Magery
Theme
Volrath's Shapeshifter
1UU
Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Artist:
Ron Spencer
As long as the top card of your graveyard is a creature card, this creature has the full text of that card and has the text "2: Discard a card." (This creature has that card's name, mana cost, color, types, abilities, power, and toughness.)
2: Discard a card.
0/1
U
$14.74
cheapest print
Prices
| Set | # | Treatment | Finish | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stronghold
|
48 | Regular | Nonfoil | $14.74 |
Price History
Vintage Masters Rulings
The ability that sets its characteristics is a text-changing effect.
When it changes forms, any "enters" abilities of the card it "copies" do not trigger.
If the top card in your graveyard isn't a creature card (meaning a card with the type Creature, which may or may not have other types such as Artifact or Enchantment), then it's just a 0/1 blue creature. Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.
If the top card in your graveyard is a creature card, this card uses the listed characteristics, including color and any other types. But, this card keeps the granted ability in addition to those from the card being copied.
If the top card in the graveyard has any other undefined characteristics, then those characteristics are not acquired and the shapeshifter uses the characteristic from its own card.
A copy of a Volrath's Shapeshifter will have the shapeshifting ability.
Format Legality
Standard
Not Legal
Future
Not Legal
Historic
Not Legal
Timeless
Not Legal
Gladiator
Not Legal
Pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Not Legal
Legacy
Legal
Pauper
Not Legal
Vintage
Legal
Penny
Not Legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Standardbrawl
Not Legal
Brawl
Not Legal
Alchemy
Not Legal
Paupercommander
Not Legal
Duel
Legal
Oldschool
Not Legal
Premodern
Legal
Predh
Legal