EDH Optimizer
The Master, Formed Anew
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Rogue · UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
The Master, Formed Anew is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Body Thief — When you cast this spell, you may exile a creature you control and put a takeover counter on it.
You may have The Master enter as a copy of a creature card in exile with a takeover counter on it.
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Average lands in decks for The Master, Formed Anew: 35
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Build your The Master, Formed Anew deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Master, Formed Anew 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Master, Formed Anew deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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+ (65/100)
- Consistency45
- Speed40
- Interaction97
- Resilience98
- Closing56
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 6 Island, 4 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Talisman of Dominance · Dimir Signet · Cavern Harpy · Dour Port-Mage · Baleful Strix · Solemn Simulacrum · Snap · Scroll of Fate · Candlekeep Sage · Crystal Shard · Massacre Wurm · Fellwar Stone · Run Away Together · Animate Dead · Familiar's Ruse · Reanimate · Archaeomancer · Essence Flux · Ghostly Flicker · Hostage Taker · Mind Stone · Peregrine Drake · Deadeye Navigator · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Counterspell · Curfew · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Agent of Treachery · Feed the Swarm · Geistwave · Mulldrifter · Panharmonicon · Ravenous Chupacabra · Noxious Gearhulk · Persist · Thought Vessel · Aether Channeler · Displacer Kitten · Double Down · Phyrexian Metamorph · Starfield Vocalist · Archon of Cruelty · Conjurer's Closet · Crabomination · Arcane Denial · Auton Soldier · Glitch Interpreter · Gyruda, Doom of Depths · Planar Incision · Ertai Resurrected · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Frantic Search · Sepulchral Primordial · Shard of the Nightbringer · Come Back Wrong · Puppeteer Clique · Teferi's Time Twist · Watcher for Tomorrow · Astral Dragon · Callidus Assassin · Erratic Portal · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Darkwater Catacombs · Shipwreck Marsh · Underground River · Choked Estuary · Dimir Aqueduct · Sanctum of Eternity · Tainted Isle · Morphic Pool · Exotic Orchard · Bojuka Bog · Polluted Delta · Temple of Deceit · Undercity Sewers · Gloomlake Verge · Fetid Pools · Otawara, Soaring City · Command Beacon · Reliquary Tower · Trenzalore Clocktower · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for The Master, Formed Anew
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Master, Formed Anew, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Cavern Harpy | 58% | +57% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 58% | +56% |
| Scroll of Fate | 50% | +50% |
| Candlekeep Sage | 49% | +49% |
| Crystal Shard | 49% | +48% |
| Sanctum of Eternity | 46% | +46% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 54% | +42% |
| Snap | 51% | +41% |
| Familiar's Ruse | 40% | +38% |
| Run Away Together | 42% | +37% |
| Massacre Wurm | 45% | +36% |
| Archaeomancer | 37% | +34% |
| Peregrine Drake | 36% | +33% |
| Essence Flux | 37% | +33% |
| Baleful Strix | 57% | +33% |
| Curfew | 33% | +33% |
| Hostage Taker | 37% | +32% |
| Deadeye Navigator | 34% | +32% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 37% | +32% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 34% | +31% |
| Geistwave | 31% | +30% |
| Animate Dead | 40% | +29% |
| Agent of Treachery | 31% | +28% |
| Mulldrifter | 30% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your The Master, Formed Anew 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.
- Cavern Harpy
- Scroll of Fate
- Candlekeep Sage
- Crystal Shard
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Familiar's Ruse
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dour Port-Mage
- Sanctum of Eternity
- Snap
- Massacre Wurm
- Baleful Strix
- Animate Dead
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Displacer Kitten
- Abhorrent Oculus
- Astral Dragon
- Palinchron
- Undercity Sewers
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Master, Formed Anew
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Cloud of Faeries + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- Peregrine Drake + Panharmonicon + Venser, Shaper Savant → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite blue mana, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Displace + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite untap of lands you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Master, Formed Anew's color identity?
The Master, Formed Anew is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 The Master, Formed Anew come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Master, Formed Anew deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.3 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 34 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a The Master, Formed Anew deck run?
Real The Master, Formed Anew decks run 35 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 The Master, Formed Anew?
The three highest-synergy cards are Cavern Harpy, Dour Port-Mage, Scroll of Fate. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Master, Formed Anew decks.
What combos does The Master, Formed Anew have?
The Master, Formed Anew 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 The Master, Formed Anew deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cavern Harpy, Scroll of Fate, Candlekeep Sage 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.