@tcollins - There's not really that much interaction between Precursor Golem and Clone Shell. You seem to be confusing the Shapeshifter creature type for the changeling ability that many Shapeshifter creatures from the Lorwyn block, like Mirror Entity, had. Creature cards with changeling are every creature type at every time, yes, but Shapeshifter creatures do not automatically have changeling. Clone Shell doesn't have changeling, so it is a Shapeshifter creature and only a Shapeshifter creature, not any other creature type (like Golem).
Magic cards are very specific, especially in recent years. Cards tend to do exactly what their current Oracle wording says, no more, and no less. "Shapeshifter" doesn't imply "every creature type," just like "Wall" no longer implies "can't attack," and the "Legend" creature type no longer has any rules baggage (instead, that's been shifted to the Legendary supertype). Having ... (see all)
Posted By:
SpencerDub
(5/6/2011 1:17:58 PM)
i pulled two of these in my first scars fat pack. i was ***ed. then i played with them. i really underestimated this guy. its gotten to the point my playgroup will just let him attack through because of what he might flip lol.
@Spencerdub- thanks for clearing that up i wasnt sure what the hell tcollins was talking about with the precursor golem
@tcollins- dont get down because you confused the changeling keyword with the shapeshifter creature type. way to think outside the box. thats where the best ideas come from.
Posted By:
krauser-gogetthegirl
(7/16/2011 6:45:18 AM)
Tried to combo this with Nim Deathmantle and Pawn of Ulamog x4 with sacrifice engine in place... too complicated to ever pull off, but the theoretical result would be to put all your library's creatures onto the battlefield and then to stack the remainder (if necessary at that point).
Posted By:
Tempted_Johnny
(9/16/2011 8:07:16 PM)
I like putting one of these in the 5 slot in my Birthing Pod deck. Sac it for a Titan plus whatever creature you nabbed with the imprint. If it doesn't work, the deck can recover. If it works, it's usually game over. I also run Acidic Slime and Vengeful Pharaoh so if it doesn't look like I'll be able to take advantage of it I just nab something else. And if Glissa, The Traitor is out, I can retrieve it after a turn or two.
Posted By:
CarlosLiberated
(9/17/2011 10:36:40 AM)
Just run it in a blue deck. Blue has plenty of ways to manipulate the library, and plenty of fatties to play. Ponder, Preordain, Brainstorm, Telling Time into an Inkwell Leviathan, Darksteel Colossus or Blightsteel Colossus, Jin-Gitaxis, etc.
Posted By:
JFM2796
(9/24/2011 11:20:27 PM)
It can be useful because they will often not block it, or kill, because they expect the worse. Even though it might just be a Llanowar Elf imprinted on it.
Posted By:
ichiau
(11/26/2011 5:42:33 PM)
Heartless Summoning makes this so much more manageable.
Posted By:
roguepariah
(12/12/2011 3:32:43 PM)
2 Heartless Summonings on deck "Why yes! Yes I do think I'll dig in my deck for a 6+ cmc creature for 1! Thankyou very much!" ^_^
Posted By:
Achija_El-Shuwal
(12/14/2011 10:21:57 PM)
Why are most people only seeing a 2/2 for 
? This guy is two cards for the price of one. You get a 2/2 (which is a decent one-for-one creature), then something else pops out (that you got to choose from
the top of your deck). Plus, the creature that comes out can't be countered!
Definitely my favorite card that I own.
Posted By:
shotoku64
(12/25/2011 7:21:26 AM)
Mimic Vat that shit
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(2/3/2012 7:59:13 PM)