Nascent Metamorph
Creature — Shapeshifter
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. This creature becomes a copy of that card until end of turn. Then that player puts all cards revealed this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #16538
Nascent Metamorph copies the mana value of the most expensive nonland permanent on the battlefield, turning a cheap body into a high-value clone for the cost of a single mana at the end of your opponent's turn. The ceiling is enormous and the floor is whatever threat your opponents have already committed to the board — which in Commander is almost always something worth copying.
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 |
Commander is where Nascent Metamorph lives — four players mean a crowded board, and a crowded board means the most expensive nonland permanent is almost always something absurd: an Eldrazi, a planeswalker, a combo piece. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal, but the format speed and two-player dynamic shrink the card's variance window considerably; you'd need to flash it in at the right moment against a single opponent, which is far less reliable than in a pod. Nascent Metamorph is built for multiplayer, and Commander is the only format where it consistently punches at its theoretical ceiling.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Nascent Metamorph is deep bulk — you're getting one of the more open-ended clone effects in Commander for the price of a draft common. Bulk clones rarely spike hard unless they land in a precon or find a combo-specific home, so don't expect movement, but at this price the question isn't whether it's worth it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.