Formless Genesis

Formless Genesis

Kindred Sorcery — Shapeshifter

Mana cost: {2}{G}

How we read this card

Changeling
Create an X/X colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling and deathtouch, where X is the number of land cards in your graveyard.

on-cast — makes a token

Retrace

Causes: create a Shapeshifter creature token, put a Shapeshifter creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a land in a graveyard.

Works well with

a Dragon sorcery is cast — 1 card in the game can cause this (Formless Genesis is one).

When Formless Genesis is cast:

  1. Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech — gets +2/+0
  2. Firespitter Whelp — deals 1 damage

an Otter sorcery is cast — 1 card in the game can cause this (Formless Genesis is one).

  1. Harnesser of Storms — When Formless Genesis is cast, Harnesser of Storms exiles a card from your library

a Saproling it applies animate to — 63 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Life and Limb — Life and Limb gives Formless Genesis life as a creature

62 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Turtle it boosts — 154 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Turtle Power! — Turtle Power! gives Formless Genesis bigger stats

153 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Cat it grants abilities to — 403 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Hungry Lynx — Hungry Lynx gives Formless Genesis protection

402 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Dragon it applies enters with counters to — 488 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Dragonstorm Globe — Dragonstorm Globe gives Formless Genesis counters as it enters

487 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Tainted Aether — Tainted Aether puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  2. Spiked Ripsaw — Spiked Ripsaw puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  3. Destructive Urge — Destructive Urge puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  4. Excavating Anurid — Excavating Anurid puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  5. Rancid Earth — Rancid Earth puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  6. Epicenter — Epicenter puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  7. Cephalid Coliseum — When Cephalid Coliseum is in the graveyard, Formless Genesis gets bigger
  8. Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord — Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  9. Lazotep Quarry — Lazotep Quarry puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  10. Lithatog — Lithatog puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  11. Centaur Garden — When Centaur Garden is in the graveyard, Formless Genesis gets bigger
  12. Haven of the Spirit Dragon — When Haven of the Spirit Dragon is in the graveyard, Formless Genesis gets bigger
  13. Edgewall Inn — When Edgewall Inn is in the graveyard, Formless Genesis gets bigger
  14. Urza's Saga — When Urza's Saga is in the graveyard, Formless Genesis gets bigger
  15. Inventors' Fair — When Inventors' Fair is in the graveyard, Formless Genesis gets bigger
  16. Haunted Fengraf — When Haunted Fengraf is in the graveyard, Formless Genesis gets bigger
  17. Gargantuan Gorilla — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  18. Harvester Troll — Harvester Troll puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  19. Plant Elemental — Plant Elemental puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger
  20. Primeval Force — Primeval Force puts cards into the graveyard, and Formless Genesis gets bigger

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

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Birthing Ritual — Formless Genesis makes fodder for Birthing Ritual

2,719 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Formless Genesis is one).

When a Shapeshifter enters thanks to Formless Genesis:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Formless Genesis is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Formless Genesis makes a Shapeshifter token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Formless Genesis is one).

When a Shapeshifter enters thanks to Formless Genesis:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Formless Genesis is one).

When Formless Genesis makes a Shapeshifter token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Formless Genesis is one).

When Formless Genesis is cast:

  1. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  2. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  3. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

424 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 (Formless Genesis is one).

When a Shapeshifter enters thanks to Formless Genesis:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life
  5. Glaring Fleshraker — deals 1 damage
  6. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  7. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — deals 1 damage
  8. Mogg Bombers — sacrifices itself
  9. Flame-Kin War Scout — sacrifices itself
  10. Monkey Cage — sacrifices itself

369 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 (Formless Genesis is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a Shapeshifter enters thanks to Formless Genesis, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Formless Genesis is one).

When Formless Genesis is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
  7. Master of Winds — triggers
  8. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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