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Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Legendary Artifact Creature — Toy
Marvin has all activated abilities of creatures you control that don't have the same name as this creature.
Marvin, Murderous Mimic deck guide
Marvin, Murderous Mimic is a colorless artifact creature commander. It leads 1,740 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #1,256 among all commanders. Players have shared 2 Marvin decks on Mana Forge.
Most Marvin decks are built around artifacts, combo and +1/+1 counters, with activated abilities and historic builds close behind.
A typical Marvin list runs 34 lands (12 basic), 31 creatures, 4 instants, 2 sorceries, 25 artifacts, 1 enchantments and 2 planeswalkers.
The cards played most with Marvin: Sol Ring (93% of decks), Thran Dynamo (74% of decks), Walking Ballista (73% of decks), Cryptic Trilobite (68% of decks), Endbringer (68% of decks) and Glaring Fleshraker (67% of decks).
Well-known combos with Marvin:
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Pili-Pala + Palladium Myr
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Farmstead Gleaner + Palladium Myr
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Cryptic Trilobite + Farmstead Gleaner
Similar commanders: Experiment Kraj, Mairsil, the Pretender, The Peregrine Dynamo, Lazav, the Multifarious, Karn, Silver Golem, Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter.
Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.
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Most Played With Marvin, Murderous Mimic (149)
Sol Ring
93% of decks · $1.34
Thran Dynamo
74% of decks · $4.36
Walking Ballista
73% of decks · $10.11
Cryptic Trilobite
68% of decks · $1.71
Endbringer
68% of decks · $0.38
Glaring Fleshraker
67% of decks · $1.27
Ugin, the Ineffable
65% of decks · $2.34
Unwinding Clock
63% of decks · $22.83
Jhoira's Familiar
62% of decks · $2.50
Staff of Domination
62% of decks · $10.05
Warping Wail
60% of decks · $1.12
Shimmer Myr
59% of decks · $0.39
Manifold Key
59% of decks · $1.50
Basalt Monolith
58% of decks · $4.87
Mindless Automaton
58% of decks · $0.29
Eldritch Immunity
58% of decks · $8.82
Mind Stone
57% of decks
Voltaic Key
57% of decks · $4.75
Sculpting Steel
56% of decks · $3.74
Manakin
55% of decks · $0.34
Kuldotha Forgemaster
53% of decks · $11.25
Cloud Key
53% of decks · $1.57
Scrap Trawler
53% of decks · $3.09
Hedron Archive
52% of decks · $0.25
Echoes of Eternity
52% of decks · $2.54
Thought Vessel
50% of decks
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
49% of decks · $7.28
Everflowing Chalice
48% of decks · $0.30
Myr Retriever
48% of decks · $3.06
Abstruse Archaic
47% of decks · $2.67
Swiftfoot Boots
46% of decks
Hedron Crawler
46% of decks · $0.24
Karn, the Great Creator
45% of decks · $5.21
Ornithopter of Paradise
45% of decks · $2.23
Rings of Brighthearth
45% of decks · $5.45
Cryptothrall
44% of decks · $31.81
Moonsilver Key
44% of decks · $0.93
Kozilek's Channeler
43% of decks · $0.31
Drillworks Mole
43% of decks · $0.27
Ulamog's Dreadsire
42% of decks · $4.28
Selective Obliteration
42% of decks · $1.96
Lightning Greaves
42% of decks · $4.10
Clock of Omens
41% of decks · $3.59
Gingerbrute
41% of decks · $0.34
Kozilek's Command
40% of decks · $8.48
Metalworker
38% of decks · $199.85
Karn, Silver Golem
38% of decks
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
38% of decks · $2.09
Sensei's Divining Top
38% of decks · $40.31
Giggling Skitterspike
37% of decks · $13.07
Worn Powerstone
37% of decks · $0.37
Mirage Mirror
34% of decks · $0.29
Steel Hellkite
34% of decks · $0.36
Dreamstone Hedron
33% of decks · $0.34
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
32% of decks · $41.10
Solemn Simulacrum
31% of decks · $0.31
Walking Atlas
30% of decks · $1.63
Scarecrone
30% of decks · $4.56
Hangarback Walker
30% of decks · $0.34
Crashing Drawbridge
30% of decks · $1.13
Thousand-Year Elixir
28% of decks · $18.39
Darksteel Forge
