Crib Swap

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Crib Swap: Kindred Instant - Shapeshifter, Lorwyn Eclipsed. Changeling. Exile target creature. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Kindred Instant - Shapeshifter
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL)
Released
2026-01-23
Collector number
11
Artist
Pete Venters
Commander rank
2,433 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Changeling

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About Crib Swap

Crib Swap is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white kindred instant from Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL), an expansion set released in January 2026. It is collector number 11 in that set, with art by Pete Venters. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Lorwyn (2007) to Lorwyn Eclipsed (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)

Exile target creature. Its controller creates a 1/1 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling.

Elsewhere in Lorwyn, nestled in a faerie ring, the coos of a small giant turned to cries.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Crib Swap by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Crib Swap

Crib Swap has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #M3C-168Uncommon2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1850Uncommon2024
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #168Uncommon2024
The List (PLST) #LRW-11Uncommon2024
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #690Common2022
Double Masters (2XM) #12Common2020
The List (PLST) #C18-65Uncommon2019
Commander 2018 (C18) #65Uncommon2018
Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #22Uncommon2018
Commander 2015 (C15) #65Uncommon2015
Lorwyn (LRW) #11Uncommon2007

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Crib Swap, newest first.

  • Some older cards were originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred." This change does not affect the gameplay function of these cards.
  • While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.
  • Changeling is a characteristic-defining ability. It functions in all zones, not only while a card that has it is on the battlefield.
  • The subtype Shapeshifter that appears on the type line is mostly there to reinforce the flavor. A creature card with changeling is just as much a Kithkin, a Goblin, a Merfolk, and a Brushwagg as it is a Shapeshifter.
  • If an effect causes a creature with changeling to become a new creature type, it will be only that new creature type (unless the effect says "in addition" or similar). It will still have changeling; the effect making it all creature types will simply be overwritten.
  • If an effect causes a creature with changeling to lose all abilities, it will remain all creature types, even though it will no longer have changeling. This is because changeling applies before the effect that removes it.
  • Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Morcant's Eyes is an Elf (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Elf card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
  • Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.

Similar cards

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Crib Swap is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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