Identity Thief
| Name | Identity Thief |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — shapeshifter |
| Description | Whenever Identity Thief attacks, you may exile another target nontoken creature. If you do, Identity Thief becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. Return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the See more |
| Artist | Magali Villeneuve |
| Set | New Capenna Commander #224 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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About Identity Thief
Identity Thief, Creature — shapeshifter, designed by Dan Scott first released in Jun, 2002 in the set Magic Online Promos and was printed exactly in 5 different ways. It's a key card in 4 combos.
This card could be beneficial in a deck focused on creature theft or control strategies, allowing for temporary copies of powerful creatures on the battlefield. While Identity Thief offers versatility and surprise tactics, cards like Clever Impersonator or Sakashima the Impostor may provide more consistent value in copying creatures without the need to exile them first. Whether Identity Thief should see play depends on the specific deck strategy and the overall synergy with other cards in the deck.
Rules
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Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.
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If the targeted creature has an ability that triggers when it attacks, it’ll be too late for it to trigger once Identity Thief has that ability. The same is true if another object has an ability that triggers when a creature with certain characteristics attacks and Identity Thief doesn’t have those characteristics until after it becomes a copy.
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If the targeted creature is a double-faced or melded permanent, Identity Thief copies the face shown. Because Identity Thief is not a double-faced card or meld card, it won’t be able to transform or meld. If it copies a melded permanent or the back face of a double-faced card, its converted mana cost will be 0. Exiled double-faced cards and exiled meld cards will return with their front faces up.
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Noncopy effects that have already applied to Identity Thief will continue to apply to it. For example, if Woodcutter’s Grit gave Identity Thief +3/+3 and hexproof earlier in the turn, Identity Thief will still have those bonuses after copying a creature.
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This effect can cause Identity Thief to stop being a creature. For example, if you target an animated Gideon Jura (a planeswalker with a loyalty ability that turns him into a creature), only the printed wording will be copied; the “becomes a creature” effect won’t. Identity Thief will become a noncreature Gideon with no loyalty, be removed from combat, and then be put into its owner’s graveyard.
Sign in and join the conversationFrequently asked questions about Identity Thief
What type of card is Identity Thief?
Identity Thief is a Creature — shapeshifter card in Marvel Snap SNAP.
What does Identity Thief do?
Whenever Identity Thief attacks, you may exile another target nontoken creature. If you do, Identity Thief becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. Return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
What set is Identity Thief from?
Identity Thief was first released in the set Magic Online Promos, illustrated by Dan Scott.
Is Identity Thief legal to play?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Identity Thief can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
Is Identity Thief part of any infinite combos?
Yes, Identity Thief is a key card in 4 combo(s) in our combo database, linked from the Combos section of this page.
What cards are similar to Identity Thief?
Cards similar to Identity Thief include Faceless Butcher, Portcullis, Lae'zel's Acrobatics. See the full list in the Similar cards section above.
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