First printed in Antiquities (1994)
All 11 prints
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- Masters 25 (A25) #228, 2018 Lucas Graciano
- Magic 2013 (M13) #210, 2012 Lucas Graciano
- Masters Edition IV (ME4) #222, 2011 (digital) Kaja Foglio
- Classic Sixth Edition (6ED) #308, 1999 Adam Rex
- Fifth Edition (5ED) #395, 1997 Adam Rex
- Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #342, 1995 Kaja Foglio
- Fourth Edition (4ED) #342, 1995 Kaja Foglio
- Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM) #271, 1994 Kaja Foglio
- Revised Edition (3ED) #271, 1994 Kaja Foglio
- Foreign Black Border (FBB) #271, 1994 Kaja Foglio
- Antiquities (ATQ) #61, 1994 Kaja Foglio
Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
As this creature enters, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 artifact creature, a 2/2 artifact creature with flying, or a 1/6 Wall artifact creature with defender in addition to its other types. (A creature with defender can't attack.)
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- Illustrated by
- Kaja Foglio
Primal Clay legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- If an object on the battlefield becomes a copy of Primal Clay, it copies the values determined by its enters-the-battlefield replacement effect.
- While not on the battlefield, Primal Clay is a 0/0 creature card. It doesn't have flying or defender.
- If an object enters the battlefield as a copy of Primal Clay, it copies the values determined by its enters-the-battlefield replacement effect, but its power and toughness are determined by the copy's own enters-the-battlefield replacement effect. This can cause you to have a 3/3 creature with flying, or a 1/6 creature with flying and defender, for example.
Prices
Paper price: €0.07 / $0.20 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).