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Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Legendary Artifact Creature — Toy · 2
Color identity: Colorless
Marvin, Murderous Mimic is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Marvin has all activated abilities of creatures you control that don't have the same name as this creature.
Reference price of the card: €1.68
Average lands in decks for Marvin, Murderous Mimic: 34
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🛠️ Build a deck for Marvin, Murderous Mimic 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Marvin, Murderous Mimic 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+ (60/100)
- Consistency24
- Speed60
- Interaction61
- Resilience89
- Closing62
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Palladium Myr · Sol Ring · Forsaken Monument · Pili-Pala · Foundry Inspector · Mystic Forge · Farmstead Gleaner · Steel Overseer · Voltaic Construct · Null Elemental Blast · All Is Dust · Thran Dynamo · Walking Ballista · Cryptic Trilobite · Endbringer · Glaring Fleshraker · Myr Welder · Ugin, the Ineffable · Unwinding Clock · Jhoira's Familiar · Staff of Domination · Warping Wail · Basalt Monolith · Eldritch Immunity · Mind Stone · Mindless Automaton · Shimmer Myr · Manifold Key · Voltaic Key · Manakin · Triskelion · Sculpting Steel · Kuldotha Forgemaster · Cloud Key · Echoes of Eternity · Hedron Archive · Scrap Trawler · Thought Vessel · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Everflowing Chalice · Myr Retriever · Abstruse Archaic · Heartstone · Swiftfoot Boots · Hedron Crawler · Ornithopter of Paradise · Cryptothrall · Karn, the Great Creator · Rings of Brighthearth · Drillworks Mole · Moonsilver Key · Gingerbrute · Kozilek's Channeler · Lightning Greaves · Selective Obliteration · Ulamog's Dreadsire · Clock of Omens · Kozilek's Command · Giggling Skitterspike · Karn, Silver Golem · Metalworker · Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade · Sensei's Divining Top · Worn Powerstone · Amaranthine Wall · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Buried Ruin · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Reliquary Tower · War Room · Rogue's Passage · Darksteel Citadel · Inventors' Fair · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Urza's Cave · Urza's Workshop · Temple of the False God · Zhalfirin Void · Urza's Saga · Scavenger Grounds · Thespian's Stage · The Mycosynth Gardens · Bonders' Enclave · Deserted Temple · Blast Zone · Hidden Grotto · Ancient Tomb
🃏 Recommended cards for Marvin, Murderous Mimic
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Marvin, Murderous Mimic, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Pili-Pala | 85% | +83% |
| Farmstead Gleaner | 79% | +78% |
| Voltaic Construct | 78% | +72% |
| Cryptic Trilobite | 68% | +64% |
| Myr Welder | 65% | +62% |
| Mindless Automaton | 59% | +55% |
| Walking Ballista | 73% | +54% |
| Triskelion | 56% | +53% |
| Steel Overseer | 79% | +52% |
| Staff of Domination | 62% | +50% |
| Heartstone | 47% | +45% |
| Manakin | 56% | +41% |
| Drillworks Mole | 44% | +40% |
| Kuldotha Forgemaster | 54% | +39% |
| Shimmer Myr | 59% | +37% |
| Gingerbrute | 43% | +36% |
| Karn, Silver Golem | 39% | +36% |
| Foundry Inspector | 84% | +34% |
| Amaranthine Wall | 35% | +34% |
| Toymaker | 34% | +33% |
| Voltaic Key | 57% | +33% |
| Giggling Skitterspike | 39% | +32% |
| Crystalline Crawler | 32% | +30% |
| Ulamog's Dreadsire | 42% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Marvin, Murderous Mimic 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.
- Pili-Pala
- Farmstead Gleaner
- Voltaic Construct
- Cryptic Trilobite
- Myr Welder
- Mindless Automaton
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Walking Ballista
- Kuldotha Forgemaster
- Ulamog's Dreadsire
- Karn, the Great Creator
- Scarecrone
- Rings of Brighthearth
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Staff of Domination
- Karn, Silver Golem
- Giggling Skitterspike
- Cryptothrall
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Agatha's Soul Cauldron
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Marvin, Murderous Mimic
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Glaring Fleshraker + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Jhoira's Familiar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Marvin, Murderous Mimic's color identity?
Marvin, Murderous Mimic is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Marvin, Murderous Mimic come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Marvin, Murderous Mimic deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.9 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 11 % of the time and floods 37 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Marvin, Murderous Mimic deck run?
Real Marvin, Murderous Mimic decks run 34 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 Marvin, Murderous Mimic?
The three highest-synergy cards are Pili-Pala, Farmstead Gleaner, Voltaic Construct. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Marvin, Murderous Mimic decks.
What combos does Marvin, Murderous Mimic have?
Marvin, Murderous Mimic has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Marvin, Murderous Mimic deck cost?
You can start cheap: Pili-Pala, Farmstead Gleaner, Voltaic Construct 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.