Assimilation Aegis — Take and Become Assimilation Aegis is a compact engine for identity theft in a white blue shell. The artifact equipment arrives with removal built in and then doubles as a shapechanger conduit. Cast it with {1}{W}{U} to exile a single threat and then equip it for two mana when you are ready to turn an attacker or blocker into a copy of the exiled creature.
In practice the card plays well in control builds that want both tempo and late game redundancy. The exile trigger clears a board obstacle and the copy effect grants durable value so long as the aegis remains attached. For collectors this is the Extended Art Light Play Foil print from Outlaws of Thunder Junction and it carries the kind of mythic presence that fits both commander decks and competitive sideboards.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{W}{U}
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Card Type – Artifact — Equipment
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Subtypes – Equipment
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Assimilation Aegis enters the battlefield, exile up to one target creature until Assimilation Aegis leaves the battlefield.
Whenever Assimilation Aegis becomes attached to a creature, for as long as Assimilation Aegis remains attached to it, that creature becomes a copy of a creature card exiled with Assimilation Aegis.
Equip 2
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Power / Toughness – N A
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Loyalty – N A
