Metallic Mimic
Metallic Mimic: Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter, Foundations Commander. As this creature enters, choose a creature type. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Power / toughness
- 2/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 269
- Artist
- Zack Stella
- Commander rank
- 966 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Metallic Mimic
Metallic Mimic is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless artifact creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 269 in that set, with art by Zack Stella. It costs {2} (two generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/1 creature. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Aether Revolt (2017) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.09 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Each other creature you control of the chosen type enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.09 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Metallic Mimic by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Metallic Mimic
Metallic Mimic has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #203 | Rare | 2026 |
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #441 | Rare | 2026 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material (PZA) #16 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) #268 | Rare | 2025 |
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) #445 | Rare | 2025 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #308 | Rare | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #194 | Rare | 2021 |
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #251 | Rare | 2020 |
| Aether Revolt (AER) #164 | Rare | 2017 |
| Aether Revolt Promos (PAER) #164s | Rare | 2017 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Metallic Mimic, newest first.
- The choice of creature type is made as Metallic Mimic enters the battlefield. Players can't respond to this choice. Metallic Mimic's second ability starts applying immediately.
- Creatures of the chosen type that enter the battlefield at the same time as Metallic Mimic won't enter with an additional +1/+1 counter.
- You must choose an existing creature type. "Artifact" and "Vehicle" aren't creature types.
- Even though Metallic Mimic is a Shapeshifter, other Shapeshifter creatures you control won't get a +1/+1 counter unless you chose Shapeshifter as Metallic Mimic entered the battlefield. If you do, that creature must be entering the battlefield as a Shapeshifter to get a +1/+1 counter. It won't get a +1/+1 counter if it enters the battlefield as a copy of a non-Shapeshifter creature.
Similar cards
Other artifact creature cards with no colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Metallic Mimic is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.