EDH Optimizer
Impossible Man
Legendary Creature — Alien Shapeshifter · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Impossible Man is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
{2}{U}: Impossible Man becomes a copy of another target permanent until end of turn, except his name is Impossible Man.
Reference price of the card: €4.75
Average lands in decks for Impossible Man: 36
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Build your Impossible Man deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Impossible Man 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Impossible Man deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (49/100)
- Consistency86
- Speed42
- Interaction79
- Resilience90
- Closing8
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (16 nonbasic, 20 Island)
Sol Ring · Training Grounds · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Sapphire Medallion · Propaganda · Omen Hawker · Mirage Mirror · Impostor Syndrome · Spark Double · Loki, God of Mischief · Phyrexian Metamorph · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Irma, Part-Time Mutant · Pongify · Clever Impersonator · Extravagant Replication · Frantic Search · Aetherize · Thought Vessel · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Bender's Waterskin · Faerie Mastermind · Snap · Rapid Hybridization · Auton Soldier · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · High Tide · Ioreth of the Healing House · Marvin, Murderous Mimic · Rite of Replication · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Gilded Lotus · Heartstone · Mana Drain · Swiftfoot Boots · Negate · Brainstorm · Expedition Map · Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore · Loki, Lord of Misrule · Mirror Box · Multiversal Recruitment · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Ponder · Unstoppable Plan · Hullbreaker Horror · Rhystic Study · Silver Myr · Stock Up · Mind Stone · Mirrorform · Mirrormade · Dissipation Field · Hidden Strings · Mystic Remora · Solemn Simulacrum · The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment · Willbreaker · Cyclonic Rift · Helm of the Host · Reality Shift · Dark Depths · Lotus Field · Thespian's Stage · Reliquary Tower · Vesuva · Mystic Sanctuary · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Otawara, Soaring City · Urza's Cave · Urza's Saga · Maze of Ith · Tolaria West · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Hall of Echoes
🃏 Recommended cards for Impossible Man
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Impossible Man, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Training Grounds | 87% | +80% |
| Dark Depths | 80% | +78% |
| Lotus Field | 74% | +73% |
| Thespian's Stage | 69% | +66% |
| Omen Hawker | 68% | +65% |
| Impostor Syndrome | 66% | +64% |
| Mirage Mirror | 67% | +64% |
| Loki, God of Mischief | 61% | +59% |
| Chameleon, Master of Disguise | 58% | +54% |
| Irma, Part-Time Mutant | 56% | +53% |
| Spark Double | 63% | +51% |
| Extravagant Replication | 54% | +51% |
| Vesuva | 50% | +48% |
| Clever Impersonator | 54% | +48% |
| Phyrexian Metamorph | 60% | +40% |
| Auton Soldier | 42% | +38% |
| Propaganda | 69% | +37% |
| Heartstone | 38% | +36% |
| Marvin, Murderous Mimic | 39% | +36% |
| Sakashima of a Thousand Faces | 42% | +36% |
| Ioreth of the Healing House | 39% | +35% |
| Chimil, the Inner Sun | 38% | +34% |
| Bender's Waterskin | 46% | +34% |
| Loki, Lord of Misrule | 34% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Impossible Man deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Dark Depths
- Thespian's Stage
- Omen Hawker
- Mirage Mirror
- Chameleon, Master of Disguise
- Extravagant Replication
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Training Grounds
- Lotus Field
- Impostor Syndrome
- Loki, God of Mischief
- Irma, Part-Time Mutant
- Spark Double
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Auton Soldier
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Loki, Lord of Misrule
- Faerie Mastermind
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Impossible Man
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Ioreth of the Healing House → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Vizier of Tumbling Sands → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Impossible Man's color identity?
Impossible Man is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Impossible Man come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Impossible Man deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Impossible Man deck run?
Real Impossible Man decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Impossible Man?
The three highest-synergy cards are Training Grounds, Dark Depths, Lotus Field. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Impossible Man decks.
What combos does Impossible Man have?
Impossible Man has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Impossible Man deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dark Depths, Thespian's Stage, Omen Hawker are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.