---
name: "Waxen Shapethief"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Shapeshifter"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash", "Cycling"]
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "336"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "CatDirty"
oracle_id: "6c540822-4ceb-4ebf-b777-da172ada3f1b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/waxen-shapethief-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Waxen Shapethief
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0
- **Keywords:** Flash, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Flash
You may have this creature enter as a copy of an artifact or creature you control.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Malleable Impostor](/printing/malleable-impostor-woc.md) — Creature — Faerie Shapeshifter
3. [Clever Impersonator](/printing/clever-impersonator-sld.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
4. [Activated Sleeper](/printing/activated-sleeper-dmc.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
5. [Shapesharer](/printing/shapesharer-lrw.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
6. [Sakashima's Protege](/printing/sakashimas-protege-prm.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #336
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** CatDirty
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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