Katsumasa, the Animator

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Katsumasa, the Animator: Legendary Creature - Moonfolk Artificer, Neon Dynasty Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Moonfolk Artificer
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC)
Released
2022-02-18
Collector number
15
Artist
Heonhwa
Commander rank
8,291 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Katsumasa, the Animator

Katsumasa, the Animator is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue legendary creature from Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC), a Commander product released in February 2022. It is collector number 15 in that set, with art by Heonhwa. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Neon Dynasty Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

{2}{U}: Until end of turn, target noncreature artifact you control becomes an artifact creature and gains flying. If it's not a Vehicle, it has base power and toughness 1/1 until end of turn.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to three target noncreature artifacts.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Katsumasa, the Animator by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Katsumasa, the Animator

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #51Rare2022

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