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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · from $17.65

You may have Sakashima enter as a copy of another creature you control, except it has Sakashima's other abilities. The "legend rule" doesn't apply to permanents you control. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

53 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
16	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
17	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
27	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
28	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
29	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
30	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
31	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
36	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
37	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
38	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
39	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
40	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
41	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
42	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
43	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
44	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
45	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
46	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
47	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
48	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
49	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
50	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
51	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
52	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
53	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
54	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
55	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
56	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
57	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
58	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
59	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
60	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
61	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
62	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
63	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
64	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
65	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
66	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
67	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
68	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
69	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
70	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
71	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
72	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
73	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
74	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
75	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
76	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
77	Force of Will	Instant	5	$26.56
78	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
79	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
80	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
81	Rapid Hybridization	Instant	1	$0.81
82	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
83	Preordain	Sorcery	1	$0.64
84	Opt	Instant	1	$0.16
85	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
86	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
87	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
88	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
89	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
90	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
91	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
92	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
93	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
94	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
95	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
96	Archmage Emeritus	Creature	4	$0.60
97	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
98	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
99	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
100	Force of Negation	Instant	3	$45.50

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Most played with Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

The 25 most-played cards in 108 settled top-16 lists running Sakashima of a Thousand Faces (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Sol Ring	99% · 107 of 108	19
2	Lotus Petal	97% · 105 of 108	18
3	Chrome Mox	94% · 102 of 108	17
4	Mana Vault	94% · 102 of 108	16
5	Mindbreak Trap	94% · 102 of 108	18
6	Ancient Tomb	94% · 101 of 108	16
7	Gemstone Caverns	94% · 101 of 108	18
8	Mystic Remora	94% · 101 of 108	18
9	Command Tower	93% · 100 of 108	17
10	Fierce Guardianship	93% · 100 of 108	16
11	Mental Misstep	93% · 100 of 108	17
12	Pact of Negation	92% · 99 of 108	18
13	Flooded Strand	91% · 98 of 108	15
14	Flusterstorm	91% · 98 of 108	17
15	Scalding Tarn	91% · 98 of 108	16
16	Mox Diamond	90% · 97 of 108	17
17	Otawara, Soaring City	88% · 95 of 108	16
18	Polluted Delta	88% · 95 of 108	16
19	Borne Upon a Wind	85% · 92 of 108	15
20	Misty Rainforest	82% · 89 of 108	13
21	Mox Amber	82% · 89 of 108	15
22	Rhystic Study	81% · 88 of 108	17
23	City of Brass	81% · 87 of 108	14
24	Mana Confluence	81% · 87 of 108	15
25	Gitaxian Probe	78% · 84 of 108	15

Combos with Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

The 10 most popular of 25 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Mind Games + Orvar, the All-Form + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite copies of artifacts, creatures and lands you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count
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Orvar, the All-Form + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Whim of Volrath
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite copies of permanents you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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Ioreth of the Healing House + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control
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Clockspinning + Orvar, the All-Form + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite copies of permanents you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite proliferate · Infinite storm count
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Mirror-Mad Phantasm + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Infinite self-mill
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Thassa, Deep-Dwelling + The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk
Infinite turns · Lock
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Conjurer's Closet + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk
Infinite turns · Lock
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Baboon Spirit + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk
Lock · Infinite turns
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk + Y'shtola Rhul
Infinite turns · Lock
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Deeproot Pilgrimage + Forensic Researcher + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature tokens
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 115 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

7th of 16 — cEDH ITALY - One Shot Night on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 0–1–2 · with Krark, the Thumbless · by Simone Valente
11th of 79 — FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–3–1 · with Krark, the Thumbless · by Andrew Kim
13th of 29 — cEDH Monthly - Reality Fracture Collector Box on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Krark, the Thumbless · by Andrew Kim
6th of 23 — Forge & Fire Weekly cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 30, 2026 · 1–1–1 · with Krark, the Thumbless · by Gavin Lewis
9th of 16 — Weekly Mulligans - September 27th on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–3–0 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Destiny Wilson [NAUS]
10th of 18 — Playtest Friendly CEDH @ MTG MATE 23/09/2026 on Topdeck.ggSep 23, 2026 · 0–2–0 · with Krark, the Thumbless · by Jordan Wale
12th of 24 — Forge & Fire Weekly cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 23, 2026 · 0–1–2 · with Krark, the Thumbless · by Gavin Lewis
10th of 29 — CEDH for Badlands / Mox Diamond / Gaea's Cradle @ Gameuphoria on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–3–0 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by Zack Barker

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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