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Mysterio, Master of Illusion

SPM · rare · Released 2025-09-26

Power

brawl
tier-2Strong staple
commander
tier-2Strong staple

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
tokens-go-widelegendary-matters
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

token-produceretb-trigger

Risks

etb-onlyrequires-creature-densitywrath-vulnerablebounce-vulnerable

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:
illusionhuman
anti:

—

Structural

triggered-abilityreplacement-effect

Rationale

Mysterio is a 4-mana 3/3 that creates a 3/3 Illusion Villain token for each nontoken Villain you control when he enters, but those tokens are exiled if he leaves — making the payoff highly dependent on board presence and punished by removal or bounce. He fits best in Villain-tribal tokens-go-wide shells in a Spider-Man/Marvel set context, but the token loss-on-exit clause severely limits his reliability in Commander's removal-heavy environment.

Learnings (3)

  • The tokens are exiled when Mysterio leaves the battlefield for any reason — bounce, flicker, or sacrifice will wipe out all the tokens he created, making flicker strategies actively harmful rather than synergistic.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Mysterio's token count scales with nontoken Villains already in play at ETB, so he rewards building a Villain-dense board before casting him rather than being a standalone play.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • In a Villain-tribal shell, Mysterio can create multiple 3/3 tokens in a single ETB, but since tokens are not Villains (unless otherwise stated), those tokens don't feed subsequent Mysterio castings.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #13,710

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