Copycat of the Guildpact
Lazav, the Multifarious rewards careful graveyard work and patient mana planning. When Lazav, the Multifarious enters the battlefield, surveil 1, letting you dig a card deeper into your library and set up future plays. The real payoff arrives with the activated ability that reads like a toolbox for midrange decks. Pay X and Lazav, the Multifarious becomes a copy of target creature card in your graveyard with mana value X while keeping its own name and legendary status. That lets you mimic a late game threat or recast a sacrificed utility piece while remaining uniquely Lazav for legend rule interactions.
In Ravnica Remastered this foiled retro frame printing sits well in control shells that blend tempo and recursion. Use surveil to curate the yard and then invest mana to become the precise answer your board state needs. The card is compact in cost at {U}{B} yet flexible in outcome which makes Lazav, the Multifarious a steady inclusion in Commander decks that value political plays and in limited builds that prize disruptive creature copying.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {U}{B}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Shapeshifter
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Lazav, the Multifarious enters the battlefield, surveil 1. X: Lazav, the Multifarious becomes a copy of target creature card in your graveyard with mana value X, except its name is Lazav, the Multifarious, it is legendary in addition to its other types, and it has this ability.
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Power / Toughness – 1/3