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Unnatural Selection

Multiverse ID: 26776

Unnatural Selection

Comments (25)

Mode
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0) (7 votes)
they should chance the oracle as they did with Imagecrafter, so that you can choose any type, including wall.
majinara
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0) (3 votes)
Was more fun before the rule change, when it could turn creatures into legends (killing doubles) or turning them into walls (to prevent them from attacking). Well, before you could change a creature into a wall, you'd have to change the word "wall" on the Unnatural Selection (with cards like Artificial Evolution) into something else.
Oh good old days...
ttian
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0) (8 votes)
proved darwin wrong
DrQuark
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0) (4 votes)
If you use this card with Sliver Overlord, do you lose control of "target Sliver" at end of turn (once it is no longer a Sliver)?
Flaming0
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0) (6 votes)
that's not very natural...
Jedijoe
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (3 votes)
You'd gain control of the sliver indefinately, because that is what the Sliver Overlord 's ability does to any slivers that it might take over.
izzet_guild_mage
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (17 votes)
I'm pretty sure I made that thing in Spore.
Gaussgoat
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0) (3 votes)
Plays incredibly well with various lords:

Knight Exemplar - Makes the guy indestructable
Death Baron - Gives Deathtouch and other bonus

Tricks with thrulls, Soul Exchange :D

4/5 for the ability to use mutiple times/turn and its cheap cost.

tabiwasan
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (2 votes)
Sweet Flavor TExt
thedarkheathen
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0) (3 votes)
Spirit Mirror, perhaps?
qaq456
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Gaussgoat
only the Death Baron trick works
'other Knights' plus its already a knight
Coincidence
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0) (4 votes)
desolation_masticore
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)
This card and Ice Cave are a toss-up for my least favorite blue rare I've pulled. Rather run storm crows.
TheHandyman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Combos licely with Undead Slayer.
endersblade
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
qaq456, you need to learn to read. The person you quoted was referring to turning ANOTHER creature into a knight, so that Knight Exemplar would work on THAT creature. Reading comprehension for the win.

I love this card. It's been sitting in a binder for years, and I've always tried to find new and interesting ways to break it, but never could. Until I started playing EDH. This card plus Spirit Mirror (as others have already said) is freaking ridiculous. It basically says, 1: Destroy target creature. I run a WhiteBlueGreen creatureless enchantment deck (unless you count tokens as creatures lol) with this combo in there. With many layers of protection already in play to save these two enchants, I can pretty much keep the board clean of enemies. Hexproof/shroud/indestructible obviously being the show stoppers, but I have other ways to deal with those :-)
LordRandomness
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
It's come to my attention that back before the legend rule changes, this thing could give the Legend type to creatures...it's like the only mistform-style ability I've seen without the "no legend" caveat.
Salient
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0) (8 votes)
From the art, I gather we're making everytihng into Mindslicers.

This plus 999, and just go to town on your least favorite critter in the Magic universe.

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A SHAPESHIFTER

oh. that does not bode well for me

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A JELLYFISH

...ok

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A DOG

but

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A SLUG

hey now

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW AN APE

gahh

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A HOMUNCULUS

i don't even know what that is

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A WIZARD

so can I cast a spell to put an end t---

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A BEEBLE

noooooo

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW AN EGG

make it stoppp

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A KNIGHT

...I am?

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A COWARD

aww

ATTENTION: YOU ARE NOW A GHOST

... :(
TheManakinTransfer
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
I would love to make a deck with this and a constantly bouncing Goatnapper
Mata-nui3
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Play with Karrthus, and take all of their guys.
Hercynian
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Precursor golem says "do it, punk, I dare you. Throw that doom blade down"
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Screws up tribal decks pretty hard, Vedalken Æthermage is on curve too :D
MechaKraken
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Looks like it could be useful with Sliver Overlord, or Olivia Voldaren. If you can change a desirable creature under your opponent's control into a sliver or vampire (respectively), you can have an easier time gaining control of it.
Madarakita
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sliver Overlord says "mine".