Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Marvin has all activated abilities of creatures you control that don't have the same name as this creature.
How Marvin decks play in EDH
Marvin, Murderous Mimic is a colourless commander costing 2, and its legendary artifact creature - toy line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Marvin, Murderous Mimic decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $69.04Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Marvin, Murderous Mimic decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Marvin, Murderous Mimic deck?
Marvin, Murderous Mimic is colourless, so the deck can only play colourless cards and basic-land-produced mana. It is one of the tightest deckbuilding restrictions in Commander.
What are the best cards for Marvin, Murderous Mimic?
The cards played most often in Marvin, Murderous Mimic decks include Omnath, Locus of the Void, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Hall of Echoes. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Marvin, Murderous Mimic deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $69.04 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Marvin, Murderous Mimic deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.