Theoretical Duplication
Theoretical Duplication: Instant, Wilds of Eldraine Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)
- Released
- 2023-09-08
- Collector number
- 112
- Artist
- Anna Christenson
- Commander rank
- 6,275 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Theoretical Duplication
Theoretical Duplication is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC), a Commander product released in September 2023. It is collector number 112 in that set, with art by Anna Christenson. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander 2021 (2021) to Wilds of Eldraine Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.56 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls enters this turn, create a token that's a copy of that creature.
"You made it asymmetrical just to annoy me, didn't you?" -Imbraham, Quandrix dean
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.56 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Theoretical Duplication by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Theoretical Duplication
Theoretical Duplication has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90050 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #34 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #361 | Rare | 2021 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Theoretical Duplication is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.