Ray Fillet, Man Ray
TMT · uncommon · Released 2026-03-06
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
on rate
meaningful alone
wants support
scales up
multiple modes
broadly useful
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Archetypes
No active conflicts.
Roles
Risks
Mechanics
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Typal
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Structural
Rationale
Ray Fillet is a 4cmc 3/3 flyer that creates a Mutagen token (an artifact that puts +1/+1 counters on creatures) and converts those counters into cards at the cost of {2} each. The card-draw engine requires a +1/+1 counters subtheme to fuel it; it's a value creature for counters-voltron or plus-one-counters decks but too slow and mana-intensive for competitive formats.
Learnings (3)
The Mutagen token is an artifact that puts a +1/+1 counter on any creature you control, making it doubly useful in counters decks — it feeds both the counter engine and Ray Fillet's own draw ability.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
The draw ability reads '{2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card' — it can remove counters from ANY creature you control, not just Ray Fillet itself, so a wide board with counters enables multiple draws per turn (still sorcery-speed only).
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Ray Fillet is a TMNT crossover card; despite being a Fish Mutant, there is currently no meaningful Fish typal payoff infrastructure in Commander, so the tribe tag is largely cosmetic.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #19,210