Cytoshape
Instant
$0.48
Market price
$2.13
Foil
0
Public decks
Rules Text
"Though highly effective at reshaping flesh, these specially bred cytoplasts leave the subject reeking of omnibian mucus." —Simic research notes
Card Facts
Legality
Commander
LegalDuel Commander
LegalLegacy
LegalModern
LegalOathbreaker
LegalPenny Dreadful
LegalPreDH
LegalTLR
LegalVintage
LegalAlchemy
Not legalBrawl
Not legalCompetitive Brawl
Not legalFuture
Not legalGladiator
Not legalHistoric
Not legalOld School
Not legalPauper
Not legalPauper Commander
Not legalPioneer
Not legalPremodern
Not legalStandard
Not legalStandard Brawl
Not legalTimeless
Not legalRulings
- May 1, 2006 · Wizards of the Coast
Only the creature that’s becoming a copy is targeted. The creature that it will copy isn’t chosen until Cytoshape resolves.
- May 1, 2006 · Wizards of the Coast
The creature copies the printed values of the chosen creature, plus any copy effects that have been applied to it. It won’t copy counters on that creature. It won’t copy effects that have changed the creature’s power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
- May 1, 2006 · Wizards of the Coast
If the creature copies a creature that’s copying a creature, it will become whatever the chosen creature is copying.
- May 1, 2006 · Wizards of the Coast
If the creature becomes a copy of a face-down creature, it will become a 2/2 creature with no name, creature type, abilities, mana cost, or color. It will not become face-down and thus can’t be turned face up.
- May 1, 2006 · Wizards of the Coast
This effect can cause the target to stop being a creature. For example, if it becomes a copy of an animated Blinkmoth Nexus, the printed wording will be copied and it will become an unanimated Blinkmoth Nexus.
- May 1, 2006 · Wizards of the Coast
Effects that have already applied to the target creature will continue to apply to it. For example, if Giant Growth had given it +3/+3 earlier in the turn, then Cytoshape makes it a copy of Grizzly Bears, it will be a 5/5 Grizzly Bears.
- May 1, 2006 · Wizards of the Coast
A creature may become a copy of itself this way. This generally won’t have any visible effect.
- May 1, 2006 · Wizards of the Coast
At the end of the turn, the creature reverts to what it was before. If two Cytoshapes affect the same creature on the same turn, they’ll both wear off at the same time.
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