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Phyrexian Metamorph

mkcMurders at Karlov Manor Commander#116rare
{3}{U/P}
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Card details
Artist
Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Oracle text

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter

({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.

P/T0/0
Abilities
Static({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)
StaticYou 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.
Plays as
Permanent CopyLife Outlet
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
Rulings
  • 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).