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◇ Catalog #238

Progenitor Mimic

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#238·mythic·nonfoil

Illus. Daarken

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,144 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Shapeshifter

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."

0/0

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 8

2013-04-15wotc

If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost (such as Protean Hydra), X is considered to be zero.

2013-04-15wotc

The original Progenitor Mimic will create tokens, but those token copies will not.

2013-04-15wotc

If you choose to have Progenitor Mimic enter the battlefield as a copy of a creature, the triggered ability it gains will become part of its copiable values. For example, suppose Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a copy of Runeclaw Bear, a 2/2 green Bear creature with mana cost {1}{G}. The resulting object is a 2/2 green Bear creature named Runeclaw Bear with mana cost {1}{G} and with “At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of this creature.” If another Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a copy of that creature, it will be a Runeclaw Bear with two instances of the triggered ability.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — 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.

Card #238 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Shapeshifter, color identity green/blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {4}{G}{U} (6 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #5,144 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Daarken. Rarix catalogs 1,287 other cards credited to this artist.