Shapesharer
Creature — Shapeshifter
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
: Target Shapeshifter becomes a copy of target creature until your next turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $5.85
- EDHREC rank
- #9109
Shapesharer turns every Shapeshifter you control into a copy of any other Shapeshifter on the board, and it does it at instant speed for two mana. In tribal Shapeshifter builds or Changeling-heavy lists it generates absurd redundancy; even Liliana, Untouched by Death lists occasionally slot it as a Zombie-type enabler via Changeling.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Shapesharer actually lives — Changeling tribal decks, Reaper King builds, and any commander that rewards stacking a single creature type all want the instant-speed copy effect. Legacy and Vintage are both legal but have no meaningful competitive homes for it; the effect is too slow and narrow for those formats. Modern is legal on paper but Shapesharer sees essentially zero play there for the same reason. Oathbreaker is the one fringe format where a Shapeshifter-focused pile could theoretically exploit it, but the card's ceiling is firmly Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Liliana, Untouched by DeathRooftop StormRatadrabik of UrborgShapesharer
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Shapesharer's closest budget analog is Mirror Entity, which grants every creature every creature type rather than copying stats, so it trades the copy effect for blanket tribal enablement — useful but different. If the goal is simply cloning a creature at low cost, Artisan of Forms does it for one mana less but requires targeting a spell, which is a meaningful setup cost Shapesharer doesn't demand.
Price Context
Current price
$5.85 mid tier
At $5.85, Shapesharer sits in mid-tier pricing — expensive enough that you should have a clear reason to include it, cheap enough that it won't break a budget build. It's a narrow card with a devoted niche audience, so the price reflects steady tribal demand rather than any spike risk.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Liliana, Untouched by Death
- Rooftop Storm
- Ratadrabik of Urborg
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.