The Master, Transcendent

BGUSultai{1}{B}{G}{U}$2.34
Legendary Artifact Creature — Mutant
The Master, Transcendent card art

When The Master enters, target player gets two rad counters. {T}: Put target creature card in a graveyard that was milled this turn onto the battlefield under your control. It's a green Mutant with base power and toughness 3/3. (It loses its other colors and creature types.)

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How The Master decks play in EDH

The Master, Transcendent is a Sultai commander in blue, black and green costing 1BGU, and its legendary artifact creature - mutant line shapes the whole deck around it. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. The cards below are the ones The Master, Transcendent decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $65.11

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (1)

Verdant Kraken
Verdant Kraken
$3.01

Card draw (2)

The Master of Lake-town
The Master of Lake-town
$0.45
Mirelurk Queen
Mirelurk Queen
$1.91

Creatures (11)

Primal Witchstalker
Primal Witchstalker
$0.35
Elven Raft-Steerer
Elven Raft-Steerer
$0.25
Murkfiend Liege
Murkfiend Liege
$2.14
The Wise Mothman
The Wise Mothman
$11.98
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
$3.51
Captain N'ghathrod
Captain N'ghathrod
$13.90
Dreamborn Muse
Dreamborn Muse
$3.21
Aphetto Alchemist
Aphetto Alchemist
$3.07
Raul, Trouble Shooter
Raul, Trouble Shooter
$1.20
Tato Farmer
Tato Farmer
$0.94
Screeching Scorchbeast
Screeching Scorchbeast
$2.11

Synergy & payoffs (5)

Winds of Rebuke
Winds of Rebuke
$0.29
Manifold Key
Manifold Key
$1.63
Intruder Alarm
Intruder Alarm
$4.23
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
$2.75
Nuclear Fallout
Nuclear Fallout
$3.19

Lands (1)

Turbulent Wetlands
Turbulent Wetlands
$4.99

Build the full 100

Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Master, Transcendent 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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The Master deck questions

What colours can I use in a The Master, Transcendent deck?

The Master, Transcendent has a Sultai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for The Master, Transcendent?

The cards played most often in The Master, Transcendent decks include The Master of Lake-town, Primal Witchstalker, Elven Raft-Steerer. 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, Transcendent deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $65.11 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, Transcendent 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.

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