Skinshifter
Magic 2012 195 • rare
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 195
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Matt Stewart
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
green mana: Choose one. Activate only once each turn.
• Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Rhino with base power and toughness 4/4 and gains trample.
• Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Bird with base power and toughness 2/2 and gains flying.
• Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Plant with base power and toughness 0/8.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Skinshifter was released in the Magic 2012 core set, which debuted in the summer of 2011. As a green creature card, it was designed to showcase the color's thematic focus on versatility and nature-based adaptation. The card serves as a mechanical callback to older 'shapeshifter' designs, offering players the ability to alter the creature's power, toughness, and abilities at the cost of mana, reflecting the chaotic and fluid nature of a creature in constant flux.
The artwork was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who sought to capture the unsettling, mid-transformation state of the creature. His design emphasizes the literal shredding and reforming of skin, leaning into a visceral aesthetic that contrasts with the more static depictions of forest-dwelling creatures common to the era. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche technical tool for players who enjoyed high-skill-ceiling cards that rewarded careful resource management.
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