Cryptoplasm (Mirrodin Besieged) - Gatherer

Cryptoplasm

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 3.735 / 5 (136 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Cryptoplasm

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Creature — Shapeshifter

Card Text:

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of another target creature, except it has this ability.

Flavor Text:

"If left in the enemy's shape too long, it might be lost to them."

—Vy Covalt, Neurok agent

Watermark:

Mirran

P/T:

2 / 2

Expansion:

Mirrodin Besieged

Rarity:

Rare

Card Number:

Artist:

Eric Deschamps

Rulings

6/1/2011	You choose the target for the triggered ability when the ability is put onto the stack. You choose whether or not Cryptoplasm becomes a copy of that creature when the ability resolves.
6/1/2011	The copy effect lasts indefinitely. Often, it will last until it is overwritten by another copy effect (if it copies another creature on a future turn, perhaps.)
6/1/2011	If the creature is an illegal target when the ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. Cryptoplasm won't become a copy of that creature; it remains whatever it was before.
6/1/2011	If another creature becomes a copy of Cryptoplasm, it will become a copy of whatever Cryptoplasm is currently copying (if anything), plus it will have Cryptoplasm's triggered ability.