Transmogrify
Sorcery
Exile target creature. That creature's controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. That player puts that card onto the battlefield, then shuffles the rest into their library.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2021 Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10779
Transmogrify hits any creature on the board — yours or an opponent's — exiles it, and replaces it with whatever is sitting on top of their library, which means in the right deck it's a four-mana instant-speed cheat engine. The cost is real: you're gambling on a random hit, so it earns its slot only when you've engineered the top of your library or are sacrificing a token you made for free, exactly what Kykar, Wind's Fury does.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
Kykar, Wind's Fury generates 1/1 Spirit tokens as a side effect of casting spells, and Transmogrify turns any one of those tokens into whatever fatty you've set up on top of your library — Hullbreaker Horror, Emrakul, whatever the game needs — at instant speed and for four mana total.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Transmogrify is a combo enabler first and a removal spell second — decks that generate expendable tokens and can stack or scry their library run it as a consistent cheat effect that dodges commander tax entirely. In Pioneer and Modern it has seen fringe play in dedicated "Neoform-style" combo shells where the library manipulation is tight enough to guarantee the hit, but it competes with cheaper, more reliable cheats and rarely escapes the sideboard. Legacy and Vintage have access to better fast-mana lines that make the four-mana investment look slow, so Transmogrify doesn't register there outside of budget builds. Across every format the card is only as good as what you've put on top of your library — treat it as a payoff for setup, not a standalone.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at time of writing, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current number. Historically Transmogrify has sat in the bulk-to-one-dollar range given its narrow combo-only role, but a spike is possible if a new token-generating commander pushes it into the spotlight.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.