Volrath's Shapeshifter (101)
VMA · Vintage Masters · rare
| Mana cost |   |
|---|---|
| Mana value | 3.0 |
| Type | Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter |
| Rarity | rare |
| Colors | U |
| Power / Toughness | 0 / 1 |
| EDHREC rank | 23325 |
As long as the top card of your graveyard is a creature card, this creature has the full text of that card and has the text "{2}: Discard a card." (This creature has that card's name, mana cost, color, types, abilities, power, and toughness.) {2}: Discard a card.
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Latest prices
| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cardhoarder | retail | $0.33 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
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Legality
| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Predh | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
Rulings
- 2004-10-04: If the top card in your graveyard isn't a creature card (meaning a card with the type Creature, which may or may not have other types such as Artifact or Enchantment), then it's just a 0/1 blue creature. Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.
- 2004-10-04: If the top card in your graveyard is a creature card, this card uses the listed characteristics, including color and any other types. But, this card keeps the granted ability in addition to those from the card being copied.
- 2004-10-04: If the top card in the graveyard has any other undefined characteristics, then those characteristics are not acquired and the shapeshifter uses the characteristic from its own card.
- 2004-10-04: A copy of a Volrath's Shapeshifter will have the shapeshifting ability.
- 2004-10-04: When it changes forms, any "enters" abilities of the card it "copies" do not trigger.
- 2008-08-01: The ability that sets its characteristics is a text-changing effect.