---
name: "Nascent Metamorph"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Shapeshifter"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "C20"
set_name: "Commander 2020"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brian Valeza"
oracle_id: "68f34b1c-e06b-4859-b7c0-62148341e38c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nascent-metamorph-c20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nascent Metamorph
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. This creature becomes a copy of that card until end of turn. Then that player puts all cards revealed this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shapeshifter's Marrow](/printing/shapeshifters-marrow-fut.md) — Enchantment
2. [Deceiver of Form](/printing/deceiver-of-form-pogw.md) — Creature — Eldrazi
3. [Vesuvan Shapeshifter](/printing/vesuvan-shapeshifter-tsr.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Volrath's Shapeshifter](/printing/volraths-shapeshifter-vma.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
5. [Polymorph](/printing/polymorph-m10.md) — Sorcery
6. [Shapesharer](/printing/shapesharer-lrw.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 (C20) #36
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brian Valeza
- **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`