Activate the Minion's ability the first time and choose the card that is to be donated. Now you activate it a second time and target an opponent's creature. If nobody wants to respond anymore, the stack gets emptied: You exchange control with the Minion and your opponent's crea. Then the other exchange resolves, which gives you back the Infiltrator and leaves your opponent with the donated card.
Therefore it's effectively like Donate restricted to creatures with Control Magic included for each. With Avarice Totem you can do this with any permanent for .
KrosanGardener
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(10 votes)
Do those Llanowar Elves just not notice the massive mechanized atog in the background? That is one sneaky phyrexian.
Wraique
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Wait, so a source's ability will follow the source to new owners while it's on the stack, if control of the source is changed before resolution?
I know that you pay the 1 mana on resolution and that this wouldn't work, and even if it did it's a ridiculously unlikely scenario :P. Someone help me out. Show me at situation that might be at least plausible.
Gezus82
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
good with Brooding Saurian, steal an opponents creature every turn if you steal tokens or have a sacrifice outlet.
Lateralis0ne
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
One of my first rares...never knew how to use it at those early stages of my gaming with Magic, but I know that it's still a nostalgic card for me.
Superllama12
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This brings back memories of Confusion In the Ranks and Viashino Sandstalker...each turn 3 for any creature an opponent controls, then he comes back to papa
KillerNacho
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Can be pretty awesome for UB Control decks. Obviously there may be better options, but it sure is fun... Especially when you curse it somehow THEN swap it. Unfortanutely if your opponent is also running Blue, he can just swap it back... still fun!
3.5/5
Vedalken_Arbiter
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Hey guys, has steve always been that big... and purple... and toothy?
TPmanW
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Nowhere in the definition of infiltrate does it say anything about being sneaky. I mean this guy pulls it off and he's the size of a small house (with the power and toughness of a Bear).
nunyaJs
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I Like this card just because of the silly Implications depicted in the art.
tcollins
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
To really annoy your opponents, trade this guy for their best creature, then follow it up with a Pithing Needle, naming Phyrexian Infiltrator
Lord_of_Gelectrodes
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Why are they so completely unaware that their dude is gone?
jenekee
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'd run this with Helm of Possession. Trade for their creature, then sac newly acquired creature with Helm to get the Infiltrator back.
I don't think that this is "Yawgmoth's Will" incarnate, that distinction probably goes to Sheoldred.
majinara
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The fun part comes when you activate the ability twice, once in response to the other. It allows you to swap any of your creatures for any of their creatures, while still keeping the Infiltrator under your control, so you can keep doing that each turn.
Comments (18)
Activate the Minion's ability the first time and choose the card that is to be donated.
Now you activate it a second time and target an opponent's creature.
If nobody wants to respond anymore, the stack gets emptied:
You exchange control with the Minion and your opponent's crea.
Then the other exchange resolves, which gives you back the Infiltrator and leaves your opponent with the donated card.
Therefore it's effectively like Donate restricted to creatures with Control Magic included for
With Avarice Totem you can do this with any permanent for
Opponent: Myr Incubator. I put out 20 artifacts and pay 20 for Sludge Strider. You lose 20 life. I win.
You: I Infiltrator your Strider. I win.
I know that you pay the 1 mana on resolution and that this wouldn't work, and even if it did it's a ridiculously unlikely scenario :P. Someone help me out. Show me at situation that might be at least plausible.
3.5/5