Mercurial Pretender
Magic 2015 Promos 68 • rare
- Set
- Magic 2015 Promos
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Karla Ortiz
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature you control, except it has "2 generic mana blue mana blue mana: Return this creature to its owner's hand."
The king went off to find himself. Imagine his terror when he succeeded.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mercurial Pretender was released as a promotional card for the Magic 2015 core set. As a rare blue creature designed to clone other permanents upon entering the battlefield, it fits into a long lineage of Shapeshifter cards that provide tactical flexibility in Magic: The Gathering gameplay. The card was distributed through various organized play channels, such as Friday Night Magic events, to encourage local community participation.
The card features artwork by Clint Cearley, who utilized a sleek, ethereal aesthetic to capture the fluid and deceptive nature of a shapeshifting entity. The design emphasizes the card's mechanical ability to mimic its surroundings, a common theme in the game's color philosophy for blue. It was received by players as a versatile utility card, appreciated primarily for its utility in Commander and other casual constructed formats.
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