Art by David Palumbo
Commander deckU
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.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Impossible Man
2ULegendary Creature — Alien Shapeshifter
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Basalt Monolith
3Artifact
Generates bursts of mana and serves as an excellent copy target.
Thran Dynamo
4Artifact
Taps for substantial colorless mana to pay for activations.
Gilded Lotus
5Artifact
Taps for three colored mana and can be copied by Impossible Man.
Card Draw
10
Mystic Remora
UEnchantment
Inexpensive burst of card draw against spell-heavy decks.
The One Ring
4Legendary Artifact
Provides protection and card draw; Impossible Man bypasses the legend rule when copying it.
Consecrated Sphinx
4UUCreature — Sphinx
Generates massive card advantage and is a prime copy target.
Windfall
2USorcery
Blue burst draw that disrupts opponent hands and refills yours.
Removal
11
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
Free protection spell while Impossible Man is on the field.
Rapid Hybridization
UInstant
One-mana removal that handles large opposing threats.
Imprisoned in the Moon
2UEnchantment — Aura
Shuts down opposing commanders or dangerous lands permanently.
Threats/Wincons
23
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles triggered abilities of the chosen creature type.
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
Dominates the board by bouncing spells and permanents on cast.
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5UULegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Counters opponent spells while duplicating your own artifacts and instants.
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Hard-to-remove beater that draws cards and protects itself.
Portal to Phyrexia
9Artifact
Edicts opponents and reanimates creatures every upkeep, incredible to copy.
Blightsteel Colossus
12Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem
One-shot infect win condition that Impossible Man can become.
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Resilient threat providing deathtouch, lifelink, and token generation.
Phyrexian Metamorph
3UPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Versatile clone that copies any artifact or creature on board.
Clever Impersonator
2UUCreature — Shapeshifter
Copies any nonland permanent to give Impossible Man more targets.
Sakashima the Impostor
2UULegendary Creature — Human Rogue
Copies creatures while retaining its own name and returning to hand.
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
3ULegendary Creature — Human Rogue
Bypasses the legend rule completely for duplicate threats.
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
3USorcery
Creates a flying, nonlegendary token copy of any creature you control.
Auton Soldier
4UUArtifact Creature — Alien Soldier
Myriad clone that scales exponentially in multiplayer.
Master Transmuter
3UArtifact Creature — Human Artificer
Cheats massive artifacts into play and protects them.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
4UULegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Provides bounce or spell recursion upon dying.
Keiga, the Tide Star
5ULegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Steals opposing creatures upon death.
Scourge of Fleets
5UUCreature — Kraken
One-sided mass bounce against opponents with smaller toughness.
Diluvian Primordial
5UUCreature — Avatar
Steals and casts high-impact instants and sorceries from enemy graveyards.
Agent of Treachery
5UUCreature — Human Rogue
Permanently steals any permanent and draws extra cards.
Tidespout Tyrant
5UUUCreature — Djinn
Repeatedly bounces permanents to disrupt opponents totally.
Displacer Kitten
3UCreature — Cat Beast
Blinks your high-value permanents on noncreature casts to reset them.
Lithoform Engine
4Legendary Artifact
Copies spells, activated abilities, and triggered abilities.
Stunt Double
3UCreature — Shapeshifter
Flash clone that responds to opponent bombs immediately.
Utility
8
Training Grounds
UEnchantment
Reduces Impossible Man's copy activation cost to a single blue mana.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects Impossible Man with shroud and gives haste to attack triggers.
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste while allowing self-targeting.
Thousand-Year Elixir
3Artifact
Allows Impossible Man to use tap abilities of copied permanents immediately.
Strionic Resonator
2Artifact
Doubles triggered abilities gained from copied permanents.
Spark Double
3UCreature — Illusion
Creates a nonlegendary copy of your commander or other key creatures.
