First printed in Dominaria United Commander (2022)

All 2 prints

Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #24, 2022
Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #74, 2022

Activated Sleeper

Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter

Flash
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn, except it's a Phyrexian in addition to its other types.

MTGO price: 0.34 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.6% of Commander decks played it (37 of 6150). Most played in Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver.

Combos

186 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Activated Sleeper + Karmic Guide + Viscera Seer
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Activated Sleeper + Carrion Feeder + Karmic Guide
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Activated Sleeper + Cavalier of Night + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Activated Sleeper + Reveillark + Viscera Seer
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Activated Sleeper + Carrion Feeder + Cavalier of Night
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Activated Sleeper + Ashnod's Altar + Cavalier of Night
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Activated Sleeper + Carrion Feeder + Reveillark
Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers…: Activated Sleeper + Cavalier of Night + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Activated Sleeper + Chthonian Nightmare + Priest of Gix
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Activated Sleeper + Altar of Dementia + Cavalier of Night

See all 186 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 37 of 6150 decks (0.6%).

Share of decks

0.6%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

37 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

46%

15 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver	1.7%	2%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur	0.6%	3%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General	0.4%	36%
The Wandering Minstrel	0.4%	14%
Rakdos, the Muscle	0.3%	5%
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver	0.2%	27%
Tana, the Bloodsower + Tymna the Weaver	0.2%	10%
Kodama of the East Tree + Tymna the Weaver	0.1%	78%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Demonic Tutor	100%	2.1
Vampiric Tutor	100%	2.1
Command Tower	100%	1.2
Ancient Tomb	100%	1.1
Lotus Petal	100%	1.1
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Verdant Catacombs	97%	1.5
Chrome Mox	97%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	97%	1.1
Protean Hulk	92%	52.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Tom, Bert, and William Thomas Dobert in [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Third	4-1 80%
Kodama of the East Tree + Tymna the Weaver Diego Segovia P in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena	4-1 80%
The Wandering Minstrel Noah Long in Trainer J's 100% Proxy Legal CEDH Tournament	3-2 60%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP] in October cEDH at the Gamer's Haven	3-3 50%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Thunder Games	2-3 40%
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Sam Sternfield in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	2-3 40%
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Sam Sternfield in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k	2-3 40%
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver Hernaisito in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Glarb, Calamity's Augur Ant, 25 Oct	1 main	#25 0-3
The Wandering Minstrel Noah Long, 25 Oct	1 main	#7 1-2
Varolz, the Scar-Striped Phaelan Shultz, 25 Oct	1 main	#33 0-3
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver [ARC] Ivan Manrubia, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 2-1
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP], 24 Oct	1 main	#4 2-3
Tana, the Bloodsower + Tymna the Weaver Thomas Dobert, 24 Oct	1 main	#7 1-1
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Rye // SeaEDH, 24 Oct	1 main	#11 1-2
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Sage, 24 Oct	1 main	#36 1-3

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.