UEDHREC #8030

Katsumasa, the Animator

Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Artificer

Flying {2}{U}: Until end of turn, target noncreature artifact you control becomes an artifact creature and gains flying. If it's not a Vehicle, it has base power and toughness 1/1 until end of turn. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to three target noncreature artifacts.

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“Turn mana rocks into flying threats that grow unstoppable”

PlaystyleAggro

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage

ThemesVoltron, Artifacts, Tokens

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Katsumasa, the Animator turns your artifact mana rocks and utility pieces into a flying air force while steadily pumping them with counters. Your gameplan is to build a creature-light deck packed with cheap artifacts—Sol Ring, Mox Opal, Azorius Signet, and the like—then use Katsumasa's ability to animate them into evasive threats. The upkeep counter ability turns these temporary fliers into permanent threats that grow each turn, creating a snowball effect where your "lands" become unstoppable 5/5 flyers by turn 5 or 6. You win through consistent combat damage as your artifact creatures bash in the air while you protect yourself with countermagic.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip pricey moxes and use Talismans, Signets, and Chromatic Lantern instead; budget-friendly artifact creatures like Ornithopter and Scrapyard Recombiner do the job.