Progenitor Mimic

Progenitor Mimic from Commander 2016. Mythic MTG card for deck building and Commander. View rules, legality, and compare prices from multiple sellers.

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Brawl Legal
Commander Legal
Duel Legal
Explorer Legal
Gladiator Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Penny Legal
Pioneer Legal
Timeless Legal
Vintage Legal
Card Set Commander 2016  
Card Type Creature — Shapeshifter
Rarity   Mythic  
Mana Cost
Card Text You 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."
Card Number #216
Artist Daarken
Subtypes Shapeshifter
Card Languages Chinese Simplified , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish
Frame Version 2015
Border Color Black
EDHREC Rank 3778
EDHREC Saltiness 0.48
Reprint? Yes
Is Promo? No
Oversized? No
Joke Card? No
In Starter? No
Time Shifted? No
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Card Rulings

2013-04-15

The original Progenitor Mimic will create tokens, but those token copies will not.

2013-04-15

If the chosen creature has in its mana cost (such as Protean Hydra), X is considered to be zero.

2013-04-15

If 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 . The resulting object is a 2/2 green Bear creature named Runeclaw Bear with mana cost 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.

2013-04-15

Any 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.

2013-04-15

You 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.

2013-04-15

If 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.

2013-04-15

If 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.

2013-04-15

Progenitor 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.