---
name: "Skinshifter"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "M12"
set_name: "Magic 2012"
collector_number: "195"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "cfa3f2a4-2724-4bc1-bdaf-244051db95ed"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skinshifter-m12"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skinshifter
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{G}: Choose one. Activate only once each turn.
• Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Rhino with base power and toughness 4/4 and gains trample.
• Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Bird with base power and toughness 2/2 and gains flying.
• Until end of turn, this creature becomes a Plant with base power and toughness 0/8.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wild Shape](/printing/wild-shape-hbg.md) — Instant
2. [Tilonalli's Skinshifter](/printing/tilonallis-skinshifter-xln.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
3. [Shyft](/printing/shyft-ice.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Shapesharer](/printing/shapesharer-lrw.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
5. [Greater Morphling](/printing/greater-morphling-unh.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
6. [Woodland Changeling](/printing/woodland-changeling-plst.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2012 (M12) #195
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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