“Changelings can alter shape based on what the beings around them desire most.”
Changeling
Shields of Velis Vel
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Kindred Instant — Shapeshifter
Mana Cost: {W}
Oracle Rules Text: Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Creatures target player controls get +0/+1 and gain all creature types until end of turn.
Flavor Text: Changelings can alter shape based on what the beings around them desire most.
Set: Lorwyn (#39), Rarity: Common, Artist: Ralph Horsley
Instant
White
Common
$1.36
Regular
$12.40
✨ Foil
€0.53
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (3)
2024-06-07
While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.
2024-06-07
Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
2024-06-07
This cards was originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred". This change does not affect the gameplay function of this card.
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