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◇ Catalog #23

Cryptoplasm

mbs·#23·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Eric Deschamps

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Feb '11

15 yr ago

Value

$1.59+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.61 · low $0.56

NM$0.59

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.55–$0.62modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.85low $0.02range 4150.0%n 57

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,386 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$2.80

Nonfoil$0.59

Gameplay

Creature — Shapeshifter

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of another target creature, except it has this ability.

"If left in the enemy's shape too long, it might be lost to them." —Vy Covalt, Neurok agent

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2011-06-01wotc

If another creature becomes a copy of Cryptoplasm, it will become a copy of whatever Cryptoplasm is currently copying (if anything), plus it will have Cryptoplasm’s triggered ability.

2011-06-01wotc

If the creature is an illegal target when the ability tries to resolve, it won’t resolve. Cryptoplasm won’t become a copy of that creature; it remains whatever it was before.

2011-06-01wotc

The copy effect lasts indefinitely. Often, it will last until it is overwritten by another copy effect (if it copies another creature on a future turn, perhaps.)

2011-06-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.59. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.85 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MBS — 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 #23 of *Mirrodin Besieged*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2011 Mirrodin Besieged release.

Card type: Creature — Shapeshifter, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,386 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Eric Deschamps. Rarix catalogs 890 other cards credited to this artist.