28% of decks · $51.57
Junk Diver
28% of decks · $0.34
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
26% of decks · $41.30
Wandering Archaic
26% of decks
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
26% of decks · $1.10
The One Ring
26% of decks · $115.41
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
26% of decks · $20.40
Commander's Plate
25% of decks · $38.90
Zenith Chronicler
25% of decks · $0.68
Towashi Guide-Bot
25% of decks · $0.21
Semblance Anvil
25% of decks · $6.24
Soul of New Phyrexia
24% of decks · $0.91
Scour from Existence
24% of decks · $0.22
Mind's Eye
24% of decks · $5.56
Titan's Presence
24% of decks · $0.40
Expedition Map
23% of decks · $1.43
Introduction to Annihilation
23% of decks · $0.33
Mana Vault
23% of decks · $115.65
Thran Spider
22% of decks · $0.25
Scrapyard Recombiner
21% of decks · $0.78
Automated Artificer
20% of decks · $0.22
Karn, Legacy Reforged
20% of decks · $19.80
Introduction to Prophecy
20% of decks · $0.13
Helm of Awakening
19% of decks · $3.61
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
19% of decks · $6.63
Spatial Contortion
19% of decks · $0.37
Rise of the Eldrazi
19% of decks · $26.77
Canoptek Spyder
18% of decks · $14.43
Burnished Hart
18% of decks · $0.30
Eldrazi Confluence
18% of decks · $14.94
Desecrate Reality
18% of decks · $5.23
Illusionist's Bracers
18% of decks · $6.49
Skittering Cicada
18% of decks · $12.63
The Eternity Elevator
17% of decks · $3.22
Chimil, the Inner Sun
17% of decks · $7.83
Mox Opal
17% of decks · $229.58
Plague Myr
16% of decks
Krark-Clan Ironworks
16% of decks · $16.23
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
16% of decks · $12.28
Grim Monolith
15% of decks · $478.02
Not of This World
15% of decks · $6.32
Golem Artisan
14% of decks · $0.28
Patchwork Gnomes
14% of decks · $0.27
Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
14% of decks · $6.83
Darksteel Monolith
14% of decks · $25.43
Gruesome Slaughter
14% of decks · $0.29
Liquimetal Torque
14% of decks · $2.97
Planar Bridge
13% of decks · $3.32
Arcbound Reclaimer
13% of decks · $6.10
Arcbound Ravager
13% of decks · $20.17
Environmental Sciences
13% of decks · $0.26
Ugin's Mastery
12% of decks · $0.37
Zuko's Exile
12% of decks · $0.19
Sonic Screwdriver
12% of decks · $3.27
Karn, Living Legacy
12% of decks · $1.32
Ashnod's Altar
11% of decks · $16.64
Gilded Lotus
11% of decks · $0.59
Lithoform Engine
10% of decks · $7.21
Eldrazi Conscription
10% of decks · $1.49
Mycosynth Lattice
10% of decks · $34.48
Aetherflux Reservoir
10% of decks · $21.72
The Immortal Sun
10% of decks · $12.97
Nevinyrral's Disk
9% of decks · $1.45
Vexing Bauble
9% of decks · $2.51
Lotus Petal
9% of decks
Helm of the Host
9% of decks · $5.21
Eye of Vecna
9% of decks · $0.37
Arcane Signet
9% of decks · $0.49
Collector's Vault
8% of decks · $0.58
Stonespeaker Crystal
8% of decks · $0.37
Nexus of Becoming
8% of decks · $1.73
Trading Post
8% of decks · $0.30
Unstable Obelisk
8% of decks · $0.32
Portal to Phyrexia
7% of decks · $50.55
Wayfarer's Bauble
7% of decks · $5.61
The Mightstone and Weakstone
7% of decks · $4.15
Arc Reactor
7% of decks · $0.69
The Endstone
7% of decks · $2.99
Citanul Flute
6% of decks · $5.83
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
6% of decks · $18.28
Fellwar Stone
6% of decks
Karn, Scion of Urza
6% of decks · $5.02
Blinkmoth Urn
6% of decks · $1.82
Coveted Jewel
6% of decks · $0.29
Mox Diamond
6% of decks
Howling Mine
6% of decks · $5.49
Prismatic Lens
5% of decks · $0.41
Torpor Orb
5% of decks · $5.14
New Cards
Hall of Echoes
8% of decks · $2.56
Omnath, Locus of the Void
8% of decks · $2.71
Eye of Jace
8% of decks · $0.23
Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
6% of decks · $19.61
Troop of Ponies
3% of decks · $0.29
Creatures (50)
Walking Ballista
73% of decks · $10.11
Cryptic Trilobite
68% of decks · $1.71
Endbringer
68% of decks · $0.38
Glaring Fleshraker
67% of decks · $1.27
Jhoira's Familiar
62% of decks · $2.50
Shimmer Myr
59% of decks · $0.39
Mindless Automaton
