Clone Shell

Clone Shell

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

Mana cost: {5}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

triggered —

When this creature dies, turn the exiled card face up. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield under your control.

triggered — turns something into a creature

triggered — blinks a permanent

Causes: exile a card, anything is turned face up, put anything onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

When Clone Shell attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

When Clone Shell deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Clone Shell deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a permanent is exiled thanks to Clone Shell, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
  2. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra is exiled thanks to Clone Shell, it triggers

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

When Clone Shell is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

271 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

When Clone Shell enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

When Clone Shell enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

56 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

When Clone Shell attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature

134 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Clone Shell attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library

198 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — When Clone Shell is cast, Primeval Bounty makes a token

90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

When Clone Shell enters:

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — puts a counter on itself
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage

344 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Clone Shell is one).

  1. Thor, God of Thunder — When Thor, God of Thunder enters thanks to Clone Shell, it brings a card back
  2. The Immortal Weapons — When The Immortal Weapons enters thanks to Clone Shell, it brings a card back
  3. Thancred Waters — When Thancred Waters enters thanks to Clone Shell, it grants indestructible
  4. Hraesvelgr of the First Brood — When Hraesvelgr of the First Brood enters thanks to Clone Shell, it gives +1/+0
  5. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Clone Shell enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Variable Chaser // Arc of Fortune — When Variable Chaser // Arc of Fortune enters thanks to Clone Shell, it becomes prepared
  7. Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act — When Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act enters thanks to Clone Shell, it becomes prepared
  8. Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide — When Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide enters thanks to Clone Shell, it becomes prepared
  9. Ty Lee, Chi Blocker — When Ty Lee, Chi Blocker enters thanks to Clone Shell, it taps a creature
  10. Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters thanks to Clone Shell, it triggers

58 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.