First printed in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (2022)
Sorcery
Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control, except the token has flying and it isn't legendary.
"You will serve me better in this form."
—Jon Irenicus
- Illustrated by
- Oleksandr Kozachenko
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Irenicus's Vile Duplication has received an update to its Oracle text to clarify that the token still has flying even if the creature it's copying isn't legendary.
Prices
MTGO price: 1.96 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
53 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB…: Dualcaster Mage + Irenicus's Vile Duplication
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Naru Meha, Master Wizard
- Infinite landfall triggers: Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Kodama of the East Tree + Simic Growth Chamber
- Infinite landfall triggers: Gruul Turf + Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Kodama of the East Tree
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Flamehold Grappler + Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Narset's Reversal + Storm-Kiln Artist
- Infinite landfall triggers: Guildless Commons + Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Kodama of the East Tree
- Infinite landfall triggers: Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Kodama of the East Tree + Selesnya Sanctuary
- Infinite self-mill: Irenicus's Vile Duplication + Mirror-Mad Phantasm
- Win the game: Biovisionary + Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer + Irenicus's Vile Duplication