---
name: "War-Spike Changeling"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Shapeshifter"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Changeling"]
set: "MMA"
set_name: "Modern Masters"
collector_number: "139"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "b6ddb093-1fff-4648-b7a1-141a3875599c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/war-spike-changeling-mma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# War-Spike Changeling
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Changeling

## Oracle Text
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
{R}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.

> *"Aren't there boggarts enough in Lorwyn? Couldn't it turn into a sheep? Or a sunflower?"
—Olly of Goldmeadow*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Feisty Spikeling](/printing/feisty-spikeling-ecl.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
2. [Fire-Belly Changeling](/printing/fire-belly-changeling-ddg.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Changeling Berserker](/printing/changeling-berserker-plst.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Disciple of the Old Ways](/printing/disciple-of-the-old-ways-gtc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Renegade Warlord](/printing/renegade-warlord-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Sizzling Changeling](/printing/sizzling-changeling-ecl.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Masters (MMA) #139
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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