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Metallic Mimic

Card Name

Metallic Mimic

Mana Cost

2

Type

Artifact Creature – Shapeshifter

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

As this creature enters, choose a creature type.This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.Each other creature you control of the chosen type enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(2/9/2017)
The choice of creature type is made as Metallic Mimic enters the battlefield. Players can't respond to this choice. Metallic Mimic's second ability starts applying immediately.
(2/9/2017)
You must choose an existing creature type. "Artifact" and "Vehicle" aren't creature types.
(2/9/2017)
Creatures of the chosen type that enter the battlefield at the same time as Metallic Mimic won't enter with an additional +1/+1 counter.
(2/9/2017)
Even though Metallic Mimic is a Shapeshifter, other Shapeshifter creatures you control won't get a +1/+1 counter unless you chose Shapeshifter as Metallic Mimic entered the battlefield. If you do, that creature must be entering the battlefield as a Shapeshifter to get a +1/+1 counter. It won't get a +1/+1 counter if it enters the battlefield as a copy of a non-Shapeshifter creature.