Art by David Palumbo
Saved commander deck
Impossible Man
Leverage cost-reduction effects like Training Grounds to repeatedly transform Impossible Man into the most devastating permanents on the battlefield, bypassing the legend rule to duplicate game-ending engines and threats.
Prompt: Impossible Man commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Impossible Man
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Alien Shapeshifter
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Basalt Monolith
{3}Artifact
Generates bursts of mana and serves as an excellent copy target.
Thran Dynamo
{4}Artifact
Taps for substantial colorless mana to pay for activations.
Gilded Lotus
{5}Artifact
Taps for three colored mana and can be copied by Impossible Man.
Midnight Clock
{2}{U}Artifact
Ramps early and refills your hand once fully ticked.
Card Draw
10 cards
Mystic Remora
{U}Enchantment
Inexpensive burst of card draw against spell-heavy decks.
The One Ring
{4}Legendary Artifact
Provides protection and card draw; Impossible Man bypasses the legend rule when copying it.
Consecrated Sphinx
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
Generates massive card advantage and is a prime copy target.
Windfall
{2}{U}Sorcery
Blue burst draw that disrupts opponent hands and refills yours.
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Instant-speed card advantage with graveyard synergy.
Removal
11 cards
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free protection spell while Impossible Man is on the field.
Rapid Hybridization
{U}Instant
One-mana removal that handles large opposing threats.
Resculpt
{1}{U}Instant
Exiles troublesome creatures or artifacts at instant speed.
Imprisoned in the Moon
{2}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Shuts down opposing commanders or dangerous lands permanently.
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles triggered abilities of the chosen creature type.
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
Dominates the board by bouncing spells and permanents on cast.
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Counters opponent spells while duplicating your own artifacts and instants.
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Hard-to-remove beater that draws cards and protects itself.
Portal to Phyrexia
{9}Artifact
Edicts opponents and reanimates creatures every upkeep, incredible to copy.
Blightsteel Colossus
{12}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
One-shot infect win condition that Impossible Man can become.
Wurmcoil Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Resilient threat providing deathtouch, lifelink, and token generation.
Phyrexian Metamorph
{3}{U/P}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Versatile clone that copies any artifact or creature on board.
Clever Impersonator
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Shapeshifter
Copies any nonland permanent to give Impossible Man more targets.
Sakashima the Impostor
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Copies creatures while retaining its own name and returning to hand.
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
{3}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Bypasses the legend rule completely for duplicate threats.
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
{3}{U}Sorcery
Creates a flying, nonlegendary token copy of any creature you control.
Auton Soldier
{4}{U}{U}Artifact Creature — Alien Soldier
Myriad clone that scales exponentially in multiplayer.
Master Transmuter
{3}{U}Artifact Creature — Human Artificer
Cheats massive artifacts into play and protects them.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
{4}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Provides bounce or spell recursion upon dying.
Keiga, the Tide Star
{5}{U}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Steals opposing creatures upon death.
Scourge of Fleets
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
One-sided mass bounce against opponents with smaller toughness.
Diluvian Primordial
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Avatar
Steals and casts high-impact instants and sorceries from enemy graveyards.
Agent of Treachery
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Human Rogue
Permanently steals any permanent and draws extra cards.
Tidespout Tyrant
{5}{U}{U}{U}Creature — Djinn
Repeatedly bounces permanents to disrupt opponents totally.
Displacer Kitten
{3}{U}Creature — Cat Beast
Blinks your high-value permanents on noncreature casts to reset them.
Lithoform Engine
{4}Legendary Artifact
Copies spells, activated abilities, and triggered abilities.
Stunt Double
{3}{U}Creature — Shapeshifter
Flash clone that responds to opponent bombs immediately.
Utility
8 cards
Training Grounds
{U}Enchantment
Reduces Impossible Man's copy activation cost to a single blue mana.
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Impossible Man with shroud and gives haste to attack triggers.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste while allowing self-targeting.
Thousand-Year Elixir
{3}Artifact
Allows Impossible Man to use tap abilities of copied permanents immediately.
Strionic Resonator
{2}Artifact
Doubles triggered abilities gained from copied permanents.
Spark Double
{3}{U}Creature — Illusion
Creates a nonlegendary copy of your commander or other key creatures.
