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Evil Twin

Creature — Shapeshifter

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "{U}{B}, {T}: Destroy target creature with the same name as this creature."

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{U}{B}
Color identity
BU
Rarity
rare
Set
Modern Masters 2017
Price
$0.54
EDHREC rank
#6769
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Evil Twin card art
Evil Twin copies any creature on the board and comes with a built-in assassination clause — tap it alongside another copy of itself to destroy any creature with that name, including the original. Four mana for a Clone that doubles as targeted removal is strong, but the real payoff is in the Gyruda, Doom of Depths shell, where Evil Twin copies Gyruda itself and immediately triggers the mill-and-reanimate loop again.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

02
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

41.3% of decks · synergy 0.38

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind rewards graveyard density, and Evil Twin fits naturally as a second copy threat that can also act as removal by matching whatever creature Lazav is currently imitating.

03
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin

33.0% of decks · synergy 0.30

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wants to lock opponents out and steal their resources, and Evil Twin copying a key threat across the table — then threatening to kill it — fits that controlling gameplan exactly.

04
Sen Triplets

Sen Triplets

21.7% of decks · synergy 0.21

Sen Triplets decks play in all three of their opponents' colors and frequently take creatures; Evil Twin extends that theft angle by copying the best creature in play for just four mana.

05
Sakashima of a Thousand FacesVial Smasher the Fierce

Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Vial Smasher the Fierce

21.2% of decks · synergy 0.21

Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Vial Smasher the Fierce builds around having multiple copies of legendary creatures in play, and Evil Twin is a flexible Clone that can also function as spot removal when the board demands it.

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 Evil Twin earns its slot — multiplayer tables are full of powerful unique creatures worth copying, and the self-referential destroy ability is a political tool that makes opponents think twice about playing their best creature while Evil Twin is in play. In Legacy and Vintage, four mana is a real cost in formats defined by turn-one and turn-two kills, and pure Clone effects rarely see serious play there. Modern is legal but similarly unkind to slow value creatures without an immediate board impact. Evil Twin is fundamentally a Commander card: the more powerful the threats sitting across the table, the better it gets.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.54 bulk tier

At $0.54, Evil Twin is firmly bulk — easy to pick up in trade binders or discount boxes without a second thought. Given its consistent demand in Gyruda, Doom of Depths and copy-matters builds, that price is unlikely to climb without a reprint shakeup, so grab it cheap and don't wait.

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