---
name: "Proteus Machine"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Morph"]
set: "SCG"
set_name: "Scourge"
collector_number: "141"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "c3acf94e-3adc-4397-a736-3f6072a5967d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/proteus-machine-scg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Proteus Machine
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Morph

## Oracle Text
Morph {0} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, it becomes the creature type of your choice. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vesuvan Shapeshifter](/printing/vesuvan-shapeshifter-tsr.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
2. [Aquamorph Entity](/printing/aquamorph-entity-ddn.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Mistform Shrieker](/printing/mistform-shrieker-ons.md) — Creature — Illusion
4. [Mistform Seaswift](/printing/mistform-seaswift-lgn.md) — Creature — Illusion
5. [Shaper Parasite](/printing/shaper-parasite-plst.md) — Creature — Illusion
6. [Hulking Metamorph](/printing/hulking-metamorph-bro.md) — Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scourge (SCG) #141
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `legal`