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Metallic Mimic

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Each other creature you control of the chosen type enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{2}
Color identity
C
Rarity
rare
Set
Kaladesh Remastered
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#1085
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Metallic Mimic card art
Metallic Mimic enters naming a creature type and puts a +1/+1 counter on every subsequent creature of that type you play — a permanent, stackable anthem that costs two mana and shows up on turn two. Magda, Brazen Outlaw decks in particular treat it as a must-include, since every Dwarf that enters bigger also pushes Magda's tap-for-Treasure engine further ahead on board.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Magda, Brazen Outlaw

Magda, Brazen Outlaw

63.8% of decks · synergy 0.59

Metallic Mimic naming Dwarf means every creature Magda, Brazen Outlaw cares about enters with a counter already on it, accelerating both the Treasure count and the raw power of the board simultaneously.

02
Mog, Moogle Warrior

Mog, Moogle Warrior

58.6% of decks · synergy 0.57

Mog, Moogle Warrior wants as many Moogles entering as large as possible, and Metallic Mimic naming Moogle is one of the cheapest ways to guarantee every creature in the chain comes in above baseline.

03
Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Hakbal of the Surging Soul

54.5% of decks · synergy 0.50

Merfolk decks under Hakbal of the Surging Soul run Metallic Mimic as a two-mana lord that front-loads the buff onto every Merfolk before they even touch the battlefield, compounding Hakbal's own counter-placement triggers.

04
Ayula, Queen Among Bears

Ayula, Queen Among Bears

47.9% of decks · synergy 0.45

Ayula, Queen Among Bears triggers off Bears entering with +1/+1 counters already on them, and Metallic Mimic naming Bear turns every subsequent Bear into an immediate Ayula activation waiting to happen.

05
Sethron, Hurloon General

Sethron, Hurloon General

36.7% of decks · synergy 0.35

Sethron, Hurloon General cares about non-Human Minotaurs entering and Metallic Mimic naming Minotaur layers a free counter on each one, making every creature that triggers Sethron slightly more threatening the moment it arrives.

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

Metallic Mimic is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it earns its reputation — tribal synergy is at its most exploitable in a 100-card singleton format where you'll reliably chain multiple creatures of the same type in a single game. In Modern and Pioneer, Metallic Mimic sees niche play in dedicated tribal shells where the two-mana cost and enters-the-battlefield trigger line up cleanly with low-to-the-ground creature curves. Legacy and Vintage offer faster, more powerful options, so Metallic Mimic rarely makes the cut there outside of highly specific tribal builds. Commander remains the format where it is most consistently a strong inclusion rather than a fringe consideration.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate on Metallic Mimic. Historically it has floated in the $3–$6 range as a casual tribal staple, but supply from various reprints can move that number — verify before buying.

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