Art by Heonhwa
Volrath, the Shapestealer
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature. {1}: Until your next turn, Volrath becomes a copy of target creature with a counter on it, except it's 7/5 and it has this ability.
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Lightning Greaves
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Inexorable Tide
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Contagion Engine
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Negate
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Return of the Wildspeaker
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Arcane Denial
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Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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Inspiring Call
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Experimental Augury
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Ouroboroid
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Cankerbloom
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Altered Ego
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Naga Fleshcrafter
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Rite of Replication
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Fellwar Stone
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Cyclonic Rift
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
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Dreamtide Whale
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Ripples of Potential
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Reanimate
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Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
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Repulsive Mutation
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Talisman of Curiosity
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Mutational Advantage
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Contentious Plan
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Unspeakable Symbol
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Swan Song
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Slip Out the Back
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Mirror Box
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Phyrexian Arena
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Talisman of Dominance
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Demonic Tutor
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Bloated Contaminator
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Double Major
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Topiary Lecturer
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Prologue to Phyresis
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Deadly Rollick
9% of decks · $28.68
Thirsting Roots
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Rapid Hybridization
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Tear Asunder
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Irenicus's Vile Duplication
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Everflowing Chalice
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Flourishing Defenses
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Doppelgang
9% of decks · $1.63
The Ozolith
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Garruk's Uprising
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Villainous Wealth
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Dark Ritual
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Chromatic Lantern
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Agent's Toolkit
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Primal Empathy
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Infectious Inquiry
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Tainted Strike
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Stubborn Denial
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Helm of the Host
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See Double
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Pongify
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Guardian Project
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Hardened Scales
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Persist
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Reality Shift
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Fell the Profane
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Infectious Bite
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Mystic Remora
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Vraska's Fall
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Culling Ritual
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Gaea's Gift
7% of decks · $0.97
Nature's Claim
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Neoform
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Court of Garenbrig
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Germination Practicum
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Brainstorm
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Glistening Sphere
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Extravagant Replication
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Vampiric Tutor
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Damnation
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Agatha's Soul Cauldron
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Black Market Connections
