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Vesuvan Doppelganger 3ED

Other printings of "Vesuvan Doppelganger": OLEP #12 ME1 #54 30A #87 LEA #87 2ED #88 3ED #88 CED #88 CEI #88 FBB #88 LEB #88 SUM #88 30A #384

Card

id	2457
artist	Quinton Hoover
artistIds	1a2db619-92a5-431a-822b-101cdcc5bd5d
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attractionLights
availability	paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	white
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	15779
edhrecSaltiness	0.25
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faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
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frameEffects
frameVersion	1993
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved	1
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{3}{U}{U}
manaValue	5
name	Vesuvan Doppelganger
number	88
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Upon summoning, Doppelganger acquires all characteristics except color of any one creature in play on either side; any creature enchantments on the original creature are not copied. During controller's upkeep, Doppelganger may take on the characteristics of a different creature in play instead. Doppelganger may continue to copy a creature even after that creature leaves play, but if it switches it won't be able to switch back.
otherFaceIds
power	0
printings	2ED, 30A, 3ED, CED, CEI, FBB, LEA, LEB, ME1, OLEP, SUM
promoTypes
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	3ED
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sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['4ebfc88d-eea7-599e-ba79-c86020d1c1e2', '9b04b8ff-5402-5553-a531-323a38d8c4a4']}
subsets
subtypes	Shapeshifter
supertypes
text	You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has this ability."
toughness	0
type	Creature — Shapeshifter
types	Creature
uuid	5f36dba2-518d-56cd-8f55-87476475906e
variations
watermark
setName	Revised Edition

Identifiers

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Legalities

id	2457
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool	Legal
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	5f36dba2-518d-56cd-8f55-87476475906e
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	2457
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/ac455e81816da602
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/13d6ee964d6c3017
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	5f36dba2-518d-56cd-8f55-87476475906e

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text
French	Doppelganger Vésuvéen
German	Vesuvischer Doppelgänger	Beschwörung eines Doppelgängers	Der Doppelgänger nimmt alle Charakteristika irgendeiner Kreatur eines beliebigen Spielers anaußer der Farbe. Jegliche Verzauberungen auf der Originalkreatur werden nicht mitkopiert. Während der Versorgungsphase des Beherrschers kann der Doppelgänger sich in eine andere, sich im Spiel befindliche Kreatur verwandeln und deren Eigenschaften annehmen. Ein Doppelgänger kann seine neue Form auch dann beibehalten, wenn diese Kreatur das Spiel verlassen sollte.
Italian	Mutaforme Vesuvano

Rulings

date	text
2004-10-04	Can switch to the same creature it is currently a copy of.
2004-10-04	Damage is not removed when it changes forms.
2004-10-04	When changing forms, any text changes that exist on the Doppelganger are applied to the new text, if appropriate.
2004-10-04	When it takes on the characteristics of the other card, it is no longer of creature type Shapeshifter.
2004-10-04	When the Doppelganger switches creatures, the creature it used to be is not considered to have left the battlefield. Such effects will consider the creature to have left the battlefield when the Doppelganger leaves the battlefield.
2004-12-01	If a Doppelganger is flipped, and it copies a flip card in any state, it will copy both "sides" of that card but use the flipped side. If a Doppelganger is unflipped, and it copies a flip card in any state, it will copy both "sides" of that card but use the unflipped side. In the second case, if it ever meets the flip conditions of its new ability, it will flip and used the flipped side of what it is copying.
2007-09-16	Although Vesuvan Doppelganger's triggered ability is targeted, its "as this creature enters" ability is not.
2007-09-16	If another creature copies Vesuvan Doppelganger, the new creature will become a copy of whatever Vesuvan Doppelganger is copying except for its color, will copy Vesuvan Doppelganger's color, and will gain Vesuvan Doppelganger's triggered ability.
2007-09-16	Vesuvan Doppelganger copies a face-down creature, it becomes a face-up 2/2 blue creature with no name and no abilities other than the one it gives itself.
2007-09-16	Vesuvan Doppelganger copies the mana cost of the creature it's copying but doesn't copy its color.
2007-09-16	Vesuvan Doppelganger's triggered ability may cause it to become a copy of itself. A Vesuvan Doppelganger that becomes a copy of a Vesuvan Doppelganger (either itself or a different one) will gain another instance of its triggered ability. Each instance of that ability will trigger during its controller's upkeep. They'll all be put on the stack and resolve one at a time. The last one to resolve determines the Doppelganger's characteristics for the rest of the turn.
2007-09-16	When Vesuvan Doppelganger's triggered ability triggers, you must choose a target for it. You determine whether to have the Doppelganger become a copy of that target when the ability resolves.