58% of decks · $0.29
Manakin
55% of decks · $0.34
Kuldotha Forgemaster
53% of decks · $11.25
Scrap Trawler
53% of decks · $3.09
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
49% of decks · $7.28
Myr Retriever
48% of decks · $3.06
Abstruse Archaic
47% of decks · $2.67
Hedron Crawler
46% of decks · $0.24
Ornithopter of Paradise
45% of decks · $2.23
Cryptothrall
44% of decks · $31.81
Kozilek's Channeler
43% of decks · $0.31
Drillworks Mole
43% of decks · $0.27
Ulamog's Dreadsire
42% of decks · $4.28
Gingerbrute
41% of decks · $0.34
Metalworker
38% of decks · $199.85
Karn, Silver Golem
38% of decks
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
38% of decks · $2.09
Giggling Skitterspike
37% of decks · $13.07
Steel Hellkite
34% of decks · $0.36
Solemn Simulacrum
31% of decks · $0.31
Walking Atlas
30% of decks · $1.63
Scarecrone
30% of decks · $4.56
Hangarback Walker
30% of decks · $0.34
Crashing Drawbridge
30% of decks · $1.13
Junk Diver
28% of decks · $0.34
Wandering Archaic
26% of decks
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
26% of decks · $1.10
Zenith Chronicler
25% of decks · $0.68
Towashi Guide-Bot
25% of decks · $0.21
Soul of New Phyrexia
24% of decks · $0.91
Thran Spider
22% of decks · $0.25
Scrapyard Recombiner
21% of decks · $0.78
Automated Artificer
20% of decks · $0.22
Karn, Legacy Reforged
20% of decks · $19.80
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
19% of decks · $6.63
Canoptek Spyder
18% of decks · $14.43
Burnished Hart
18% of decks · $0.30
Skittering Cicada
18% of decks · $12.63
Plague Myr
16% of decks
Golem Artisan
14% of decks · $0.28
Patchwork Gnomes
14% of decks · $0.27
Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
14% of decks · $6.83
Arcbound Reclaimer
13% of decks · $6.10
Arcbound Ravager
13% of decks · $20.17
Instants (10)
Warping Wail
60% of decks · $1.12
Eldritch Immunity
58% of decks · $8.82
Kozilek's Command
40% of decks · $8.48
Scour from Existence
24% of decks · $0.22
Titan's Presence
24% of decks · $0.40
Spatial Contortion
19% of decks · $0.37
Eldrazi Confluence
18% of decks · $14.94
Desecrate Reality
18% of decks · $5.23
Not of This World
15% of decks · $6.32
Zuko's Exile
12% of decks · $0.19
Sorceries (6)
Selective Obliteration
42% of decks · $1.96
Introduction to Annihilation
23% of decks · $0.33
Introduction to Prophecy
20% of decks · $0.13
Rise of the Eldrazi
19% of decks · $26.77
Gruesome Slaughter
14% of decks · $0.29
Environmental Sciences
13% of decks · $0.26
Utility Artifacts (46)
Unwinding Clock
63% of decks · $22.83
Staff of Domination
62% of decks · $10.05
Manifold Key
59% of decks · $1.50
Voltaic Key
57% of decks · $4.75
Sculpting Steel
56% of decks · $3.74
Cloud Key
53% of decks · $1.57
Swiftfoot Boots
46% of decks
Rings of Brighthearth
45% of decks · $5.45
Moonsilver Key
44% of decks · $0.93
Lightning Greaves
42% of decks · $4.10
Clock of Omens
41% of decks · $3.59
Sensei's Divining Top
38% of decks · $40.31
Mirage Mirror
34% of decks · $0.29
Thousand-Year Elixir
28% of decks · $18.39
Darksteel Forge
28% of decks · $51.57
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
26% of decks · $41.30
The One Ring
26% of decks · $115.41
Commander's Plate
25% of decks · $38.90
Semblance Anvil
25% of decks · $6.24
Mind's Eye
24% of decks · $5.56
Expedition Map
23% of decks · $1.43
Helm of Awakening
19% of decks · $3.61
Illusionist's Bracers
18% of decks · $6.49
Chimil, the Inner Sun
17% of decks · $7.83
Krark-Clan Ironworks
16% of decks · $16.23
Darksteel Monolith
14% of decks · $25.43
Planar Bridge
13% of decks · $3.32
Ashnod's Altar
11% of decks · $16.64
Lithoform Engine
10% of decks · $7.21
Mycosynth Lattice
10% of decks · $34.48
Aetherflux Reservoir
10% of decks · $21.72
The Immortal Sun
10% of decks · $12.97
Nevinyrral's Disk
9% of decks · $1.45
Vexing Bauble
9% of decks · $2.51
Helm of the Host
9% of decks · $5.21
Eye of Vecna
9% of decks · $0.37
Collector's Vault
8% of decks · $0.58
Nexus of Becoming
8% of decks · $1.73
Trading Post
