TYPE
Creature — Shapeshifter

ABILITY
Whenever another creature enters, Unstable Shapeshifter becomes a copy of that creature, except it has this ability.

POWER/TOUGHNESS
0/1

FLAVOR TEXT
"In a world of untruths, the living lie rules." —Oracle *en*-Vec

ILLUSTRATOR
Terese Nielsen

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE ES IT PT JP KR ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2004-10-04 When it changes "shape" to a new creature, any "enters" abilities of the creature do not trigger.
• 2004-10-04 If a creature enters that has some characteristic or ability set when it enters, the copy does not get to make that choice (because it is not entering. All values are zero and all checks for choices consider the choice not to have been made.
• 2004-10-04 If the creature has power/toughness that is continuously recalculated, so does this copy of it.
• 2004-10-04 The copy effect is not targeted.
• 2008-08-01 The ability is granted as part of the copy effect, which means it will be removed by any effects that would remove abilities regardless of when the effect was created.
• 2008-08-01 If an Unstable Shapeshifter is on the battlefield when another Unstable Shapeshifter enters, the first one gets the second one's triggered ability, so it will copy the next creature that enters twice. It will only do so the next time a creature enters, because the second "becomes a copy" effect to resolve will erase the extra triggered ability.