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Shifty Doppelganger

Magic: The GatheringOdyssey#101

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OdysseyODY · #101

Card type: Creature — Shapeshifter
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 0.39 € · ★ 5.84 € · 0.56 $ · ★ 7.26 $
Mana value: 3
Power: 1
Toughness: 1
Colour: Blue

Card text

, Exile this creature: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you do, that creature gains haste until end of turn. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice that creature. If you do, return this card to the battlefield.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
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: Greg Staples
Card language: English
Release date: 2001-10-01

Rulings

2004-10-04

If the creature is not still on the battlefield at beginning of the End step, then you do not return this card to the battlefield.

2007-05-01

Putting the card onto the battlefield is optional. When the ability resolves, you can choose not to.

2008-08-01

This card has received errata such that putting a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield is now optional. This means you no longer need a third-party to verify that you don't have any creature cards in your hand if you don't put something onto the battlefield.