The Master, Formed Anew
Body Thief — When you cast this spell, you may exile a creature you control and put a takeover counter on it. You may have The Master enter as a copy of a creature card in exile with a takeover counter on it.
How The Master decks play in EDH
The Master, Formed Anew is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing UB, and its legendary creature - time lord rogue 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 The Master, Formed Anew decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $72.39Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Master, Formed Anew decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The MasterThe Master deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Master, Formed Anew deck?
The Master, Formed Anew has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Master, Formed Anew?
The cards played most often in The Master, Formed Anew decks include Uldaros Theorix, Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Loot, the Anomaly. 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 The Master, Formed Anew deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $72.39 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 The Master, Formed Anew 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.