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Cemetery Puca

{1}{U/B}{U/B}

Creature — Shapeshifter

SHMShadowmoor#158rare
Foil

"'Tis a strange creature indeed that chooses the vanquished over the victor." —Awylla, elvish safewright

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 2370
Illustrator
Omar Rayyan
Found in
Shadowmoor MTGO Redemption Foil · Shadowmoor MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings1CombosIn 1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Whenever a creature dies, you may pay {1}. If you do, this creature becomes a copy of that creature, except it has this ability.
1/2
Market · per finishspark updated 4h ago · prices as of 2026-07-14
Nonfoil+5.9%
$2.70
$1.40 low$0.60 gap
Foil+0.0%
$9.05
$8.00 low$0.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$2.70· across 1 printing

Rulings

5 · latest May 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    Cemetery Puca copies the printed values of the creature, plus any copy effects that have been applied to it. It won’t copy other effects that have changed the creature’s power, toughness, types, color, or so on. It also won’t copy counters on the creature (it’ll just retain the counters it already has).

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    Cemetery Puca’s ability isn’t targeted. It can copy a creature with shroud or protection.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    If Cemetery Puca becomes a copy of a token, it copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put it onto the battlefield. It does not become a token.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    If multiple creatures are put into their owners’ graveyards at the same time, Cemetery Puca’s ability will trigger once for each of those creatures. You choose the order that those abilities will resolve. It’s possible to pay {1}, have Cemetery Puca become a copy of something, activate an activated ability of that creature, then pay {1} again, for example. It will end up a copy of the last creature card paid for.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    This effect has no duration. If you use the ability, Cemetery Puca will remain a copy of the creature until it leaves the battlefield or you use the ability again. If it becomes a copy of a different creature card, the new copy will overwrite the old copy.