30th Anniversary Edition (30a)
#51 • uncommon • English • Non-Foil
#51 • uncommon • English • Non-Foil
Clone 
3
Creature — Shapeshifter
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.
Illustrated by Julie Baroh
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Legalities
Not Legal
Not Legal
Legal
pioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyNot Legal
Legal
vintageLegal
CommanderNot Legal
Not Legal
Rulings
Clone's ability doesn't target the chosen creature.
2013-07-01 • wotc
Clone copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing more (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 attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
2012-07-01 • wotc
If Clone somehow enters at the same time as another creature, Clone can't become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that's already on the battlefield.
2012-07-01 • wotc
You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Clone enters as a 0/0 Shapeshifter creature, and is probably put into the graveyard immediately.
2012-07-01 • wotc
If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost (such as Protean Hydra), X is considered to be zero.
2009-10-01 • wotc
If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Clone), then your Clone enters as whatever the chosen creature copied.
2007-07-15 • wotc
If the chosen creature is a token, Clone copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put it onto the battlefield. Clone is not a token.
2007-07-15 • wotc
Any "enters" abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Clone enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters" or "[this creature] enters with" abilities of the chosen creature will also work.
2007-07-15 • wotc