Renegade Doppelganger

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Name	Renegade Doppelganger
Type	Creature — shapeshifter
Description	Whenever another creature you control enters, you may have Renegade Doppelganger become a copy of that creature until end of turn. (If it does, it loses this ability for the rest of the turn.)
Flavor	Per conoscere veramente una creatura, striscia per un miglio nei suoi tentacoli.
Artist	James Ryman
Set	Opkomst van de Eldrazi #84
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Renegade Doppelganger

Renegade Doppelganger, Creature — shapeshifter, designed by James Ryman first released in Apr, 2010 in the set Rise of the Eldrazi. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of € 0.21.

Renegade Doppelganger would be a valuable addition to a deck focused on creature synergy and ETB (Enter the Battlefield) effects, especially in a blue-based deck where it can easily be cast. While it offers versatility and potential for powerful plays by copying impactful creatures temporarily, a more competitive alternative could be Clever Impersonator, which allows for a permanent copy of any nonland permanent on the battlefield. Despite this, Renegade Doppelganger could still see play in casual or themed decks looking to capitalize on its unique ability to mimic creatures for a turn.

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During the cleanup step, Renegade Doppelganger’s copy effect wears off. It will go back to being a 0/1 blue creature named Renegade Doppelganger, and will have its original ability again. Note that this happens at the same time that damage marked on the Renegade Doppelganger is removed. If it was dealt damage earlier in the turn, this damage will not cause Renegade Doppelganger to be destroyed when its copy effect wears off.

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If multiple creatures enter the battlefield under your control at the same time, Renegade Doppelganger’s ability will trigger once for each of them. You choose the order that those abilities will resolve. It’s possible to have Renegade Doppelganger become a copy of something, activate an activated ability of that creature, then have it become a copy of something else under this scenario. The last ability that resolves that you choose to use determines what it ends up a copy of.

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If Renegade Doppelganger becomes a copy of a creature with an ability that causes you to make a choice (such as naming a card or choosing a color) as it enters the battlefield, and another ability that refers to that choice, those abilities of the Doppelganger won’t do anything. You won’t have the chance to make a choice since the Doppelganger is already on the battlefield, so the value of that choice is undefined.

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If Renegade Doppelganger becomes a copy of a token, Renegade Doppelganger copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put it onto the battlefield. Renegade Doppelganger doesn’t become a token.

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If Renegade Doppelganger becomes a copy of another creature, it copies exactly what was printed on that card and nothing more (unless that card is copying something else or it’s a token; see below). It doesn’t copy whether the original creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or whether it’s been affected by any noncopy effects that changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.

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Renegade Doppelganger’s ability isn’t targeted. It can copy a creature with shroud or protection.

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When a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you can choose not to copy it. In that case, Renegade Doppelganger remains 0/1 and still has its triggered ability.

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