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Crib Swap

Card Name

Crib Swap

Mana Cost

2

Type

Kindred Instant – Shapeshifter

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times.)Exile target creature. Its controller puts a 1/1 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling onto the battlefield.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(8/7/2020)
Kindred is a card type (like creature or instant), not a supertype (like legendary).
(8/7/2020)
Changeling applies in all zones, not just the battlefield.
(8/7/2020)
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Crib Swap tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player will create a Shapeshifter token.
(6/7/2024)
This cards was originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred". This change does not affect the gameplay function of this card.
(6/7/2024)
Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
(6/7/2024)
While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.