Mockingbird
Creature — Bird Bard
Flying
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield with mana value less than or equal to the amount of mana spent to cast this creature, except it's a Bird in addition to its other types and it has flying.
"Don't worry, your secrets are safe with me!" the birdfolk called back in the ratfolk's own voice.
1/1
Illustrated by Mariah Tekulve · Bloomburrow (BLB)
Legalities
- Standard
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
Printings
Rulings
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Mockingbird’s second ability counts all mana spent to cast Mockingbird, not just mana spent on. If there are any additional costs to cast it, the mana spent to pay those costs counts as well.
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Mockingbird copies exactly what was printed on the original creature, except it’s a Bird in addition to its other types and it has flying, and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn’t copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
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If the copied creature has in its mana cost, X is 0.
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If the copied creature is a token, Mockingbird copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token, with the noted exceptions.
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If the copied creature is copying something else, then Mockingbird enters as whatever that creature copied, with the noted exceptions.
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Any “enters” abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Mockingbird enters. Any “as [this creature] enters” or “[this creature] enters with” abilities of the copied creature will also work.
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You can choose not to have Mockingbird enter as a copy of another creature. If you do, it will just be a 1/1 Bird Bard creature with flying, an ability that didn’t do anything, and the opportunity for a good self-deprecating joke or two.
Archetypes that play this card
Duel Commander
- Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph 100.0% of lists
- Goro-Goro and Satoru 100.0% of lists
Legacy
- Sultai Tempo 45.7% of lists
- Other 4.1% of lists
Modern
- Other 3.1% of lists
- Boros Energy 0.7% of lists
Pioneer
- Dimir Midrange 100.0% of lists
- Other 3.3% of lists
Standard
- Izzet Aggro 33.3% of lists
- Azorius Momo 27.6% of lists