First printed in Shadows over Innistrad (2016)
All 6 prints
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Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #292, 2026
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Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #317, 2025
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Innistrad Remastered (INR) #228, 2025
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Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #228, 2023 (digital)
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Shadows over Innistrad Promos (PSOI) #241s, 2016
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Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #241, 2016
Altered Ego 
Creature — Shapeshifter
This spell can't be countered.
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with X additional +1/+1 counters on it.
In the last 30 days 0.8% of Commander decks played it (47 of 6150). Most played in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy.
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR), Premier Draft | 51.4% | -2.9 | +4.0 | 2471 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
69 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB: Altered Ego + Felidar Guardian
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures: Altered Ego + Enduring Scalelord
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite mana permanents you control can produce: Altered Ego + Illusionist's Bracers + Kiora's Follower
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Altered Ego + Wispweaver Angel
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens: Altered Ego + Deeproot Pilgrimage + Kiora's Follower
- Infinite self-mill: Altered Ego + Mirror-Mad Phantasm
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Altered Ego + Bladewing the Risen
- Infinite turns, Lock: Altered Ego + Sage of Hours + Temur Sabertooth
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens: Altered Ego + Grim Poppet + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
- Infinite turns, Lock: Altered Ego + Chulane, Teller of Tales + Sage of Hours
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Not legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal
