Mimic Vat: Echoes on Demand
Mimic Vat is a pragmatic toolbox for graveyard value and creature redundancy. As an artifact that wants bodies to die near it, it leans into imprint interaction by exiling nontoken creatures when they perish and then cycling those exiled cards back as needed. The borderless art from the Lost Caverns of Ixalan print and the light play foil finish make this copy a neat tabletop piece that reads clearly at a glance in multiplayer settings.
In play the card rewards timing and selective exile. You can stash a key creature to reanimate repeatedly as a token with haste for a single activation. Use it against utility creatures, combo pieces, or commanders that you can afford to copy temporarily. The effect is straightforward, the window for interaction predictable and the card scales well across artifact shells, sacrifice decks and commander lists that prize repeatable value.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {3}
- Card Type – Artifact
- Subtypes –
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Imprint. Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with Mimic Vat to its owner’s graveyard. {3}, {T}: Create a token that’s a copy of a card exiled with Mimic Vat. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.