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Master Chef
6% of decks · $0.28
Whisper of the Dross
6% of decks · $0.30
Golgari Charm
6% of decks · $1.90
Theoretical Duplication
6% of decks · $0.63
Vraska Joins Up
6% of decks · $1.00
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6% of decks · $0.28
Painful Truths
5% of decks · $0.27
Clone Legion
5% of decks · $3.02
Phyresis
5% of decks · $2.39
Sakashima's Will
5% of decks · $0.37
Astral Cornucopia
5% of decks · $0.27
Aberrant Return
5% of decks · $0.26
Stolen Identity
5% of decks · $0.51
Corrupted Conscience
5% of decks · $0.51
New Cards
Hall of Echoes
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Elrond, Moon-Reader
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Turbulent Wetlands
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Radagast of Rhosgobel
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Beorn the Fierce
2% of decks · $4.31
Creatures (50)
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
34% of decks · $0.58
Evolution Sage
34% of decks · $3.07
Kami of Whispered Hopes
34% of decks · $4.30
Spitting Dilophosaurus
34% of decks · $27.71
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
33% of decks · $0.26
Spark Double
33% of decks · $10.96
Thrummingbird
32% of decks · $0.23
Persistent Constrictor
31% of decks · $14.04
Silent Hallcreeper
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Birds of Paradise
29% of decks · $9.03
Blighted Agent
29% of decks · $1.35
Incubation Druid
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Invisible Stalker
27% of decks · $1.20
Spawnwrithe
26% of decks · $0.39
Biophagus
25% of decks · $16.51
Champion of Lambholt
24% of decks · $4.79
Toxrill, the Corrosive
24% of decks · $17.56
Vashta Nerada
24% of decks · $3.31
Clever Impersonator
23% of decks · $3.92
Fathom Mage
23% of decks · $0.82
Scute Swarm
22% of decks · $8.64
Progenitor Mimic
22% of decks · $1.68
Phyrexian Metamorph
22% of decks · $2.21
Glasspool Mimic
19% of decks
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
19% of decks · $28.56
Pollywog Prodigy
18% of decks · $5.92
Ouroboroid
17% of decks · $36.56
Cankerbloom
17% of decks · $0.58
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
16% of decks · $1.58
Altered Ego
16% of decks · $0.28
Naga Fleshcrafter
16% of decks · $0.35
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
16% of decks · $1.50
Evil Twin
16% of decks · $0.47
Devoted Druid
16% of decks · $1.27
Renata, Called to the Hunt
15% of decks · $0.21
Evolution Witness
15% of decks · $0.32
Viridian Joiner
15% of decks · $0.48
Biovisionary
15% of decks · $0.48
Giggling Skitterspike
14% of decks · $13.07
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
14% of decks · $33.49
Sakura-Tribe Elder
14% of decks · $0.42
Dreamtide Whale
14% of decks · $3.48
Flux Channeler
12% of decks · $3.03
Viral Drake
12% of decks · $2.17
Undercover Operative
12% of decks · $0.39
Glen Elendra Guardian
12% of decks · $0.45
Cephalid Constable
11% of decks · $5.52
Bloated Contaminator
11% of decks · $3.06
Topiary Lecturer
11% of decks · $0.25
Stunt Double
10% of decks · $4.47
Instants (50)
Beast Within
38% of decks · $0.68
Counterspell
36% of decks · $4.28
Revitalizing Repast
32% of decks
Heroic Intervention
30% of decks · $17.55
Putrefy
22% of decks · $0.31
Negate
20% of decks · $0.24
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20% of decks · $3.16
Return of the Wildspeaker
20% of decks · $2.63
Arcane Denial
19% of decks · $2.03
Atomize
18% of decks · $8.63
Inspiring Call
17% of decks · $0.39
Experimental Augury
17% of decks · $0.21
Growth Spiral
17% of decks · $0.32
Grim Affliction
16% of decks · $0.32
Snakeskin Veil
15% of decks · $0.26
Cyclonic Rift
15% of decks · $39.16
Ripples of Potential
13% of decks · $4.31
Repulsive Mutation
13% of decks · $0.59
Mutational Advantage
13% of decks · $7.74
Swan Song
12% of decks · $10.60
Slip Out the Back
11% of decks · $5.15
Double Major
11% of decks · $2.64
Prologue to Phyresis
11% of decks · $0.89
Mana Drain
10% of decks · $56.89
Sultai Charm
10% of decks · $0.33
Fierce Guardianship
9% of decks · $63.65
Deadly Rollick
9% of decks · $28.68
Rapid Hybridization
9% of decks · $0.78
Tear Asunder
9% of decks · $0.33
Dark Ritual
8% of decks · $7.19
Tainted Strike
8% of decks · $3.26
Stubborn Denial
8% of decks · $4.72
See Double
8% of decks · $1.20
Sink into Stupor
8% of decks
Pongify
7% of decks · $3.12
Reality Shift
7% of decks · $0.35
Fell the Profane
7% of decks
Infectious Bite
7% of decks · $0.53
Vraska's Fall
7% of decks · $0.31
Gaea's Gift
7% of decks · $0.97
Nature's Claim
7% of decks · $1.34
Abrupt Decay
7% of decks · $2.59
Malakir Rebirth
7% of decks
Cackling Counterpart
6% of decks · $0.37
Worldly Tutor
6% of decks · $31.16
Brainstorm
6% of decks · $0.57
Vampiric Tutor
6% of decks · $54.45
Whisper of the Dross
6% of decks · $0.30
Golgari Charm
6% of decks · $1.90
Theoretical Duplication
6% of decks · $0.63
Sorceries (32)
Rampant Growth
39% of decks · $1.25
Kodama's Reach
39% of decks · $1.83
Nature's Lore
39% of decks · $2.22
Three Visits
31% of decks · $5.54
Tezzeret's Gambit
29% of decks · $0.19
Toxic Deluge
24% of decks · $5.17
Unnatural Restoration
19% of decks · $1.29
Rishkar's Expertise
18% of decks · $5.48
Rite of Replication
16% of decks · $0.30
Drown in Ichor
14% of decks · $0.79
Reanimate
13% of decks · $10.11
Contentious Plan
13% of decks · $0.32
Demonic Tutor
11% of decks · $69.17
Bala Ged Recovery
10% of decks
Thirsting Roots
9% of decks · $0.55
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9% of decks · $9.66
