Nascent Metamorph

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Nascent Metamorph: Creature - Shapeshifter, Commander 2020. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Shapeshifter
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
1/1
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2020 (C20)
Released
2020-04-17
Collector number
36
Artist
Brian Valeza
Commander rank
17,061 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Nascent Metamorph

Nascent Metamorph is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Commander 2020 (C20), a Commander product released in April 2020. It is collector number 36 in that set, with art by Brian Valeza. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Commander 2020 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. This creature becomes a copy of that card until end of turn. Then that player puts all cards revealed this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (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 Nascent Metamorph by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Nascent Metamorph, newest first.

  • If Nascent Metamorph becomes a copy of a legendary card with the same name as a legendary permanent you control, you'll put one of them into its owner's graveyard.
  • If the target opponent has no creature cards in their library, Nascent Metamorph doesn't become a copy of anything. The cards are returned to that library in a random order.
  • If Nascent Metamorph becomes a copy of an object with a set of linked abilities (for example, one ability that exiles a card and another that refers to the card "exiled with" the object), that link only lasts as long as Nascent Metamorph is copying that object. If it stops being a copy of that object and then becomes a copy again later, the link is lost.
  • The creature card that Nascent Metamorph becomes a copy of is put onto the bottom of the library along with any other cards.
  • If another permanent becomes a copy of Nascent Metamorph, it will become whatever Nascent Metamorph is copying. It remains a copy when Nascent Metamorph's effect ends.
  • If an effect begins to apply to Nascent Metamorph before it becomes a copy, that effect will continue to apply.

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