Absorbing Man
MSH · rare · Released 2026-06-26
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
meaningful alone
wants support
can take over a game
multiple modes
broadly useful
easily answered
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Rationale
Absorbing Man is a 4/4 vigilance legendary for 3 that copies any target artifact, non-Aura enchantment, or land at the start of each main phase, retaining its creature status and stats. This makes it an exceptional value engine in artifact-matters, enchantment-matters, or lands-matter shells — effectively giving you a second copy of your best noncreature permanent each turn cycle. The triggered-ability copy occurs at your first main phase, meaning it's predictable and interactable, and the card is a removal magnet given its recurring upside.
Learnings (3)
Absorbing Man copies the permanent's rules text, so if he copies a mana rock (e.g. Sol Ring), he becomes a 4/4 creature that also taps for mana — this stacks with the 'in addition to his other types' clause, making him unexpectedly versatile as a repeatable mana source.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
The copy effect lasts 'until your next turn,' meaning he retains the copied permanent's abilities through your opponents' turns as well — relevant for copying things like Propaganda or Doubling Season for a full round.
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He can copy lands, which means in a pinch he can fix your mana or provide an extra untapped land, but he remains a creature (4/4 Vigilance) so he can still attack and block — a subtle but impactful rules interaction.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #28,459