Shapeshifter

Casual Changeling Shapeshifter UB (Dimir)

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Land (22)

• 4x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Island
• 4x Mistvault Bridge
• 4x Seat of the Synod
• 4x Shipwreck Marsh
• 1x Swamp
• 4x Vault of Whispers

Creature (16)

• 2x Cryptoplasm
• 2x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
• 2x Lazav, Wearer of Faces
• 2x Orvar, the All-Form
• 4x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 4x Universal Automaton

Artifact (10)

• 4x Isochron Scepter
• 2x Moonsilver Key
• 2x The Enigma Jewel  ^Flip
• 2x Unwinding Clock

Instant (12)

• 3x Absorb Identity
• 3x Darkness
• 3x Offer Immortality
• 3x Sheoldred's Edict

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Maybeboard

Land (12)

• 1x Darkmoss Bridge
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Drossforge Bridge
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Goldmire Bridge
• 1x Power Depot
• 1x Razortide Bridge
• 1x Scene of the Crime
• 1x Silverbluff Bridge
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Tanglepool Bridge
• 1x Treasure Vault

Instant (9)

• 1x Cauldron Haze
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Echoing Truth
• 1x Fake Your Own Death
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Heartless Act
• 1x Remand
• 1x Siphon Insight

Creature (4)

• 1x Cemetery Puca
• 1x Changeling Outcast
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Dimir Doppelganger

Artifact (3)

• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Sol Talisman
• 1x Strionic Resonator

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I had a playset of Isochron Scepters and ran across the Absorb Identity card. I thought it would be fun to build a shapeshifter control deck for our kitchen magic group (2-6 players). We try to stick to modern, but generally the decks are casual format (albeit some are really strong). I tried to not go super specific (probably at my detriment) with the instants for Isochron, so that I have answers for a wide variety of decks.

The overall thought of the deck is to control the board with Isochron Scepters, and utilize opponents best creatures/permanents against them with the shapeshifters. It's a little tough to playtest, as so much of the deck relies on what opponents are doing and what my shapeshifters can turn into. I'd love your thoughts!

Creatures

• Cryptoplasm - Any good creatures I can't get rid of on the board he can become on my turn, or I can leave him as-is and synergize with Orvar, the All-Form or Absorb Identity.
• Lazav, Dimir Mastermind - Pretty self explanatory.
• Lazav, Wearer of Faces - Graveyard removal, card draw, and the potential to turn into something nasty. I can also use Absorb Identity or Offer Immortality after attackers/blockers are declared to ensure survivability.
• Orvar, the All-Form - I'm debating on him... I really like Orvar, but I have a lot of legendary creatures, and its likely my shapeshifters that aren't (Phyrexian Metamorph and Cryptoplasm) will have copied a legendary creature. I'm thinking removing him for more Unwinding Clocks?
• Phyrexian Metamorph - Can be a 3 drop if needed, can clone my Isochron Scepters, can be really versatile in copying opponents things, and stays an artifact to be untapped by Unwinding Clock.
• Universal Automaton - One drop that synergizes with Orvar, the All-Form and Absorb Identity. Is an artifact to be untapped by Unwinding Clock.

Artifacts

• Isochron Scepter - Yup.
• Moonsilver Key - Can tutor a land, Isochron Scepter, or The Enigma Jewel  .
• The Enigma Jewel   - One drop that can pay for Isochron Scepter, Clue Tokens from Lazav, Wearer of Faces, and is an artifact to be untapped by Unwinding Clock to get at least one use of Isochron Scepter each turn. I don't plan on ever transforming it, not exactly sure if that would benefit me in this deck (I think not).
• Unwinding Clock - Pretty self explanatory. Especially nice in multi-player.

Instants

• Absorb Identity - Temporary removal that can make my shapeshifters nasty.
• Darkness - Keep myself or an opponent alive, lots of shenanigans here.
• Offer Immortality - Can be used on my creatures to duplicate with Orvar, the All-Form, protect my creatures, or can use it to control opponents during their attacks to remove or keep things alive.
• Sheoldred's Edict - I'm sacrificing targeted removal here, but gaining versatility. It gives me a way to remove Planeswalkers, bypasses Hexproof/Shroud/Indestructible, and applies to all opponents.

Lands

Seat of the Synod and Vault of Whispers makes this deck not modern legal. Because this is mostly a casual playgroup, I think I'm going to leave them in. The only benefit of them is with Unwinding Clock (which I only have two of), and the power of this deck isn't overpowered IMHO.

• Clearwater Pathway   - Self explanatory
• Mistvault Bridge - Artifact dual land, to be untapped by Unwinding Clock
• Seat of the Synod - Artifact to be untapped by Unwinding Clock
• Shipwreck Marsh - I would swap this for Drowned Catacombs if I took out the illegal artifact lands
• Vault of Whispers - Artifact to be untapped by Unwinding Clock

Date added	2 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 0 Rares 8 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.34
Tokens	Clue, Copy Clone
Folders	Purchase Cards