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If an object on the battlefield becomes a copy of Primal Clay, it copies the values determined by its enters-the-battlefield replacement effect.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #395
Primal Clay
5ed·#395·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Adam Rex
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Mar 1997
29 yr ago
Value
$0.45+$0 (+28.6%)
30 days high $0.48 · low $0.35
Volatility · high
USD$0.45EUR€0.22
NM$0.45
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #22,896 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
As this creature enters, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 artifact creature, a 2/2 artifact creature with flying, or a 1/6 Wall artifact creature with defender in addition to its other types. (A creature with defender can't attack.)
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Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
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While not on the battlefield, Primal Clay is a 0/0 creature card. It doesn't have flying or defender.
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If an object enters the battlefield as a copy of Primal Clay, it copies the values determined by its enters-the-battlefield replacement effect, but its power and toughness are determined by the copy's own enters-the-battlefield replacement effect. This can cause you to have a 3/3 creature with flying, or a 1/6 creature with flying and defender, for example.
Context
Last observed at $0.45, up from $0.35 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.21 and $0.48 across 40 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.45.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Fifth Edition* (released March 1997).
Card #395 in Fifth Edition.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #22,896 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Adam Rex. Rarix tracks 486 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Adam Rex
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