First printed in Dragon's Maze (2013)
All 5 prints
Log in to choose your favorite print: the site shows it in your decks, in the search and in the simulator.
-
Pioneer Masters (PIO) #238, 2024 (digital)
-
Double Masters (2XM) #212, 2020
-
RNA Guild Kit (GK2) #123, 2019
-
Commander 2016 (C16) #216, 2016
-
Dragon's Maze (DGM) #92, 2013
Progenitor Mimic 
Creature — Shapeshifter
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."
In the last 30 days 0.9% of Commander decks played it (55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO), Premier Draft | 57.2% | +1.9 | +5.6 | 2512 |
- 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
205 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Win the game: Adrix and Nev, Twincasters + Biovisionary + Progenitor Mimic
- Win the game: Biovisionary + Parallel Lives + Progenitor Mimic
- Win the game: Biovisionary + Doubling Season + Progenitor Mimic
- Win the game: Biovisionary + Primal Vigor + Progenitor Mimic
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Progenitor Mimic (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite turns, Lock: Progenitor Mimic + Timestream Navigator
- Win the game: Biovisionary + Lithoform Engine + Progenitor Mimic
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite mana permanents you control can produce: Illusionist's Bracers + Kiora's Follower + Progenitor Mimic
- Infinite turns, Lock: Eternal Witness + Progenitor Mimic + Time Warp
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB: Felidar Guardian + Progenitor Mimic
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