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Progenitor Mimic

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4 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Progenitor Mimic, Double Masters printing
Double Masters 2XM · No. 212 2020-08-07

Card text

{4}{G}{U}
Creature — Shapeshifter
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."
0 / 0
EDHREC rank #5527 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

8 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The original Progenitor Mimic will create tokens, but those token copies will not.

2013-04-15 · Wizards of the Coast

If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost (such as Protean Hydra), X is considered to be zero.

2013-04-15 · Wizards of the Coast

If you choose to have Progenitor Mimic enter the battlefield as a copy of a creature, the triggered ability it gains will become part of its copiable values. For example, suppose Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a copy of Runeclaw Bear, a 2/2 green Bear creature with mana cost {1}{G}. The resulting object is a 2/2 green Bear creature named Runeclaw Bear with mana cost {1}{G} and with “At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of this creature.” If another Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a copy of that creature, it will be a Runeclaw Bear with two instances of the triggered ability.

2013-04-15 · Wizards of the Coast

Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield. Any “as [this creature] enters the battlefield” or “[this creature] enters the battlefield with” abilities of the chosen creature will also work.

2013-04-15 · Wizards of the Coast

You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Progenitor Mimic enters the battlefield as a 0/0 Shapeshifter creature and is probably put into the graveyard immediately.

2013-04-15 · Wizards of the Coast

If Progenitor Mimic somehow enters the battlefield at the same time as another creature, it can't become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that's already on the battlefield.

2013-04-15 · Wizards of the Coast

If the chosen creature is a token, Progenitor Mimic copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put it onto the battlefield. Copying a token doesn't make Progenitor Mimic become a token.

2013-04-15 · Wizards of the Coast

Progenitor Mimic copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing more (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.

2013-04-15 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Progenitor Mimic, Double Masters printing
Double Masters
2XM · #212
Rare
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La Boutique Mythique · Condition LP
Progenitor Mimic, Commander 2016 printing
Commander 2016
C16 · #216
Mythic
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Infinity Cards & Collectibles · Condition LP