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Skinshifter

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Skinshifter

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Creature — Human Shaman

Card Text:

: Choose one — Until end of turn, Skinshifter becomes a 4/4 Rhino and gains trample; or until end of turn, Skinshifter becomes a 2/2 Bird and gains flying; or until end of turn, Skinshifter becomes a 0/8 Plant. Activate this ability only once each turn.

P/T:

1 / 1

Expansion:

Magic 2012

Rarity:

Rare

Card Number:

195

Artist:

Matt Stewart

Language:

English

Rulings

9/22/2011	You choose the ability's mode when you activate it.
9/22/2011	No matter which mode you choose, Skinshifter will cease to have any creature types it previously had. If you activate its ability choosing the first mode, it will become only a Rhino; it's no longer a Human or a Shaman.
9/22/2011	No matter which mode you choose, Skinshifter will retain any other card types it may have. For example, if an effect causes Skinshifter to be an artifact in addition to its other types and you activate its ability choosing the first mode, it will be both an artifact and a Rhino creature.
9/22/2011	Skinshifter's ability doesn't cause it to lose any other abilities it may have.
9/22/2011	Skinshifter's ability doesn't affect its copiable values. Creatures that enter as a copy of Skinshifter will enter as 1/1 Human Shaman creatures.
9/22/2011	You can activate Skinshifter's ability during any player's turn, but only once on each turn.