Progenitor Mimic

Commander 2016 (C16) #216 · Mythic · Creature — Shapeshifter

Mana cost: {4}{G}{U}

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."

Power/toughness 0/0 · Illustrated by Daarken · Released November 11, 2016

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.04 USD (3.5%) to $1.18 USD; low $1.14 USD, high $1.18 USD.

Printings

  1. Pioneer Masters #238 (PIO) · Mythic · 2024
  2. Double Masters #212 (2XM) · Rare · 2020 · $1.62 USD
  3. RNA Guild Kit #123 (GK2) · Mythic · 2019 · $1.09 USD
  4. Commander 2016 #216 (this printing) · Mythic · 2016 · $1.18 USD
  5. Dragon's Maze #92 (DGM) · Mythic · 2013 · $1.49 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2013-04-15 · wotc — The original Progenitor Mimic will create tokens, but those token copies will not.
  2. 2013-04-15 · wotc — If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost (such as Protean Hydra), X is considered to be zero.
  3. 2013-04-15 · wotc — If you choose to have Progenitor Mimic enter the battlefield as a copy of a creature, the triggered ability it gains will become part of its copiable values. For example, suppose Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a copy of Runeclaw Bear, a 2/2 green Bear creature with mana cost {1}{G}. The resulting object is a 2/2 green Bear creature named Runeclaw Bear with mana cost {1}{G} and with “At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of this creature.” If another Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a copy of that creature, it will be a Runeclaw Bear with two instances of the triggered ability.
  4. 2013-04-15 · wotc — Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield. Any “as [this creature] enters the battlefield” or “[this creature] enters the battlefield with” abilities of the chosen creature will also work.
  5. 2013-04-15 · wotc — You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a 0/0 Shapeshifter creature and is probably put into the graveyard immediately.
  6. 2013-04-15 · wotc — If Progenitor Mimic somehow enters the battlefield at the same time as another creature, it can't become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that's already on the battlefield.
  7. 2013-04-15 · wotc — If the chosen creature is a token, Progenitor Mimic copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put it onto the battlefield. Copying a token doesn't make Progenitor Mimic become a token.
  8. 2013-04-15 · wotc — Progenitor Mimic copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing more (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.

Played in these commander decks

  1. The Mimeoplasm · in 7% of 46 decks

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