Aurora Shifter
M3CModern Horizons 3 Commander/#45/2024Rare
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.79
Cardmarket€0.38
ManaPool$0.22
TCGplayer$1.00
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.08
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$1.87 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.22High $0.32Low $0.21▼ 15.4%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.00TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 1.0%30d▲ 2.0%90d▲ 108.3%
90d high
$1.03
90d low
$0.48
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.31
Modern Horizons 3 Commander
- Up 2.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 3% below its 90 day high of $1.03.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing are trading 13% below nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Shapeshifter
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you get that many .
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay . When you do, this creature becomes a copy of another target creature you control, except it has this ability and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you get that many ."
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Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
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Rulings (14)
wotc7 Jun 2024
If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)
wotc7 Jun 2024
You don't choose a target for Aurora Shifter's last ability at the time it triggers. Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when you pay {E}{E} this way. You choose a target for that ability as it goes on the stack. Each player may respond to this triggered ability as normal.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Because Aurora Shifter isn't entering the battlefield when it becomes a copy of another creature, any "When [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[This creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied creature won't apply.
wotc7 Jun 2024
If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
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About this card
Aurora Shifter
Aurora Shifter is a Creature — Shapeshifter, with mana cost {1}{U} (mana value 2). Printed 2 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: $1.00 (up 2.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Aurora Shifter FAQ
How much is Aurora Shifter worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Aurora Shifter is $1.00. It is up 2.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.48 to $1.03.
What is the cheapest printing of Aurora Shifter?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Modern Horizons 3 Commander at $0.31 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Aurora Shifter?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Modern Horizons 3 Commander at $0.87 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Aurora Shifter are there?
Aurora Shifter has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Aurora Shifter first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from M3C #45, released 2024-06-14.
Is there a foil version of Aurora Shifter?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.87 versus $1.00 for nonfoil, which is 13% less expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Aurora Shifter legal in Commander?
Yes, Aurora Shifter is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Aurora Shifter legal in Modern?
Aurora Shifter is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.