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Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic - Decklist

Creatures 31$18.74

  1. Archfiend of Depravity1Archfiend of Depravity$0.33
  2. Archon of Cruelty1Archon of Cruelty$1.82
  3. Ardyn, the Usurper1Ardyn, the Usurper$1.39
  4. Baron Helmut Zemo1Baron Helmut Zemo$0.26
  5. Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord1Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord$0.21
  6. Body Double1Body Double$0.15
  7. Chameleon, Master of Disguise1Chameleon, Master of Disguise$0.37
  8. Consuming Aberration1Consuming Aberration$0.22
  9. Deranged Assistant1Deranged Assistant$0.16
  10. Dimir Doppelganger1Dimir Doppelganger$0.48
  11. Evil Twin1Evil Twin$0.44

Creatures continued

  1. Fleet Swallower1Fleet Swallower$1.22
  2. Grave Researcher // Reanimate1Grave Researcher // Reanimate$1.88
  3. H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit1H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit$0.24
  4. Kang, Temporal Tyrant1Kang, Temporal Tyrant$0.18
  5. Kuro, Pitlord1Kuro, Pitlord$0.35
  6. Lazav, Dimir Mastermind1Lazav, Dimir Mastermind$0.67
  7. Lazav, the Multifarious1Lazav, the Multifarious$0.33
  8. Leader, Super-Genius1Leader, Super-Genius$0.34
  9. Loki, God of Mischief1Loki, God of Mischief$0.94
  10. Millikin1Millikin$0.23
  11. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress1Moonstone, Harsh Mistress$0.17

Creatures continued

  1. Red Room Recruit1Red Room Recruit$0.10
  2. Ruin Crab1Ruin Crab$1.20
  3. Stitcher's Supplier1Stitcher's Supplier$0.26
  4. Symbiote Spider-Man1Symbiote Spider-Man$0.43
  5. Syr Konrad, the Grim1Syr Konrad, the Grim$1.00
  6. Terisian Mindbreaker1Terisian Mindbreaker$1.02
  7. The Warring Triad1The Warring Triad$0.59
  8. Tombstone, Career Criminal1Tombstone, Career Criminal$0.20
  9. Wrexial, the Risen Deep1Wrexial, the Risen Deep$1.56

Instants 14$7.87

  1. Ancient Excavation1Ancient Excavation$0.28
  2. Arcane Denial1Arcane Denial$1.85
  3. Bitter Triumph1Bitter Triumph$0.29
  4. Consider1Consider$0.35
  5. Dark Ritual1Dark Ritual$0.44
  6. Drown in the Loch1Drown in the Loch$1.17
  7. Frantic Search1Frantic Search$0.74

Instants continued

  1. Hour of Defeat1Hour of Defeat$0.08
  2. Kitsune's Technique1Kitsune's Technique$0.68
  3. Tainted Indulgence1Tainted Indulgence$0.29
  4. Thought Scour1Thought Scour$0.42
  5. Visions of Villainy1Visions of Villainy$0.22
  6. We Say Thee Nay!1We Say Thee Nay!$0.22
  7. Withering Torment1Withering Torment$0.84

Sorceries 6$3.16

  1. Game Over1Game Over$0.30
  2. Grasping Tentacles1Grasping Tentacles$0.95
  3. Poison the Waters1Poison the Waters$0.19
  4. Singularity Rupture1Singularity Rupture$0.55
  5. Victimize1Victimize$0.58
  6. Villainous Wrath1Villainous Wrath$0.59

Artifacts 6$6.19

  1. Captain America's Shield1Captain America's Shield$1.83
  2. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  3. Key to the City1Key to the City$0.21
  4. Riverchurn Monument1Riverchurn Monument$1.49
  5. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  6. Talisman of Dominance1Talisman of Dominance$0.53

Enchantments 4$1.23

  1. Archnemesis1Archnemesis$0.33
  2. Copy Land1Copy Land$0.37
  3. Frozen in Ice1Frozen in Ice$0.16
  4. Secret Invasion1Secret Invasion$0.37

Lands 38 / 38$19.39

  1. A.I.M. Labs1A.I.M. Labs$0.17
  2. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  3. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  4. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Dakmor Salvage1Dakmor Salvage$0.34
  7. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  8. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  9. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  4. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  5. Island×33Island$0.21
  6. Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture1Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture$1.26
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Nephalia Drownyard1Nephalia Drownyard$0.31
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  2. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  4. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  5. Sunken Ruins1Sunken Ruins$0.50
  6. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  7. Tainted Isle1Tainted Isle$1.76
  8. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. Underground River1Underground River$0.53
  11. Villainous Hideout1Villainous Hideout$0.21

About this Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $57.00 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Talisman of Dominance, Frantic Search and Consuming Aberration. The picks most particular to this commander are Chameleon, Master of Disguise, Singularity Rupture and Grave Researcher // Reanimate, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 3.45. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 5 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Grave Researcher // Reanimate ($1.88), Arcane Denial ($1.85) and Captain America's Shield ($1.83); 36 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.68, and with no limit $669.64; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.45
Game Changers0
Combos5
Deck match52%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 5 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 17 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 3 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 5 cards

The curve and the average cover Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic decks usually play.

Format

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