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Cryptoplasm

Cryptoplasm

{1}{U}{U}Creature — Shapeshifter2/2

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

Official rulings

  1. 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. (2011-06-01)
  2. 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. (2011-06-01)
  3. 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.) (2011-06-01)
  4. 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. (2011-06-01)

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