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Progenitor Mimic C16

Other printings of "Progenitor Mimic": DGM #92 GK2 #123 2XM #212 C16 #216 PIO #238

Card

id15184
artistDaarken
artistIdse607a0d4-fc12-4c01-9e3f-501f5269b9cb
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityG, U
colorIndicator
colorsG, U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank4409
edhrecSaltiness0.48
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil0
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{4}{G}{U}
manaValue6
nameProgenitor Mimic
number216
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextYou may have Progenitor Mimic enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield except it gains "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."
otherFaceIds
power0
printings2XM, C16, DGM, GK2, PIO
promoTypes
raritymythic
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCodeC16
side
signature
sourceProducts{'nonfoil': ['2cbcd933-ee5e-5285-9d18-3e3ac2a04fb7']}
subsets
subtypesShapeshifter
supertypes
textYou may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."
toughness0
typeCreature — Shapeshifter
typesCreature
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variations
watermark
setNameCommander 2016

Identifiers

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cardsphereFoilId
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mcmId293714
mcmMetaId207894
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multiverseId420833
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Legalities

id15184
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneerLegal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
uuid7e04d484-407b-5abc-8d26-50d52062c757
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id15184
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/b33b9d306e199e13
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarkethttps://mtgjson.com/links/ac1e865aebdd5706
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/a0a1733e5754a246
tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

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Chinese Simplified先祖拟妖生物~变形兽你可以使先祖拟妖当成战场上任一生物的复制品来进入战场,但它获得「在你的维持开始时,若此生物不是衍生物,则派出一个衍生物,此衍生物为此生物的复制品。」421184
FrenchMimique progéniteurCréature : changeformeVous pouvez faire que le Mimique progéniteur arrive sur le champ de bataille comme une copie de n'importe quelle créature sur le champ de bataille, excepté qu'il acquiert « Au début de votre entretien, si cette créature n'est pas un jeton, créez un jeton qui est une copie de cette créature. »421886
GermanNachahmer der AhnenKreatur — GestaltwandlerDu kannst den Nachahmer der Ahnen als eine Kopie einer beliebigen Kreatur im Spiel ins Spiel kommen lassen, außer dass er „Zu Beginn deines Versorgungssegments und falls diese Kreatur kein Spielstein ist, erzeuge einen Spielstein, der eine Kopie dieser Kreatur ist" hat.421535
ItalianMimic ProgenitoreCreatura — PolimorfoPuoi far entrare il Mimic Progenitore nel campo di battaglia come una copia di qualsiasi creatura sul campo di battaglia, tranne che ha "All'inizio del tuo mantenimento, se questa creatura non è una pedina, crea una pedina che è una copia di questa creatura".422237
Japanese前駆ミミッククリーチャー — 多相の戦士あなたは前駆ミミックを、これが「あなたのアップキープの開始時に、このクリーチャーがトークンでない場合、このクリーチャーのコピーであるトークンを1体生成する。」を得ることを除き、戦場にあるクリーチャー1体のコピーとして戦場に出してもよい。422588
Portuguese (Brazil)Imitação do ProgenitorCriatura — MetamorfoVocê pode fazer com que Imitação do Progenitor entre no campo de batalha como uma cópia de qualquer criatura no campo de batalha, exceto que ela ganha "No início de sua manutenção, se esta criatura não for uma ficha, crie uma ficha que seja uma cópia desta criatura."422939
SpanishMímico progenitorCriatura — MetamorfoPuedes hacer que el Mímico progenitor entre al campo de batalla como una copia de cualquier criatura en el campo de batalla, excepto que gana "Al comienzo de tu mantenimiento, si esta criatura no es una ficha, crea una ficha que es una copia de esta criatura".423290

Rulings

datetext
2013-04-15Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Progenitor Mimic 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.
2013-04-15If Progenitor Mimic somehow enters the battlefield at the same time as another creature, it can't become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that's already on the battlefield.
2013-04-15If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost (such as Protean Hydra), X is considered to be zero.
2013-04-15If the chosen creature is a token, Progenitor Mimic copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put it onto the battlefield. Copying a token doesn't make Progenitor Mimic become a token.
2013-04-15If you choose to have Progenitor Mimic enter the battlefield as a copy of a creature, the triggered ability it gains will become part of its copiable values. For example, suppose Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a copy of Runeclaw Bear, a 2/2 green Bear creature with mana cost {1}{G}. The resulting object is a 2/2 green Bear creature named Runeclaw Bear with mana cost {1}{G} and with “At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of this creature.” If another Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a copy of that creature, it will be a Runeclaw Bear with two instances of the triggered ability.
2013-04-15Progenitor Mimic copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing more (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token). 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, or so on.
2013-04-15The original Progenitor Mimic will create tokens, but those token copies will not.
2013-04-15You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a 0/0 Shapeshifter creature and is probably put into the graveyard immediately.

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