Absorbing Man and Titania
MSC · rare · Released 2026-06-26
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
meaningful alone
needs a shell
can take over a game
one mode
situational
easily answered
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Rationale
5cmc 4/5 legendary creature that doubles ALL damage dealt by creature sources you control — a universal damage doubler that supercharges combat, ping effects, and creature-based burn. Signature in aggro/tokens-go-wide (every attacker hits twice as hard) and voltron (one big swinger becomes lethal twice as fast); also enables creature-based burn combos. At 25-life Brawl, doubling combat damage is near-game-ending in one or two swings, making it tier-1 there. In Commander its value is diluted by 40 life and the ease of removal at 5cmc, keeping it tier-2.
Learnings (3)
This card doubles ALL damage from creature sources you control, including triggered ping damage (e.g. Goblin Sharpshooter, Pyrohemia if it were a creature source) — not just combat damage, making it stronger than it first appears in non-combat creature-ping builds.
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At 5cmc in Gruul, this competes with Xenagos, God of Revels as a damage-doubler commander; Xenagos targets one creature per turn while Absorbing Man and Titania blanket all creatures simultaneously, making it better in go-wide strategies.
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Being a 4/5 body means it survives most red-based pings (Lightning Bolt, etc.) and can attack relevantly, unlike pure enchantment doublers that provide no board presence.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #29,327