Skinshifter
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Magic 2012M12 · #195
- Card type
- Creature — Human Shaman
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.29 € · ★ 1.39 € · 0.36 $ · ★ 1.78 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Power
- 1
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Green
Card text
: Choose one. Activate only once each turn. • Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Rhino with base power and toughness 4/4 and gains trample. • Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Bird with base power and toughness 2/2 and gains flying. • Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Plant with base power and toughness 0/8.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Matt Stewart
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2011-07-15
Rulings
No matter which mode you choose, Skinshifter will cease to have any creature types it previously had. If you activate its ability choosing the first mode, it will become only a Rhino; it's no longer a Human or a Shaman.
No matter which mode you choose, Skinshifter will retain any other card types it may have. For example, if an effect causes Skinshifter to be an artifact in addition to its other types and you activate its ability choosing the first mode, it will be both an artifact and a Rhino creature.
Skinshifter's ability doesn't affect its copiable values. Creatures that enter as a copy of Skinshifter will enter as 1/1 Human Shaman creatures.
Skinshifter's ability doesn't cause it to lose any other abilities it may have.
You can activate Skinshifter's ability during any player's turn, but only once on each turn.
You choose the ability's mode when you activate it.