Mirror of the Forebears
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SetC17
Collector #54
Released2017-08-25
Rarityuncommon
ArtistKieran Yanner
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Mirror of the Forebears

UncommonMV 2
Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
: Until end of turn, this artifact becomes a copy of target creature you control of the chosen type, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2017-11-15Newest 2017-11-15
Rulings (12)
wotc25 Aug 2017
Mirror of the Forebears 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 or effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on. Notably, it won’t copy effects that made the target creature become a creature.
wotc25 Aug 2017
If Mirror of the Forebears becomes a copy of a legendary creature you control, you’ll put one of them into your graveyard.
wotc25 Aug 2017
If an effect begins to apply to Mirror of the Forebears before it becomes a copy of another permanent, that effect will continue to apply. For example, if Mirror of the Forebears is activated twice in response to itself targeting first Spirit of the Hearth then Temur Sabertooth, the ability it has while it’s a copy of Temur Sabertooth can be activated and its effect will continue to apply while Mirror of the Forebears is a copy of Spirit of the Hearth.
wotc25 Aug 2017
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Vampire or Cat. Card types such as “artifact” can’t be chosen.
wotc25 Aug 2017
If you somehow control a Mirror of the Forebears with no chosen creature type, its activated ability can’t be activated.
wotc25 Aug 2017
Once the second ability of Mirror of the Forebears resolves, it no longer has that ability.