Vesuvan Doppelganger
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SetCEI
Collector #88
Released1993-12-10
Rarityrare
ArtistQuinton Hoover
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Vesuvan Doppelganger

RareReserved listColour IDMV 5
Creature — Shapeshifter
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has this ability."
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Rulings (12)
wotc16 Sept 2007
Although Vesuvan Doppelganger's triggered ability is targeted, its "as this creature enters" ability is not.
wotc16 Sept 2007
If another creature copies Vesuvan Doppelganger, the new creature will become a copy of whatever Vesuvan Doppelganger is copying except for its color, will copy Vesuvan Doppelganger's color, and will gain Vesuvan Doppelganger's triggered ability.
wotc16 Sept 2007
Vesuvan Doppelganger's triggered ability may cause it to become a copy of itself. A Vesuvan Doppelganger that becomes a copy of a Vesuvan Doppelganger (either itself or a different one) will gain another instance of its triggered ability. Each instance of that ability will trigger during its controller's upkeep. They'll all be put on the stack and resolve one at a time. The last one to resolve determines the Doppelganger's characteristics for the rest of the turn.
wotc16 Sept 2007
When Vesuvan Doppelganger's triggered ability triggers, you must choose a target for it. You determine whether to have the Doppelganger become a copy of that target when the ability resolves.
wotc16 Sept 2007
Vesuvan Doppelganger copies the mana cost of the creature it's copying but doesn't copy its color.
wotc16 Sept 2007
Vesuvan Doppelganger copies a face-down creature, it becomes a face-up 2/2 blue creature with no name and no abilities other than the one it gives itself.