Volrath's Shapeshifter 
Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter0/1
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
As long as the top card of your graveyard is a creature card, this creature has the full text of that card and has the text "
: Discard a card." (This creature has that card's name, mana cost, color, types, abilities, power, and toughness.)
: Discard a card.
Printing details
- Set
- STH · 48
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Released
- 1998-03-02
- Prices
- €15.47 · $13.24
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2026 | €15.47 | €15.77 |
| October 30, 2026 | €15.47 | €13.01 |
| October 29, 2026 | €15.03 | €13.01 |
| October 28, 2026 | €14.64 | €15.77 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €5.00 trend €15.47 30-day avg €15.12 | low – trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €15.77 with Zero from €20.02 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €15.77 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If the top card in your graveyard isn't a creature card (meaning a card with the type Creature, which may or may not have other types such as Artifact or Enchantment), then it's just a 0/1 blue creature. Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.
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If the top card in your graveyard is a creature card, this card uses the listed characteristics, including color and any other types. But, this card keeps the granted ability in addition to those from the card being copied.
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If the top card in the graveyard has any other undefined characteristics, then those characteristics are not acquired and the shapeshifter uses the characteristic from its own card.
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A copy of a Volrath's Shapeshifter will have the shapeshifting ability.
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When it changes forms, any "enters" abilities of the card it "copies" do not trigger.
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The ability that sets its characteristics is a text-changing effect.