Art by Riccardo Federici
Commander deckBU
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
Copy your opponents' best creatures and activated abilities using Taskmaster and versatile clone effects, turning their own combat powers and threats against them while controlling the board with efficient Grixis interaction.
Asked for“Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic commander deck that is fun to play and cool. Prioritize using other marvel cards”
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
1Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
2UBLegendary Creature — Human Mercenary Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Wayfarer's Bauble
1Artifact
colorless land ramp that fits into any blue-black deck
Commander's Sphere
3Artifact
provides mana fixing and can be sacrificed to draw a card later
Card Draw
10
Mulldrifter
4UCreature — Elemental
divination on a creature body to copy or evoke
Removal
8
Arcane Denial
1UInstant
hard counterspell that replaces itself at a low mana cost
Hero's Downfall
1BBInstant
versatile instant-speed removal for creatures and planeswalkers
Threats/Wincons
24
Clever Impersonator
2UUCreature — Shapeshifter
can copy any nonland permanent on the battlefield
Clone
3UCreature — Shapeshifter
classic creature copy effect fitting Taskmaster theme
Phyrexian Metamorph
3UPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
flexible clone paid with phyrexian mana
Evil Twin
2UBCreature — Shapeshifter
copies a creature and can destroy the original
Mercurial Pretender
4UCreature — Shapeshifter
clone that can return to hand to copy something else
Spark Double
3UCreature — Illusion
copies commander or nonlegendary creatures with extra counters
Wall of Stolen Identity
3UCreature — Shapeshifter Wall
copies opponent creature and taps the original down
Dimir Doppelganger
1UBCreature — Shapeshifter
exiles graveyard creatures to copy their abilities
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
UUBBLegendary Creature — Shapeshifter
becomes hexproof copy of opponent creatures hitting graveyard
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
shadow threat that casts opponent cards
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
value creature that ramps and draws card
Hostage Taker
2UBCreature — Human Pirate
exiles and allows casting of opponent threats
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
steals opponent library cards to cast
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
removal and lifegain threat to clone
Puppeteer Clique
3BBCreature — Faerie Wizard
steals opponent creatures from graveyard with persist
Auton Soldier
4UUArtifact Creature — Alien Soldier
clone creature with myriad to copy the best non-legendary threats each turn
Sakashima the Impostor
2UULegendary Creature — Human Rogue
allows copying legendary creatures while keeping its original name
Metamorphic Alteration
1UEnchantment — Aura
cheap aura that turns any creature into a copy of the best creature on board
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
creature with guaranteed removal on ETB that works great with clones
Agent of Treachery
5UUCreature — Human Rogue
steals any permanent on entry and rewards controlling stolen permanents
Utility
11
Blade of Selves
2Artifact — Equipment
myriad weapon to replicate clone ETBs across table
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
cheap reanimation spell to buy back copied targets
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
3ULegendary Enchantment Creature — God
repeatedly flickers enter-the-battlefield creatures and clones for value
