Nanogene Conversion

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Nanogene Conversion: Sorcery, Doctor Who. Choose target creature you control. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Doctor Who (WHO)
Released
2023-10-13
Collector number
49
Artist
Miklós Ligeti
Commander rank
4,443 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Nanogene Conversion

Nanogene Conversion is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue sorcery from Doctor Who (WHO), a Commander product released in October 2023. It is collector number 49 in that set, with art by Miklós Ligeti. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Doctor Who is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $10.43 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Choose target creature you control. Each other creature becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn, except it isn't legendary.

"Are you my mummy?"

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $10.43 (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 Nanogene Conversion by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Nanogene Conversion

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Doctor Who (WHO) #364Rare2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #654Rare2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #955Rare2023

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Nanogene Conversion, newest first.

  • As the turn ends, the other creatures revert to what they were before. If two Nanogene Conversions are cast on the same turn, they'll both wear off at the same time.
  • If the targeted creature is itself copying a creature, each other creature will become whatever it's copying, as modified by that copy effect.
  • This effect can cause each other creature to stop being a creature. For example, if you target an animated Vehicle, only the printed wording will be copied-the crew effect that is making it a creature until end of turn won't be copied. Each other creature will become an unanimated copy of that Vehicle.
  • If the targeted creature is a token, each other creature copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created the token. Those creatures don't become tokens.
  • Non-copy effects that have already applied to the other creatures will continue to apply to them. For example, if Giant Growth had given one of them +3/+3 earlier in the turn, then Nanogene Conversion made it a copy of Bear Cub, it will be a 5/5 Bear Cub.
  • Each other creature copies the printed values of the targeted creature, except that they aren't legendary. They won't copy other effects that have changed the targeted creature's power, toughness, types, color, or so on. They also won't copy counters on the targeted creature (they'll each just retain the counters they already have).

Similar cards

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