8% of decks · $0.30
Portal to Phyrexia
7% of decks · $50.55
Wayfarer's Bauble
7% of decks · $5.61
The Endstone
7% of decks · $2.99
Citanul Flute
6% of decks · $5.83
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
6% of decks · $18.28
Howling Mine
6% of decks · $5.49
Torpor Orb
5% of decks · $5.14
Mana Artifacts (27)
Sol Ring
93% of decks · $1.34
Thran Dynamo
74% of decks · $4.36
Basalt Monolith
58% of decks · $4.87
Mind Stone
57% of decks
Hedron Archive
52% of decks · $0.25
Thought Vessel
50% of decks
Everflowing Chalice
48% of decks · $0.30
Worn Powerstone
37% of decks · $0.37
Dreamstone Hedron
33% of decks · $0.34
Mana Vault
23% of decks · $115.65
The Eternity Elevator
17% of decks · $3.22
Mox Opal
17% of decks · $229.58
Grim Monolith
15% of decks · $478.02
Liquimetal Torque
14% of decks · $2.97
Sonic Screwdriver
12% of decks · $3.27
Gilded Lotus
11% of decks · $0.59
Lotus Petal
9% of decks
Arcane Signet
9% of decks · $0.49
Stonespeaker Crystal
8% of decks · $0.37
Unstable Obelisk
8% of decks · $0.32
The Mightstone and Weakstone
7% of decks · $4.15
Arc Reactor
7% of decks · $0.69
Fellwar Stone
6% of decks
Blinkmoth Urn
6% of decks · $1.82
Coveted Jewel
6% of decks · $0.29
Mox Diamond
6% of decks
Prismatic Lens
5% of decks · $0.41
Enchantments (3)
Echoes of Eternity
52% of decks · $2.54
Ugin's Mastery
12% of decks · $0.37
Eldrazi Conscription
10% of decks · $1.49
Planeswalkers (7)
Ugin, the Ineffable
65% of decks · $2.34
Karn, the Great Creator
45% of decks · $5.21
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
32% of decks · $41.10
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
26% of decks · $20.40
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
16% of decks · $12.28
Karn, Living Legacy
12% of decks · $1.32
Karn, Scion of Urza
6% of decks · $5.02
Utility Lands (50)
Urza's Mine
81% of decks
Urza's Power Plant
81% of decks
Urza's Tower
80% of decks
Buried Ruin
69% of decks
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
66% of decks
Reliquary Tower
61% of decks
War Room
59% of decks
Rogue's Passage
57% of decks
Darksteel Citadel
55% of decks
Inventors' Fair
54% of decks
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
52% of decks
Urza's Workshop
49% of decks
Temple of the False God
47% of decks
Zhalfirin Void
46% of decks
Urza's Saga
44% of decks
Scavenger Grounds
38% of decks
Thespian's Stage
36% of decks
Deserted Temple
33% of decks
Bonders' Enclave
33% of decks
Blast Zone
31% of decks
Ancient Tomb
29% of decks
Urza's Factory
28% of decks
Radiant Fountain
28% of decks
Fomori Vault
25% of decks
Guildless Commons
24% of decks
Karn's Bastion
23% of decks
Tyrite Sanctum
22% of decks
Arch of Orazca
20% of decks
Fountainport
19% of decks
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19% of decks
Sea Gate Wreckage
19% of decks
Vesuva
19% of decks
Command Beacon
17% of decks
Strip Mine
17% of decks
Adventurer's Inn
16% of decks
Arcane Lighthouse
16% of decks
Crystal Vein
16% of decks
Emergence Zone
16% of decks
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
16% of decks
Muraganda Raceway
15% of decks
Treasure Vault
15% of decks
Mishra's Workshop
15% of decks
Mage-Ring Network
14% of decks
Wasteland
13% of decks
Sanctum of Ugin
12% of decks
Scorched Ruins
12% of decks
Crawling Barrens
11% of decks
Blasted Landscape
11% of decks
Ghost Quarter
10% of decks
Eldrazi Temple
9% of decks
Lands (20)
Wastes
80% of decks
Urza's Cave
51% of decks
The Mycosynth Gardens
35% of decks
Hidden Grotto
31% of decks
Conduit Pylons
24% of decks
Crystal Grotto
24% of decks
Abstergo Entertainment
19% of decks
Planar Nexus
18% of decks
Demolition Field
14% of decks
Hall of Tagsin
14% of decks
The Grey Havens
14% of decks
Snow-Covered Wastes
14% of decks
Talon Gates of Madara
12% of decks
Myriad Landscape
11% of decks
Ash Barrens
9% of decks
Gemstone Caverns
9% of decks
Rumble Arena
9% of decks
Mirrex
7% of decks
Gallifrey Council Chamber
6% of decks
Surveillance Room
6% of decks
Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.