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Body Double

Creature — Shapeshifter

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature card in a graveyard.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Planar Chaos
Price
$0.57
EDHREC rank
#5930
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Body Double card art
Body Double enters as a copy of any creature in any graveyard — opponent's bomb included — for five mana, which is the whole pitch. The cost is real, but Karmic Guide loops and Lazav, Dimir Mastermind synergies push it well past bulk status in graveyard-heavy Commander builds.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

30.7% of decks · synergy 0.29

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind mills aggressively and wants redundant graveyard targets, and Body Double slots in as a second copy of whatever creature Lazav is already impersonating — doubling up on the best threat in any graveyard at instant-speed setup.

02
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

28.8% of decks · synergy 0.27

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist's mill engine fills graveyards fast, and Body Double converts those piles into immediate threats by entering as the biggest creature already milled — often an opponent's game-winner turned against them.

03
The Mimeoplasm

The Mimeoplasm

18.8% of decks · synergy 0.18

The Mimeoplasm decks stock graveyards as a resource, and Body Double fills out the clone suite so the deck can copy the same high-value targets even after The Mimeoplasm has already consumed them.

04
Araumi of the Dead Tide

Araumi of the Dead Tide

19.0% of decks · synergy 0.17

Araumi of the Dead Tide enables encore, and Body Double gets its enters-the-battlefield copy trigger on each token, letting the deck harvest multiple graveyard impersonations in one swing.

05
Bane, Lord of Darkness

Bane, Lord of Darkness

13.5% of decks · synergy 0.13

Bane, Lord of Darkness leverages creature death as a trigger engine, and Body Double steps in as a flexible reanimation piece that arrives as whatever creature is currently most threatening in any graveyard.

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 not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Body Double does its real work — graveyard density is high, targets are enormous, and the political upside of copying an opponent's creature is unique to multiplayer. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but rarely sees play; five mana for a clone effect is too slow against the formats' threats, and Phantasmal Image or Phyrexian Metamorph fill the clone role cheaper. Modern is the same story — the rate doesn't compete. Body Double is effectively a Commander card that happens to have broader legality.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.57 bulk tier

At $0.57, Body Double is bulk by price but not by impact — it's just widely printed enough to stay cheap. Grab it freely; there's no reason to pay a premium.

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