IzzetLegendary Creature — Elemental Otter ShapeshifterMuddle, the Ever-Changing
Mana value4Rank#12,610
The Commander
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Muddle becomes a copy of up to one target nonlegendary creature you control until end of turn, except it has myriad. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Guide
Gameplan
Cast cheap instants and sorceries to turn Muddle into a copy of your best nonlegendary creature with myriad, then swing wide for big multiplayer damage with temporary token copies. You're an Izzet spellslinger deck that loads the board with strong attackers (or value creatures) and uses spell triggers to convert Muddle into the most impactful body each turn. Win through repeated myriad attacks or by going off with a single broken creature copy.
Strengths
- Myriad makes combat damage scale brutally in multiplayer, hitting every opponent at once
- Spellslinger shell gives consistent card flow, interaction, and counterspell protection
- Flexible threat assessment: copy whatever creature is best each turn, then reset
- Hard to answer the commander since the copy effect is recurring and only lasts a turn
Weaknesses
- Needs both a good creature on board AND spells in hand to function, so it can stumble
- Folds to board wipes that hit your nonlegendary creature targets
- Token copies are exiled at end of combat, so no lasting board presence from myriad
- Two-card-dependent and can be slow if you draw all spells or all creatures
Key Cards
- Combat Celebrant — Copy it with myriad to get an extra combat step every turn, snowballing damage across the table.
- Etali, Primal Storm — A huge nonlegendary-adjacent payoff—copying big attackers via myriad turns combat into game-ending value (use legal nonlegendary fatties).
- Ohran Frostfang — Make Muddle's copies deadly and draw cards off every myriad swing.
- Lightning Greaves — Protects Muddle and keeps your spell-engine commander online through removal.
- Young Pyromancer — Generates token bodies that double as myriad copy targets and fuel for go-wide turns.
Upgrade Path
Tighten the curve with cheaper, higher-impact instants and sorceries (cantrips and one-mana interaction) so Muddle's trigger comes online every turn. Add stronger myriad payoffs—creatures with brutal attack triggers and anthem/deathtouch effects—plus protection like Lightning Greaves and Heroic Intervention. Push toward fast mana (Sol Ring, signets, Jeska's Will) and consistent draw to assemble the creature-plus-spell engine reliably.
Core Cards
The most-played cards for this commander, built from aggregated deck data (the Mythic Graph). Build public decks to seed it.
Win Conditions
- ▸Myriad combat damage hitting all opponents simultaneously with a buffed copied attacker
- ▸Copying a creature with a devastating attack trigger (Combat Celebrant, Etali-style effects) for repeated combats
- ▸Burn and direct damage from the spellslinger shell finishing weakened opponents
Archetypes
- Spellslinger — Muddle's ability triggers on every instant or sorcery, rewarding a dense spell base.
- Tokens / Go-Wide — Myriad floods the board with tapped attacking copies for explosive multiplayer damage.
- Combo — Copying creatures with powerful attack/ETB triggers can chain into lethal or infinite-style turns.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (RU), by popularity.
