Vesuvan Shapeshifter
Time Spiral Remastered 97 • rare
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Collector number
- 97
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Quinton Hoover
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
As this creature enters or is turned face up, you may choose another creature on the battlefield. If you do, until this creature is turned face down, it becomes a copy of that creature, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may turn this creature face down."
Morph 1 generic mana blue mana
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
The Vesuvan Shapeshifter was originally introduced in the 2006 set Time Spiral, designed to evoke the mechanics and nostalgia of Magic: The Gathering's earlier years. As a card that mimics the function of the classic Vesuvan Doppelganger, it was engineered to offer a more flexible, morph-based take on the identity-stealing archetype. The Time Spiral Remastered version, released in 2021, served as a curated consolidation of the block's most iconic cards, featuring a nostalgic frame treatment that honored the game's mid-2000s aesthetic.
The illustration for this iteration, created by artist Magali Villeneuve, captures the fluid, ethereal nature of a shifting entity. Villeneuve sought to emphasize the shapeshifter's lack of a fixed form, using lighting and texture to suggest an object in the constant process of becoming something else. The card was well-received by players for its technical utility in complex board states and its visual nod to the historical depth of the game's design language.
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