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Amoeboid Changeling

Creature — Shapeshifter

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
{T}: Target creature gains all creature types until end of turn.
{T}: Target creature loses all creature types until end of turn.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Lorwyn
Price
$1.78
EDHREC rank
#4900
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Amoeboid Changeling card art
Amoeboid Changeling lets you surgically strip or grant creature types at instant speed — the payoff in the right deck is enormous, and the cost is a two-mana 1/1 that does nothing on its own. Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator decks use it to make blockers count as Pirates mid-combat; Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist builds weaponize it to turn opponents' creatures into Salamanders and feed them to their own game plan.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist

Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist

80.6% of decks · synergy 0.79

Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist forces each player without a Salamander to get one at their upkeep, so Amoeboid Changeling's ability to tag any creature as a Salamander lets you redirect those tokens toward opponents — turning Gor Muldrak's symmetrical clause into a one-sided army generator.

02
Kediss, Emberclaw FamiliarMalcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

22.1% of decks · synergy 0.21

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator triggers off Pirates dealing combat damage to players, and Amoeboid Changeling converts any creature into a Pirate mid-attack — meaning every unblocked swing from any creature on your board can funnel Treasure into Malcolm's ability.

03
Wick, the Whorled Mind

Wick, the Whorled Mind

19.5% of decks · synergy 0.19

Wick, the Whorled Mind rewards you for having multiple creature types represented, and Amoeboid Changeling's all-types baseline means it counts as every tribe simultaneously — trivially satisfying type-diversity requirements while doubling as a utility piece that shapes combat.

04
Breeches, Brazen PlundererMalcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

18.8% of decks · synergy 0.18

Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator both reward Pirate synergies, and Amoeboid Changeling clears the path by giving that creature type to anything swinging — whether it's your threats you want to buff or opposing blockers you want to neutralize on the way through.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Amoeboid Changeling is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it earns a real roster spot almost exclusively in Commander. In Pauper it's technically playable but creature-type manipulation rarely drives competitive Pauper strategies, so it stays on the shelf. Legacy and Vintage have access to every tool in Magic history, and a two-mana 1/1 with a tap ability doesn't clear the bar there. Commander is where Amoeboid Changeling thrives: singleton deckbuilding rewards niche utility, tribal synergies are plentiful, and the combination of all-types passive plus the active ability creates interactions that only get better the more creature-type payoffs your deck runs.

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Price Context

Current price

$1.78 cheap tier

At $1.78, Amoeboid Changeling sits in the cheap tier — low enough that it's an easy inclusion decision if your commander calls for it. It's a narrow card with a specific home, so don't expect the price to move dramatically, but it won't break any budget either.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.