Shapeshifter
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Fourth Edition4ED · #345
- Card type
- Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.36 € · 0.21 $
- Mana value
- 6
- Power
- *
- Toughness
- 7-*
- Colour
- Colourless
Card text
As this creature enters, choose a number between 0 and 7. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may choose a number between 0 and 7. Shapeshifter's power is equal to the last chosen number and its toughness is equal to 7 minus that number.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- OldschoolLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Dan Frazier
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1995-04-01
Rulings
The ability that lets you choose a new number is a triggered ability that triggers only once each upkeep.
The ability that sets its power and toughness is a characteristic-defining ability. This means it applies before any other effects that modify power and/or toughness.
