EDH Optimizer
The Master, Transcendent
Legendary Artifact Creature — Mutant · 1BGU
Color identity: Black · Green · Blue · Sultai
The Master, Transcendent is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When The Master enters, target player gets two rad counters.
{T}: Put target creature card in a graveyard that was milled this turn onto the battlefield under your control. It's a green Mutant with base power and toughness 3/3. (It loses its other colors and creature types.)
Reference price of the card: €0.50
Comes in the precon Mutant Menace
Average lands in decks for The Master, Transcendent: 35
MillReanimatorSelf-MillComboMutants+1/+1 CountersGraveyardRad Counters
Build your The Master, Transcendent deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Master, Transcendent 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Master, Transcendent 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 (50/100)
- Consistency46
- Speed48
- Interaction43
- Resilience72
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 2 Island, 4 Swamp, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Raul, Trouble Shooter · The Wise Mothman · Tato Farmer · Screeching Scorchbeast · Nuclear Fallout · Glowing One · Mirelurk Queen · Mesmeric Orb · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Farseek · Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler · Intruder Alarm · Reanimate · Ruin Crab · Eternal Witness · Muldrotha, the Gravetide · Mindcrank · Struggle for Project Purity · Vexing Radgull · Guardian Project · Kiora's Follower · Strong, the Brutish Thespian · Aftermath Analyst · Cultivate · Assassin's Trophy · Infesting Radroach · Skull Prophet · Birds of Paradise · Bloatfly Swarm · Murkfiend Liege · Rampant Growth · Sidisi, Brood Tyrant · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Feral Ghoul · Lightning Greaves · Nightkin Ambusher · Atomize · Vault 12: The Necropolis · Agent Frank Horrigan · Contaminated Drink · Seedborn Muse · Counterspell · Ripples of Undeath · Six · Alpha Deathclaw · Hedge Shredder · Icetill Explorer · Putrefy · Talisman of Curiosity · Talisman of Dominance · Deathrite Shaman · Talisman of Resilience · Breach the Multiverse · Millikin · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Heroic Intervention · Jenova, Ancient Calamity · The Ghoul, Gunslinger · Hedron Crab · Nature's Lore · Altar of the Brood · Fraying Sanity · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Hinterland Harbor · Woodland Cemetery · Opulent Palace · Drowned Catacomb · Breeding Pool · Overgrown Tomb · Watery Grave · Mariposa Military Base · Sunken Hollow · Polluted Delta · Rejuvenating Springs · Zagoth Triome · Misty Rainforest · Undergrowth Stadium · Verdant Catacombs · Path of Ancestry · Morphic Pool · Mortuary Mire · Viridescent Bog · Darkwater Catacombs · Tainted Isle · Tainted Wood · Overflowing Basin
🃏 Recommended cards for The Master, Transcendent
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Master, Transcendent, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Wise Mothman | 64% | +62% |
| Raul, Trouble Shooter | 66% | +59% |
| Tato Farmer | 63% | +56% |
| Screeching Scorchbeast | 60% | +52% |
| Nuclear Fallout | 58% | +49% |
| Mirelurk Queen | 55% | +47% |
| Glowing One | 55% | +46% |
| Intruder Alarm | 48% | +44% |
| Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler | 49% | +44% |
| Mesmeric Orb | 50% | +38% |
| Mariposa Military Base | 44% | +38% |
| Kiora's Follower | 40% | +37% |
| Ruin Crab | 45% | +37% |
| Struggle for Project Purity | 42% | +35% |
| Strong, the Brutish Thespian | 40% | +35% |
| Murkfiend Liege | 36% | +34% |
| Mindcrank | 42% | +34% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 50% | +34% |
| Vexing Radgull | 41% | +33% |
| Infesting Radroach | 38% | +31% |
| Guardian Project | 40% | +30% |
| Bloatfly Swarm | 36% | +30% |
| Nightkin Ambusher | 34% | +28% |
| Vault 12: The Necropolis | 33% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your The Master, Transcendent 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.
- The Wise Mothman
- Raul, Trouble Shooter
- Tato Farmer
- Screeching Scorchbeast
- Mirelurk Queen
- Glowing One
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Nuclear Fallout
- Intruder Alarm
- Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
- Struggle for Project Purity
- Mindcrank
- Agent Frank Horrigan
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mesmeric Orb
- Guardian Project
- Atomize
- The Ghoul, Gunslinger
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Master, Transcendent
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Master, Transcendent's color identity?
The Master, Transcendent is Sultai (black, green 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, Transcendent come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Master, Transcendent deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 36 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a The Master, Transcendent deck run?
Real The Master, Transcendent 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, Transcendent?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Wise Mothman, Raul, Trouble Shooter, Tato Farmer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Master, Transcendent decks.
What combos does The Master, Transcendent have?
The Master, Transcendent 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, Transcendent deck cost?
You can start cheap: The Wise Mothman, Raul, Trouble Shooter, Tato Farmer 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.