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Mercurial Pretender PRM

Other printings of "Mercurial Pretender": M15 #68 PM15 #68 PRM #53826

Card

id78236
artistKarla Ortiz
artistIds286a7773-06e5-465c-8a2a-76dfcb4ad110
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitymtgo
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityU
colorIndicator
colorsU
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank14928
edhrecSaltiness0.08
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesfoil
flavorName
flavorTextThe king went off to find himself. Imagine his terror when he succeeded.
frameEffects
frameVersion2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil1
hasNonFoil0
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly1
isOversized
isPromo1
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{4}{U}
manaValue5
nameMercurial Pretender
number53826
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate2015-03-30
originalText
otherFaceIds
power0
printingsM15, PM15, PRM
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCodePRM
side
signature
sourceProducts
subsets
subtypesShapeshifter
supertypes
textYou may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature you control, except it has "{2}{U}{U}: Return this creature to its owner's hand."
toughness0
typeCreature — Shapeshifter
typesCreature
uuid83da30db-ccd2-59ff-ba75-b3777b3d213c
variations
watermarkset (M15)
setNameMagic Online Promos

Identifiers

id78236
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId
cardsphereFoilId
cardsphereId
deckboxId
mcmId
mcmMetaId
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Id1bb36c60-097d-5fac-ab6c-d88ec3a69a9d
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId53826
multiverseId
scryfallCardBackId0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId2b27f030-b6ad-4ced-8558-11cd6e159244
scryfallIllustrationId27f40c4f-37c4-4200-abf8-0a894af30f5e
scryfallOracleId07d0bd24-7731-4abb-9dc6-912aa17943f2
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId
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Legalities

id78236
alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneerLegal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid83da30db-ccd2-59ff-ba75-b3777b3d213c
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id78236
cardKingdom
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayer
tcgplayerEtched
uuid83da30db-ccd2-59ff-ba75-b3777b3d213c

Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2014-07-18Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield. Any “as [this creature] enters the battlefield” or “[this creature] enters the battlefield with” abilities of the chosen creature will also work.
2014-07-18If Mercurial Pretender somehow enters the battlefield at the same time as another creature, Mercurial Pretender can’t become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that’s already on the battlefield.
2014-07-18If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost (such as Genesis Hydra), X is 0.
2014-07-18If the chosen creature is a token, Mercurial Pretender copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put the token onto the battlefield. Mercurial Pretender is not a token, even when copying one.
2014-07-18If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Mercurial Pretender), then Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as whatever the chosen creature is copying (plus any abilities it gained as part of the copying process, if applicable).
2014-07-18Mercurial Pretender copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing more (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn’t copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, etc. For example, if Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of a Profane Memento with Ensoul Artifact attached to it, Mercurial Pretender will be a noncreature Profane Memento with Mercurial Pretender’s added activated ability.
2014-07-18Mercurial Pretender’s ability doesn’t target the chosen creature.
2014-07-18The activated ability Mercurial Pretender gives itself becomes part of its copiable values. Unless the ability is overwritten by another copy effect, a creature that’s a copy of Mercurial Pretender will have that ability.
2014-07-18You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a 0/0 Shapeshifter creature, and is probably put into the graveyard immediately.

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