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Protean Thaumaturge

{1}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

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"Once you see past the veil we call 'reality,' altering your own shape is elementary."

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1210
Illustrator
Izzy
Found in
Theros Beyond Death MTGO Redemption · Theros Beyond Death MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings5Combos1EDHREC rank#10,238
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Constellation — Whenever an enchantment you control enters, you may have this creature become a copy of another target creature, except it has this ability.
1/1
Plays as:
Constellation
Market · per finishspark updated 4m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-16.7%
$0.35
$0.10 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Foil-5.6%
$0.34
$0.22 low$0.10 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.34· across 5 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

8 · latest Jan 24, 2020
  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    A constellation ability triggers whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control for any reason. Enchantments with other card types, such as enchantment creatures, will also cause constellation abilities to trigger.

  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    An Aura spell that has an illegal target when it tries to resolve doesn’t resolve and is instead put into its owner’s graveyard. It doesn’t enter the battlefield, so constellation abilities don’t trigger.

  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    If Protean Thaumaturge copies a creature that’s copying something else, it will become whatever the target is copying.

  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    If an effect begins to apply to Protean Thaumaturge before it becomes a copy of another creature, that effect will continue to apply.

  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    If an enchantment creature enters the battlefield under your control, Protean Thaumaturge’s ability can target it.

  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    If something becomes a copy of Protean Thaumaturge, it also has the constellation ability.

  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    Protean Thaumaturge copies the printed values of the target creature, plus any copy effects that have been applied to it. It won’t copy counters on that creature or effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on. Notably, it won’t copy effects that made the target creature become a creature.

  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    Protean Thaumaturge’s ability causes it to become a copy indefinitely. It doesn’t expire during the cleanup step or if the target creature leaves the battlefield after the ability has resolved.