Formless Genesis DSC

Other printings of "Formless Genesis": DSC #34 DSC #61 EOC #96

Card

id	28475
artist	Mark Poole
artistIds	bfdeaf09-f915-4058-8e8b-bcac3bc43c33
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	G
colorIndicator
colors	G
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	5821
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects	extendedart
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Changeling, Retrace
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{2}{G}
manaValue	3
name	Formless Genesis
number	61
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Changeling Create an X/X colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling and deathtouch, where X is the number of land cards in your graveyard. Retrace
otherFaceIds
power
printings	DSC, EOC
promoTypes	boosterfun
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp	oval
setCode	DSC
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['463782d5-9d15-559c-a37c-9e919d72ebe1']}
subsets
subtypes	Shapeshifter
supertypes
text	Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Create an X/X colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling and deathtouch, where X is the number of land cards in your graveyard. Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
toughness
type	Kindred Sorcery — Shapeshifter
types	Kindred, Sorcery
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variations	ed12ae2d-4e20-5d21-a541-492ba2026848
watermark
setName	Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander

Identifiers

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mtgoId	130745
multiverseId	675516
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Legalities

id	28475
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	fb941795-1793-51d1-8cd1-47a7b14ee932
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/ed78131bd6521a87
tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
French	Genèse informe	Rituel de clan — Changeforme	Changelin Créez un jeton de créature X/X incolore Changeforme avec le changelin et le contact mortel, X étant le nombre de cartes de terrain dans votre cimetière. Pistage	675570
German	Formlose Schöpfung	Stammes-Hexerei — Gestaltwandler	Wandelwicht Erzeuge einen X/X farblosen Gestaltwandler-Kreaturenspielstein mit Wandelwicht und Todesberührung, wobei X gleich der Anzahl an Länderkarten in deinem Friedhof ist. Zurückverfolgen	675543
Japanese	形なき始まり	同族・ソーサリー — 多相の戦士	多相多相と接死を持つ無色のＸ/Ｘの多相の戦士・クリーチャー・トークン１体を生成する。Ｘは、あなたの墓地にある土地・カードの枚数に等しい。回顧	675597

Rulings

date	text
2024-09-20	A retrace card cast from your graveyard follows the normal timing rules for its card type.
2024-09-20	Casting a card by using its retrace ability works just like casting any other spell, with two exceptions: You're casting it from your graveyard rather than your hand, and you must discard a land card in addition to any other costs.
2024-09-20	Changeling is a characteristic-defining ability. It functions in all zones.
2024-09-20	If the active player casts a spell that has retrace, that player may cast that card again after it resolves, before another player can remove the card from the graveyard. The active player has priority after the spell resolves, so they can immediately cast a new spell. Since casting a card with retrace from the graveyard moves that card onto the stack, no one else would have the chance to affect it while it's still in the graveyard.
2024-09-20	The subtype Shapeshifter that appears on the type line is mostly there to reinforce the flavor. A spell or token with changeling is just as much an Elf, a Dwarf, a Sliver, a Goat, a Coward, and a Zombie as it is a Shapeshifter.
2024-09-20	The value of X is determined only once, as Formless Genesis resolves. The token's power and toughness won't change if the number of land cards in your graveyard later changes.
2024-09-20	When a retrace spell you cast from your graveyard resolves, fails to resolve, or is countered, it's put back into your graveyard. You may use the retrace ability to cast it again.