Jwari Shapeshifter

Card Name

Jwari Shapeshifter

Mana Cost

1

Type

Creature – Shapeshifter Ally

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

You may have Jwari Shapeshifter enter the battlefield as a copy of any Ally creature on the battlefield.

Flavor Text

"The best expedition would be an entire team of me."

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(3/1/2010)
Jwari Shapeshifter copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing more (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
(3/1/2010)
If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Jwari Shapeshifter), then your Jwari Shapeshifter enters as whatever the chosen creature copied.
(3/1/2010)
If the chosen creature is a token, your Jwari Shapeshifter copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put the token onto the battlefield. Your Jwari Shapeshifter is not a token.
(3/1/2010)
Any "enters" abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Jwari Shapeshifter enters.
(3/1/2010)
You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Jwari Shapeshifter enters as a 0/0 creature, and is probably put into the graveyard immediately.