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Phyrexian Metamorph

{3}{U/P}

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter

HA6Historic Anthology 6#2rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
Printings12Combos113EDHREC rank#311
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) You may have this creature enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.
0/0
Plays as:
Permanent CopyLife Outlet
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Cheapest playable copy$2.44· across 12 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

8 · latest Jun 1, 2011
  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    Any "enters" abilities of the copied permanent will trigger when Phyrexian Metamorph enters. Any "as [this] enters" or "[this] enters with" abilities of the chosen permanent will also work.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    Except for also being an artifact, Phyrexian Metamorph copies exactly what was printed on the original permanent and nothing more (unless that creature is itself copying something or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that permanent is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    If Phyrexian Metamorph copies a noncreature artifact, it is no longer a creature.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    If Phyrexian Metamorph somehow enters at the same time as another permanent (due to Mass Polymorph or Liliana Vess's third ability, for example), Phyrexian Metamorph can't become a copy of that permanent. You may choose only a permanent that's already on the battlefield.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is a Clone), then your Phyrexian Metamorph enters as whatever the chosen creature copied, except it's also an artifact.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    If the chosen permanent has {X} in its mana cost (such as Protean Hydra), X is considered to be zero.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    If the chosen permanent is a token, Phyrexian Metamorph copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put the token onto the battlefield, except it's also an artifact. Phyrexian Metamorph is not a token.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Phyrexian Metamorph simply enters as a 0/0 artifact creature and is put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action (unless something else is raising its toughness).

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