---
name: "Progenitor Mimic"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Shapeshifter"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "C16"
set_name: "Commander 2016"
collector_number: "216"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "88929ea9-900f-4dbb-b16c-cf3bad4e410c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/progenitor-mimic-c16"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Progenitor Mimic
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vesuvan Doppelganger](/printing/vesuvan-doppelganger-30a.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
2. [Clever Impersonator](/printing/clever-impersonator-sld.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Unstable Shapeshifter](/printing/unstable-shapeshifter-tmp.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Renegade Doppelganger](/printing/renegade-doppelganger-roe.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
5. [Mirror Image](/printing/mirror-image-plst.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
6. [Clone](/printing/clone-10e.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2016 (C16) #216
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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