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Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter
Hexproof Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card, except its name is Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has hexproof and this ability.
3 / 3
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“Copy opponent creatures from their graveyard as an unkillable blue-black spy.”
Control
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Reanimator, Mill, Control
Strategy
Lazav is a shape-shifting spy that turns your opponents' best creatures against them. Your game plan is to mill opponents—either through dedicated mill cards or just regular gameplay—then watch Lazav copy their most threatening creatures as they hit the graveyard. Since Lazav keeps hexproof and his copying ability no matter what form he takes, he's basically unkillable and constantly evolving into whatever threat the table has produced.
The deck splits between two engines: one that mills opponents quickly (Glimpse the Unthinkable, Surgical Extraction effects, and self-mill cards like Stitcher's Supplier), and another that protects Lazav while he grows. You're playing a controlling game early—disruption, countermagic, and evasion—then pivoting into a beefy threat once the graveyard fills up. Late game, Lazav becomes a flying dragon, a hasty trampler, or whatever scary thing your opponents built, all while being immune to removal.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive mill staples like Glimpse the Unthinkable; use Phenax, God of Deception, Fraying Sanity, and self-mill creatures (Stitcher's Supplier, Satyr Wayfinder) instead—they're cheap and fill graveyards just as well.
Most-Played Cards
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Fractured Sanity
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Evil Twin
Mind Grind
Whispering Madness
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
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