Phyrexian Metamorph

Card text

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.74 (as of 2026-10-23).

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Format legality

Legality of Phyrexian Metamorph by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Phyrexian Metamorph

Phyrexian Metamorph has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Phyrexian Metamorph, newest first.

• 2011-06-01 If Phyrexian Metamorph somehow enters at the same time as another permanent (due to Mass Polymorph or Liliana Vess's third ability, for example), Phyrexian Metamorph can't become a copy of that permanent. You may choose only a permanent that's already on the battlefield.
• 2011-06-01 If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is a Clone), then your Phyrexian Metamorph enters as whatever the chosen creature copied, except it's also an artifact.
• 2011-06-01 You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Phyrexian Metamorph simply enters as a 0/0 artifact creature and is put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action (unless something else is raising its toughness).
• 2011-06-01 If the chosen permanent is a token, Phyrexian Metamorph copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put the token onto the battlefield, except it's also an artifact. Phyrexian Metamorph is not a token.
• 2011-06-01 If Phyrexian Metamorph copies a noncreature artifact, it is no longer a creature.
• 2011-06-01 If the chosen permanent has {X} in its mana cost (such as Protean Hydra), X is considered to be zero.
• 2011-06-01 Except for also being an artifact, Phyrexian Metamorph copies exactly what was printed on the original permanent and nothing more (unless that creature is itself copying something or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that permanent is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
• 2011-06-01 Any "enters" abilities of the copied permanent will trigger when Phyrexian Metamorph enters. Any "as [this] enters" or "[this] enters with" abilities of the chosen permanent will also work.

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