---
name: "Mirror of the Forebears"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "9eaeb54b-73a8-43cc-b4d8-ed8b5eb19646"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mirror-of-the-forebears-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mirror of the Forebears
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
{1}: Until end of turn, this artifact becomes a copy of target creature you control of the chosen type, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mirage Mirror](/printing/mirage-mirror-sld.md) — Artifact
2. [Mirror Image](/printing/mirror-image-plst.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Mirrormade](/printing/mirrormade-eld.md) — Enchantment
4. [Metallic Mimic](/printing/metallic-mimic-aer.md) — Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
5. [Mirror Entity](/printing/mirror-entity-sld.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
6. [Reflections of Littjara](/printing/reflections-of-littjara-khm.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #54
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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