
Evolving Wilds
Zagoth Triome
Deathcap Glade
Terramorphic Expanse
Yavimaya Coast
Fabled Passage
Foreboding Landscape
Dreamroot Cascade
Llanowar WastesThe Master, Transcendent Deck Stats
Based on 4,026 The Master, Transcendent decks.
| Mana value | Cards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 |
- Creature 30
- Instant 9
- Sorcery 9
- Artifact 9
- Enchantment 6
- Planeswalker 1
- Land 35
| Card type | Cards |
|---|---|
| Creature | 30 |
| Instant | 9 |
| Sorcery | 9 |
| Artifact | 9 |
| Enchantment | 6 |
| Planeswalker | 1 |
| Land | 35 |
Lands: 14 basic, 21 nonbasic
| Month | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 394 |
| 2024-11 | 563 |
| 2024-12 | 604 |
| 2025-01 | 496 |
| 2025-02 | 541 |
| 2025-03 | 589 |
| 2025-04 | 524 |
| 2025-05 | 614 |
| 2025-06 | 682 |
| 2025-07 | 633 |
| 2025-08 | 659 |
| 2025-09 | 661 |
| 2025-10 | 622 |
| 2025-11 | 688 |
| 2025-12 | 741 |
| 2026-01 | 624 |
| 2026-02 | 607 |
| 2026-03 | 655 |
| 2026-04 | 717 |
| 2026-05 | 844 |
| 2026-06 | 826 |
| 2026-07 | 916 |
| 2026-08 | 785 |
| 2026-09 | 544 |
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