MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #226

Shapeshifter

DIGITAL ONLY

me4·#226·uncommon·foil

Illus. Dan Frazier

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '11

15 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,041 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.06

Nonfoil$0.06

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

As this creature enters, choose a number between 0 and 7. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may choose a number between 0 and 7. Shapeshifter's power is equal to the last chosen number and its toughness is equal to 7 minus that number.

*/7-*

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 2

2008-08-01wotc

The ability that sets its power and toughness is a characteristic-defining ability. This means it applies before any other effects that modify power and/or toughness.

2008-08-01wotc

The ability that lets you choose a new number is a triggered ability that triggers only once each upkeep.

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME4 — 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 #226 of *Masters Edition IV*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2011 Masters Edition IV release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {6} (6 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,041 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dan Frazier. Rarix catalogs 929 other cards credited to this artist.