Primal Clay
Classic Sixth Edition (6ED) #308 · Rare · Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Mana cost: {4}
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.)
Power/toughness */* · Illustrated by Adam Rex · Released April 21, 1999
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.38 USD · €0.42 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: no net change at $0.38 USD; low $0.37 USD, high $0.38 USD.
Printings
- Masters 25 #228 (A25) · Common · 2018 · $0.19 USD
- Magic 2013 #210 (M13) · Uncommon · 2012 · $0.18 USD
- Masters Edition IV #222 (ME4) · Common · 2011
- Classic Sixth Edition #308 (this printing) · Rare · 1999 · $0.38 USD
- Fifth Edition #395 (5ED) · Rare · 1997 · $0.47 USD
- Fourth Edition #342 (4ED) · Rare · 1995 · $0.38 USD
- Summer Magic / Edgar #271 (SUM) · Rare · 1994
- Revised Edition #271 (3ED) · Rare · 1994 · $0.65 USD
- Antiquities #61 (ATQ) · Uncommon · 1994 · $3.47 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-03-19 · wotc — If an object on the battlefield becomes a copy of Primal Clay, it copies the values determined by its enters-the-battlefield replacement effect.
- 2021-03-19 · wotc — While not on the battlefield, Primal Clay is a 0/0 creature card. It doesn't have flying or defender.
- 2021-03-19 · wotc — 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.