Volrath, the Shapestealer

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Name	Volrath, the Shapestealer
Type	Legendary creature — phyrexian shapeshifter
Description	At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature. : Until your next turn, Volrath, the Shapestealer becomes a copy of target creature with a counter on it, except it's 7/5 and it has this ability.
Artist	Heonhwa Choe
Set	Commander 2019 #51
Wallpaper	download
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About Volrath, the Shapestealer

Volrath, the Shapestealer, Legendary creature — phyrexian shapeshifter, designed by Heonhwa Choe first released in Aug, 2019 in the set Commander 2019. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 1.98.

Volrath, the Shapestealer would be a great addition to a deck focused on +1/+1 counters or -1/-1 counter synergies, allowing for versatile creature copying and manipulation. While it may not be the most powerful option available, its flexibility and potential for unexpected plays make it a fun choice for casual or themed decks. However, in more competitive settings, cards like Progenitor Mimic or Sakashima the Impostor may offer more consistent value and impact on the board.

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Activating Volrath’s last ability causes it to lose its first ability until your next turn, so if you activate it before the beginning of combat step, it won’t trigger during that turn. Players can cast instant spells and activate abilities (such as the second ability) during the beginning of combat step after that first ability has triggered or resolved but before attackers are chosen in the declare attackers step.

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If an effect begins to apply to Volrath before it becomes a copy of another creature, that effect will continue to apply.

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If Volrath becomes a copy of a creature whose power and toughness are defined by an ability (usually printed as */* or similar), Volrath doesn’t copy the ability that defines its power and toughness. Volrath remains a 7/5 creature.

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If Volrath becomes a copy of a legendary creature you control, you’ll put one of them into your graveyard.

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If Volrath copies a creature that’s copying something else, it will become whatever the target is copying.

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Volrath copies the printed values of the target creature, plus any copy effects that have been applied to it. It won’t copy counters on that creature. It also won’t copy any effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on. Notably, it won’t copy effects that made the target become a creature if it’s not normally a creature.

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