---
name: "Volrath, the Shapestealer"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{G}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter"
colors: ["B", "G", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "C19"
set_name: "Commander 2019"
collector_number: "51"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Heonhwa"
oracle_id: "a70d8e3d-a62d-4c4c-890b-e502e48c4475"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/volrath-the-shapestealer-c19"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Volrath, the Shapestealer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{G}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/5

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature.
{1}: Until your next turn, Volrath becomes a copy of target creature with a counter on it, except it's 7/5 and it has this ability.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Volrath the Fallen](/printing/volrath-the-fallen-nem.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
2. [Volrath's Shapeshifter](/printing/volraths-shapeshifter-vma.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
3. [Vesuvan Shapeshifter](/printing/vesuvan-shapeshifter-tsr.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Vesuvan Doppelganger](/printing/vesuvan-doppelganger-30a.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
5. [Shape Stealer](/printing/shape-stealer-sok.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter Spirit
6. [Renegade Doppelganger](/printing/renegade-doppelganger-roe.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2019 (C19) #51
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Heonhwa
- **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`