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◇ Catalog #164

Metallic Mimic

aer·#164·rare·foil

Illus. Zack Stella

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Jan '17

9 yr ago

Value

$5.28+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.46 · low $4.98

NM$5.28

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.88–$5.57modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $8.99low $0.02range 44850.0%n 1419

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,083 · Common include

Variants

Foil$5.28

Nonfoil$1.91

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

As this creature enters, choose a creature type. This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types. Each other creature you control of the chosen type enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

2/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2017-02-09wotc

The choice of creature type is made as Metallic Mimic enters the battlefield. Players can't respond to this choice. Metallic Mimic's second ability starts applying immediately.

2017-02-09wotc

Creatures of the chosen type that enter the battlefield at the same time as Metallic Mimic won't enter with an additional +1/+1 counter.

2017-02-09wotc

You must choose an existing creature type. "Artifact" and "Vehicle" aren't creature types.

2017-02-09

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.28. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $8.99 across 1,419 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from AER — the lineup includes Foil and 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.

Card #164 of *Aether Revolt*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2017 Aether Revolt release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,083 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Zack Stella. Rarix catalogs 450 other cards credited to this artist.