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Nightsky Mimic

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Nightsky Mimic, Eventide printing
Eventide EVE · No. 91 2008-07-25

Card text

{1}{W/B}
Creature — Shapeshifter
Whenever you cast a spell that's both white and black, this creature has base power and toughness 4/4 until end of turn and gains flying until end of turn.
2 / 1
A mimic need only touch a being to learn its shape, but touching usually leads to mauling and messily eating.
EDHREC rank #30683 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The ability triggers whenever you cast a spell that’s both of its listed colors. It doesn’t matter whether that spell also happens to be any other colors.

2008-08-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Any other abilities the Mimic may have gained are not affected.

2008-08-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a spell that’s the two appropriate colors for the second time in a turn, the ability triggers again. The Mimic will once again become the power and toughness stated in its ability, which could overwrite power- and toughness-setting effects that have been applied to it in the meantime.

2008-08-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The effect from the ability overwrites other effects that set power and/or toughness if and only if those effects existed before the ability resolved. It will not overwrite effects that modify power or toughness (whether from a static ability, counters, or a resolved spell or ability), nor will it overwrite effects that set power and toughness which come into existence after the ability resolves. Effects that switch the creature’s power and toughness are always applied after any other power or toughness changing effects, including this one, regardless of the order in which they are created.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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