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'''Transformation''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used by ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]] to describe the following [[effect]]: "[[Target]] [[creature]] becomes a ([[color]]) ([[card type]]) with N [[power]] and N [[toughness]]."<ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref> This mechanic is [[primary]] in [[blue]]
'''Transformation''' is a [[List of Magic slang|slang term]] used by ''[[Magic]]'' [[R&D]] to describe the following [[effect]]: "~ is a ([[color]]) ([[card type]]) with base [[power]] and [[toughness]] P/T."<ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref> This mechanic is [[primary]] in [[blue]].


Transformation can be temporary, through a one-shot [[spell]] that lasts for the turn, or more permanent, usually through an [[Aura]]. It overwrites the [[base power and toughness]] of the creature. This ability used to be in both blue and white, but R&D decided to focus it in blue.<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/>
Transformation can be temporary, through a one-shot [[spell]] or ability that lasts for the turn, or more permanent, usually through an [[Aura]]. It overwrites the [[base power and toughness]] of the creature. This ability used to be in both blue and white, but R&D decided to focus it in blue.<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/> Green has started to gain some use, but the general difference is that blue usually uses it as a shrinking effect like removal, whereas green uses it to pump creatures in a way that's hard to compound. The list below assumes the affected creature will lose all abilities, unless noted.


