Mistform Wakecaster
Creature — Illusion
Flying
: This creature becomes the creature type of your choice until end of turn.
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: Choose a creature type. Each creature you control becomes that type until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #29276
Mistform Wakecaster lets you change the creature type of every Illusion you control as a tap ability — a board-wide changeling effect that pays dividends in tribal synergy decks. Three mana for a 2/2 with no evasion is a steep ask, so you're running it for the ability, not the body.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mistform Wakecaster is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 3-mana 2/2 with a tap ability. Commander is the only realistic home, specifically in Illusion tribal or flexible changeling-adjacent builds where shifting creature types on demand unlocks lord effects or combo thresholds. Outside of that narrow niche, Mistform Wakecaster sits on the sidelines in every format it's technically legal in.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Mistform Wakecaster is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. The price reflects its extremely narrow application, and there's no reason to expect it to climb unless Illusion tribal gets a significant competitive push.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.