---
name: "Battlegate Mimic"
mana_cost: "{1}{R/W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Shapeshifter"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "133"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Franz Vohwinkel"
oracle_id: "0af189d3-4de1-483e-aac4-dd5d51a57d9c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/battlegate-mimic-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Battlegate Mimic
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R/W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a spell that's both red and white, this creature has base power and toughness 4/2 until end of turn and gains first strike until end of turn.

> *Les mimiques n'ont pas besoin d'un déguisement parfait. Il leur suffit de trouver les victimes parfaites : les jeunes, les naïfs ou les mal-voyants.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Riverfall Mimic](/printing/riverfall-mimic-eve.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
2. [Nightsky Mimic](/printing/nightsky-mimic-eve.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Shorecrasher Mimic](/printing/shorecrasher-mimic-eve.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Woodlurker Mimic](/printing/woodlurker-mimic-eve.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
5. [Belligerent Hatchling](/printing/belligerent-hatchling-eve.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Balefire Liege](/printing/balefire-liege-eve.md) — Creature — Spirit Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #133
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Franz Vohwinkel
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`