Formless Genesis
DSCDuskmourn: House of Horror Commander/#61/2024Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.29
Cardmarket€0.30
ManaPool$0.19
TCGplayer$0.39
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.26
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.65 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.29High $1.29Low $0.59▲ 118.6%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.39TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 2.5%30d▼ 2.5%90d▼ 7.1%
90d high
$0.43
90d low
$0.39
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.26
Edge of Eternities Commander
- Down 2.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 9% below its 90 day high of $0.43.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Kindred Sorcery — Shapeshifter
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Create an X/X colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling and deathtouch, where X is the number of land cards in your graveyard.
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
Keywords
RetraceChangeling
Card capabilities
Graveyard interactionSorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (7)
wotc20 Sept 2024
Casting a card by using its retrace ability works just like casting any other spell, with two exceptions: You're casting it from your graveyard rather than your hand, and you must discard a land card in addition to any other costs.
wotc20 Sept 2024
When a retrace spell you cast from your graveyard resolves, fails to resolve, or is countered, it's put back into your graveyard. You may use the retrace ability to cast it again.
wotc20 Sept 2024
The value of X is determined only once, as Formless Genesis resolves. The token's power and toughness won't change if the number of land cards in your graveyard later changes.
wotc20 Sept 2024
If the active player casts a spell that has retrace, that player may cast that card again after it resolves, before another player can remove the card from the graveyard. The active player has priority after the spell resolves, so they can immediately cast a new spell. Since casting a card with retrace from the graveyard moves that card onto the stack, no one else would have the chance to affect it while it's still in the graveyard.
wotc20 Sept 2024
A retrace card cast from your graveyard follows the normal timing rules for its card type.
wotc20 Sept 2024
Changeling is a characteristic-defining ability. It functions in all zones.
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About this card
Formless Genesis
Formless Genesis is a Kindred Sorcery — Shapeshifter, with mana cost {2}{G} (mana value 3). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.39 (down 2.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Formless Genesis FAQ
How much is Formless Genesis worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Formless Genesis is $0.39. It is down 2.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.39 to $0.43.
What is the cheapest printing of Formless Genesis?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Edge of Eternities Commander at $0.26 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Formless Genesis?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander at $0.39 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Formless Genesis are there?
Formless Genesis has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Formless Genesis first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DSC #61, released 2024-09-27.
What is the newest printing of Formless Genesis?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from EOC #96, released 2025-08-01.
Is Formless Genesis legal in Commander?
Yes, Formless Genesis is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Formless Genesis legal in Modern?
Formless Genesis is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.