==Examples==
==Examples==
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|[[Insect]]
|[[Insect]]
|is an [[artifact creature]]<br/>with [[Indestructible]]<br/>loses all other card types
|is an [[artifact creature]]<br/>with [[Indestructible]]<br/>loses all other card types
|-
|{{W}}
|<c>Graven Dominator</c>
| Creature
|1/1
|
|
|All creatures<br>Keeps abilities
|-
|{{W}}
|<c>Harmonious Archon</c>
| Creature
|3/3
|
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|All Non-Archon creatures<br>Keeps abilities
|-
|-
|{{W}}
|{{W}}
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|-
|{{W}}
|<c>Mirror Entity</c>
|Creature
|X/X
|
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|Keeps abilities<br>Creatures controlled
|-
|{{W}}
|<c>Overwhelming Splendor</c>
|Player Aura
|1/1
|
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|All creatures controlled by enchanted player
|-
|-
|{{W}}
|{{W}}
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|[[Coward]]  
|[[Coward]]  
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|
|-
|{{W}}
|<c>Taranika, Akroan Veteran</c>
| Creature
|4/4
|
|
|Keeps abilities<br/>Gains indestructible
|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Brine Hag</c>
| Creature
|0/2
|
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|All creatures that damaged the dead Brine Hag<br>Keeps abilities<br>Permanent effect without marker
|-
|-
|{{U}}
|{{U}}
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|[[Wall]]<span class="explain" title="{{#replace:in addition to its other creature types|"|&quot;}}">+</span>
|[[Wall]]<span class="explain" title="{{#replace:in addition to its other creature types|"|&quot;}}">+</span>
|with [[Defender]]
|with [[Defender]]
|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Diminish</c>
| Instant
|1/1
|
|
|Keeps abilities
|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Frogify</c>
|Aura
|1/1
| {{U}}
|[[Frog]]
|
|-
|-
|{{U}}
|{{U}}
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|-
|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Illusory Wrappings</c>
|Aura
|0/2
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|Keeps abilities
|-
|-
|{{U}}
|{{U}}
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|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Ovinize</c>
|Instant
|0/1
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|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Octopus Umbra</c>
|Aura
|8/8
|
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|Gains a tapping ability</br>Keeps abilities
|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Phantasmal Form</c>
|Instant
|3/3
|{{U}}<span class="explain" title="{{#replace:in addition to its other colors|"|&quot;}}">+</span>
|[[Illusion]]<span class="explain" title="{{#replace:in addition to its other creature types|"|&quot;}}">+</span>
|with [[Flying]]
|-
|-
|{{U}}
|{{U}}
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|[[Frog]]
|[[Frog]]
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|
|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Reduce in Stature</c>
|Aura
|0/2
|
|
|Keeps abilities
|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Serendib Sorcerer</c>
|Creature
|0/2
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|Keeps abilities
|-
|-
|{{U}}
|{{U}}
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|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Will Kenrith</c>
|Planeswalker
|0/3
|
|
|
|-
|{{U}}
|<c>Wings of Velis Vel</c>
|Instant
|4/4
|
|All types
|Keeps abilities</br>Gains flying
|-
|{{B}}
|<c>Sudden Spoiling</c>
|Instant
|0/2
|
|
|Creatures target player control
|-
|-
|{{G}}
|{{G}}
|<c>Lignify</c>
|<c>Allosaurus Rider</c>
| Tribal Aura
| Creature
|0/4
|5/5
|
|[[Dinosaur]]<span class="explain" title="{{#replace:in addition to its other creature types|"|&quot;}}">+</span>
|Keeps abilities, affects all Elves controlled
|-
|{{G}}
|<c>Creeperhulk</c>
|Creature
|5/5
|
|
|Keeps abilities</br>Gains trample
|-
|{{G}}
|<c>Cycle of Life</c>
| Enchantment
|0/1
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|Keeps abilities</br>Only on your creature that entered that turn
|-
|{{G}}
|<c>Exuberant Wolfbear</c>
|Creature
|X/Y
|
|
|X/Y is Wolfbear's stats<br/>Keeps abilities<br/>Target [[Human]] controlled
|-
|{{G}}
|<c>Gigantoform</c>
|Aura
|8/8
|  
|  
|[[Treefolk]]
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|Keeps abilities</br>Gains trample
|-
|{{G}}
|<c>Gigantomancer</c>
|Creature
|7/7
|  
|  
|
|Keeps abilities
|-
|-
|{{G}}
|<c>Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse</c>
| Creature
|X/X
|
|
|X is cards in hand<br/>Keeps abilities<br/>All creatures controlled
|-
|{{G}}
|<c>Kenrith's Transformation</c>
|Aura
|3/3
|{{G}}
|[[Elk]]
|
|-
|-
|{{G}}
|{{G}}
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|[[Wurm]]
|[[Wurm]]
|Keeps abilities
|Keeps abilities
|-
|{{G}}
|<c>Singing Tree</c>
| Creature
|0/X
|
|
|Keeps abilities<br>Attacking creature's toughness unchanged
|-
|{{W}}{{U}}
|<c>Aven Mimeomancer</c>
|Creature
|3/1
|
|
|Keeps abilities</br>Gains flying</br>Uses feather counters
|-
|{{W}}{{U}}
|<c>Godhead of Awe</c>
|Creature
|1/1
|
|
|Keeps abilities</br>All other creatures
|-
|{{U}}{{B}}
|<c>Inkfathom Witch</c>
|Creature
|4/1
|
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|Keeps abilities</br>Unblocked creatures
|-
|-
|{{U}}{{R}}
|{{U}}{{R}}
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|Dragon
|Dragon
|with Flying
|with Flying
|-
|{{B}}{{G}}
|<c>Vhati il-Dal</c>
| Creature
|X/1 or 1/X
|
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|X is the original creature's stat<br>Keeps abilities
|-
|{{G}}{{U}}
|<c>Biomass Mutation</c>
| Instant
|X/X
|
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|Keeps abilities<br/>All creatures controlled
|-
|{{G}}{{U}}
|<c>Oko, the Trickster</c>
| Planeswalker
|10/10
|
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|Keeps abilities<br/>All creatures controlled<br/>Gains trample
|-
|-
|{{G}}{{U}}
|{{G}}{{U}}
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|[[Elk]]
|[[Elk]]
|Also hits artifacts<br/>Permanent effect with no reminding marker
|Also hits artifacts<br/>Permanent effect with no reminding marker
|-
|-
|{{G}}{{U}}
|<c>Oko's Hospitality</c>
| Sorcery
|3/3
|
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|Keeps abilities<br/>All creatures controlled
|-
|-
|{{G}}{{U}}
|{{G}}{{U}}
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|{{G}}  
|{{G}}  
|[[Snake]]
|[[Snake]]
|-
|{{C}}
|<c>Island of Wak-Wak</c>
| Land
|0/X
|
|
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|Keeps abilities<br>Only flying creatures<br>X is target's toughness
|}
|}


Revision as of 01:55, 10 January 2021

Transformation is a slang term used by Magic R&D to describe the following effect: "~ is a (color) (card type) with base power and toughness P/T."[1] This mechanic is primary in blue.

Transformation can be temporary, through a one-shot spell or ability that lasts for the turn, or more permanent, usually through an Aura. It overwrites the base power and toughness of the creature. This ability used to be in both blue and white, but R&D decided to focus it in blue.[1] Green has started to gain some use, but the general difference is that blue usually uses it as a shrinking effect like removal, whereas green uses it to pump creatures in a way that's hard to compound. The list below assumes the affected creature will lose all abilities, unless noted.

