Volrath's Shapeshifter

Volrath's Shapeshifter1UU

Creature — Phyrexian ShapeshifterSTH · R

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.

Stronghold · Rare0/1

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Moxou Score · all formats

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Legality

9 formats

StandardNot legal

PioneerNot legal

ModernNot legal

PremodernLegal

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

PauperNot legal

Duel CommanderLegal

cEDHLegal

B/R history

Never banned or restricted in any format Moxou tracks.

Rulings

2004-10-04
A copy of a Volrath's Shapeshifter will have the shapeshifting ability.
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
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 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
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.

Versions

Set	No.	Year	Rarity	Artist
VMAVintage MastersOnline	101	2014	Rare	Ron Spencer
STHStronghold	MX-50697	1998	Rare	Ron Spencer

In sealed products

Pull odds for signed-in users

Product	Set	Chance	Foil	Expected copies
Stronghold Booster Box · Booster box	STH	Odds free after sign-in
Stronghold Booster Pack · Booster pack	STH	Odds free after sign-in