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Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore

Creature — Shapeshifter Rogue // Land

You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature you control, except it's a Shapeshifter Rogue in addition to its other types.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Zendikar Rising
Price
$8.90
EDHREC rank
#1180
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Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore card art
Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore is a Clone that doubles as a land drop — the floor is never dead, and the ceiling is copying your best creature for three mana. It completes blink loops alongside Felidar Guardian and fills the Clone role in Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Vial Smasher the Fierce lists that want redundancy without sacrificing land count.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Sakashima of a Thousand FacesVial Smasher the Fierce

Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Vial Smasher the Fierce

51.3% of decks · synergy 0.49

Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Vial Smasher the Fierce wants every Clone available, and Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore earns its slot over pure Clones because it enters as a land when the board is bare — Sakashima lists that run 40+ legendary creatures never get stuck holding a dead copy spell.

02
Hidetsugu and Kairi

Hidetsugu and Kairi

52.1% of decks · synergy 0.46

Hidetsugu and Kairi triggers on every creature that enters the battlefield under your control, so Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore copying the commander itself or another high-value creature doubles your trigger count while the land back half keeps early land drops consistent.

03

Aang, at the Crossroads

41.0% of decks · synergy 0.39

Aang, at the Crossroads cares about having varied permanent types and triggering on things entering, and Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore delivers either a creature entering on curve or a land when neither is otherwise available — versatility that a dedicated Clone or a basic land can't match alone.

04
Cynette, Jelly Drover

Cynette, Jelly Drover

41.2% of decks · synergy 0.35

Cynette, Jelly Drover builds around creature tokens and value creatures entering, so Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore copying a key payoff — another token producer or an enter-the-battlefield engine — extends the assembly line without sacrificing a land slot.

05
Anowon, the Ruin Thief

Anowon, the Ruin Thief

36.5% of decks · synergy 0.30

Anowon, the Ruin Thief wants as many Rogues as possible attacking each turn, and Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore copies whatever Rogue is already performing best while the land mode ensures you hit your mana to cast the rest of your hand.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore earns its reputation — singleton construction means Clone effects are at a premium, and the land back half turns a conditional spell into something you're always happy to see. In Modern and Pioneer, the Mimic side is too narrow for most competitive lists, but dedicated creature-combo shells have used it to copy key combo pieces while keeping land ratios tight. Legacy plays faster than the Mimic can keep up with, so it shows up only in dedicated Clone or blink strategies where the consistency of a dual-function card outweighs raw power. Vintage has better options for everything this does. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander use case cleanly.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Phantasmal Image is the closest replacement at roughly $3 — it copies any creature for two mana, though it dies to any targeting effect, which matters in removal-heavy pods. Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore's real edge over pure budget Clones like Phyrexian Metamorph isn't the copy effect, it's the land mode; if you're cutting it for a pure Clone, accept that you're trading away a safety valve and should compensate with an extra land.

Price Context

Current price

$8.90 mid tier

At $8.90, Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore sits in the mid tier — justified by the fact that no other Clone effect also enters as an untapped land in blue. That dual functionality keeps demand steady across Commander, Pioneer, and Modern, so the price is unlikely to crater without a meaningful reprint.

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