Examples

Color Name Type P/T Color Creature Type Notes
{W} Darksteel Mutation Aura 0/1 Insect is an artifact creature
with Indestructible
loses all other card types
{W} Graven Dominator Creature 1/1 All creatures
Keeps abilities
{W} Harmonious Archon Creature 3/3 All Non-Archon creatures
Keeps abilities
{W} Humble Instant 0/1
{W} Humility Enchantment 1/1
{W} Mirror Entity Creature X/X Keeps abilities
Creatures controlled
{W} Overwhelming Splendor Player Aura 1/1 All creatures controlled by enchanted player
{W} Reprobation Enchantment 0/1 Coward
{W} Taranika, Akroan Veteran Creature 4/4 Keeps abilities
Gains indestructible
{U} Brine Hag Creature 0/2 All creatures that damaged the dead Brine Hag
Keeps abilities
Permanent effect without marker
{U} Dance of the Skywise Instant 4/4 {U} Dragon Illusion with Flying
{U} Deep Freeze Aura 0/4 {U}+ Wall+ with Defender
{U} Diminish Instant 1/1 Keeps abilities
{U} Frogify Aura 1/1 {U} Frog
{U} Gift of Tusks Instant 3/3 {G} Elephant
{U} Ichthyomorphosis Aura 0/1 {U} Fish
{U} Illusory Wrappings Aura 0/2 Keeps abilities
{U} Kasmina's Transmutation Aura 1/1
{U} Mass Diminish Sorcery 1/1
{U} Ovinize Instant 0/1
{U} Octopus Umbra Aura 8/8 Gains a tapping ability
Keeps abilities
{U} Phantasmal Form Instant 3/3 {U}+ Illusion+ with Flying
{U} Polymorphist's Jest Instant 1/1 {U} Frog
{U} Reduce in Stature Aura 0/2 Keeps abilities
{U} Serendib Sorcerer Creature 0/2 Keeps abilities
{U} Startling Development Instant 4/4 {U} Serpent Keeps abilities
{U} Turn//Burn Instant 0/1 {R} Weird
{U} Turn to Frog Instant 1/1 {U} Frog
{U} Vedalken Humiliator Creature 1/1
{U} Warkite Marauder Creature 0/1
{U} Will Kenrith Planeswalker 0/3
{U} Wings of Velis Vel Instant 4/4 All types Keeps abilities
Gains flying
{B} Sudden Spoiling Instant 0/2 Creatures target player control
{G} Allosaurus Rider Creature 5/5 Dinosaur+ Keeps abilities, affects all Elves controlled
{G} Creeperhulk Creature 5/5 Keeps abilities
Gains trample
{G} Cycle of Life Enchantment 0/1 Keeps abilities
Only on your creature that entered that turn
{G} Exuberant Wolfbear Creature X/Y X/Y is Wolfbear's stats
Keeps abilities
Target Human controlled
{G} Gigantoform Aura 8/8 Keeps abilities
Gains trample
{G} Gigantomancer Creature 7/7 Keeps abilities
{G} Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse Creature X/X X is cards in hand
Keeps abilities
All creatures controlled
{G} Kenrith's Transformation Aura 3/3 {G} Elk
{G} Scale Up Sorcery 6/4 {G} Wurm Keeps abilities
{G} Singing Tree Creature 0/X Keeps abilities
Attacking creature's toughness unchanged
{W}{U} Aven Mimeomancer Creature 3/1 Keeps abilities
Gains flying
Uses feather counters
{W}{U} Godhead of Awe Creature 1/1 Keeps abilities
All other creatures
{U}{B} Inkfathom Witch Creature 4/1 Keeps abilities
Unblocked creatures
{U}{R} Dragonshift Instant 4/4 {U}{R} Dragon with Flying
{B}{G} Vhati il-Dal Creature X/1 or 1/X X is the original creature's stat
Keeps abilities
{G}{U} Biomass Mutation Instant X/X Keeps abilities
All creatures controlled
{G}{U} Oko, the Trickster Planeswalker 10/10 Keeps abilities
All creatures controlled
Gains trample
{G}{U} Oko, Thief of Crowns Planeswalker 3/3 {G} Elk Also hits artifacts
Permanent effect with no reminding marker
{G}{U} Oko's Hospitality Sorcery 3/3 Keeps abilities
All creatures controlled
{G}{U} Omnibian Creature 3/3 Frog Keeps abilities
{G}{U} Snakeform Instant 1/1 {G} Snake
{C} Island of Wak-Wak Land 0/X Keeps abilities
Only flying creatures
X is target's toughness

References

  1. ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (June 5, 2017). "Mechanical Color Pie 2017". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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