Volrath's Shapeshifter {1}{U}{U}
Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
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.
0/1
Prints (10)
| Set | # | Rarity | Finishes | USD | Foil USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Masters (VMA) | 101 | rare | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | — | — |
| Stronghold (STH) | 48 | rare | nonfoil | $15.16 | — |
Rulings
- 2008-08-01 The ability that sets its characteristics is a text-changing effect.
- 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.