Doppelgang
9% of decks · $1.63
Villainous Wealth
8% of decks · $0.38
Infectious Inquiry
8% of decks · $0.36
Persist
7% of decks · $0.74
Culling Ritual
7% of decks · $0.53
Neoform
7% of decks · $0.96
Quasiduplicate
7% of decks · $0.64
Skyshroud Claim
6% of decks · $1.08
Phyresis Outbreak
6% of decks · $12.61
Germination Practicum
6% of decks · $7.84
Damnation
6% of decks · $21.01
Painful Truths
5% of decks · $0.27
Clone Legion
5% of decks · $3.02
Sakashima's Will
5% of decks · $0.37
Aberrant Return
5% of decks · $0.26
Stolen Identity
5% of decks · $0.51
Utility Artifacts (12)
Swiftfoot Boots
29% of decks
The Great Henge
24% of decks · $65.74
Contagion Clasp
23% of decks · $0.36
Lightning Greaves
21% of decks · $4.00
Contagion Engine
20% of decks · $14.32
Mirage Mirror
11% of decks · $0.31
Mirror Box
11% of decks · $4.71
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
10% of decks · $7.12
The Ozolith
9% of decks · $61.76
Agent's Toolkit
8% of decks · $5.96
Helm of the Host
8% of decks · $5.15
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6% of decks · $41.12
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Sol Ring
80% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
68% of decks · $0.49
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16% of decks · $0.39
Fellwar Stone
15% of decks
Talisman of Curiosity
13% of decks · $0.56
Talisman of Resilience
12% of decks · $0.47
Golgari Signet
12% of decks · $0.34
Dimir Signet
12% of decks · $0.30
Talisman of Dominance
11% of decks · $0.44
Bender's Waterskin
10% of decks · $0.89
Everflowing Chalice
9% of decks · $0.30
Chromatic Lantern
8% of decks
Commander's Sphere
7% of decks · $0.34
Glistening Sphere
6% of decks · $13.19
Astral Cornucopia
5% of decks · $0.27
Enchantments (24)
Innkeeper's Talent
26% of decks · $10.04
Inexorable Tide
21% of decks · $5.71
Hollowmurk Siege
20% of decks · $1.15
Tribute to the World Tree
16% of decks · $15.24
Rhystic Study
15% of decks · $69.59
Fight Rigging
15% of decks · $0.98
Hadana's Climb
15% of decks
Unspeakable Symbol
13% of decks · $3.50
Simic Ascendancy
13% of decks · $0.47
Phyrexian Arena
11% of decks · $4.26
Flourishing Defenses
9% of decks · $0.51
Garruk's Uprising
9% of decks · $0.57
Primal Empathy
8% of decks · $0.32
Mirrormade
7% of decks · $3.22
Guardian Project
7% of decks · $15.41
Hardened Scales
7% of decks · $3.19
Mystic Remora
7% of decks · $15.08
Court of Garenbrig
7% of decks
Extravagant Replication
6% of decks · $0.42
Black Market Connections
6% of decks · $10.47
Master Chef
6% of decks · $0.28
Vraska Joins Up
6% of decks · $1.00
Phyresis
5% of decks · $2.39
Corrupted Conscience
5% of decks · $0.51
Planeswalkers (3)
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
13% of decks · $2.47
Oko, the Ringleader
6% of decks · $0.44
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6% of decks · $0.28
Utility Lands (20)
Nesting Grounds
34% of decks
Karn's Bastion
32% of decks
Bojuka Bog
31% of decks
Rogue's Passage
28% of decks
Reliquary Tower
24% of decks
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20% of decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17% of decks
Llanowar Reborn
17% of decks
Boseiju, Who Endures
15% of decks
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
13% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
10% of decks
Novijen, Heart of Progress
10% of decks
Thespian's Stage
9% of decks
Inkmoth Nexus
7% of decks
Arcane Lighthouse
7% of decks
Temple of the False God
7% of decks
Volrath's Stronghold
7% of decks
Shifting Woodland
6% of decks
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5% of decks
Alchemist's Refuge
5% of decks
Lands (50)
Forest
97% of decks
Island
96% of decks
Swamp
96% of decks
Command Tower
90% of decks
Exotic Orchard
57% of decks
Opulent Palace
54% of decks
Breeding Pool
48% of decks
Overgrown Tomb
47% of decks
Hinterland Harbor
46% of decks
Watery Grave
46% of decks
Zagoth Triome
45% of decks
Woodland Cemetery
43% of decks
Yavimaya Coast
40% of decks
Llanowar Wastes
37% of decks
Sunken Hollow
37% of decks
Rejuvenating Springs
37% of decks
Undergrowth Stadium
34% of decks
Dreamroot Cascade
34% of decks
Drowned Catacomb
33% of decks
Revitalizing Repast
32% of decks
Polluted Delta
29% of decks
Misty Rainforest
29% of decks
Verdant Catacombs
28% of decks
Morphic Pool
27% of decks
Evolving Wilds
26% of decks
Underground River
21% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
20% of decks
Shipwreck Marsh
20% of decks
Deathcap Glade
20% of decks
Path of Ancestry
20% of decks
Foreboding Landscape
20% of decks
Simic Growth Chamber
19% of decks
Glasspool Mimic
19% of decks
Flooded Grove
19% of decks
Golgari Rot Farm
18% of decks
Dimir Aqueduct
16% of decks
Temple of Mystery
15% of decks
Fabled Passage
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Temple of Malady
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Twilight Mire
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Darkwater Catacombs
13% of decks
Hedge Maze
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Temple of Deceit
11% of decks
Bayou
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Tropical Island
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Bala Ged Recovery
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Underground Mortuary
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Underground Sea
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Myriad Landscape
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Undercity Sewers
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