Metallic Mimic

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Metallic Mimic is $0.59 (MSC #203), and the most expensive is $13.92 (SLD #194, Borderless, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $12.86, up 2472.0% over 7 days, down 0.1% over 30 days, up 845.6% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $12.87 (2026).

Metallic Mimic has 9 tracked printings across 7 sets, in nonfoil, surge foil and foil finishes, including extended art, borderless and prerelease treatments.

MSC #203

$0.59

CK $1.29 / $0.33 44%

MP $0.43 121 avail

MSC #441 Extended Art

$1.39 +136%

CK $1.99 / $1.00 28%

MP $1.38 22 avail

PZA #16 Borderless

$1.63 +176%

CK $1.79 / $0.36 78%

MP $0.57 84 avail

INR #445

$1.90 +222%

CK $2.99 / $0.75 61%

MP $1.56 69 avail

INR #268

$2.60 +341%

CK $3.49 / $0.65 75%

MP $2.09 53 avail

PZA #16 Borderless Foil

$2.73 +363%

CK $3.99 / $1.80 34%

MP $1.56 14 avail

AER #164

$2.82 +378%

CK $1.99 / $0.25 91%

MP $1.19 90 avail

LCC #308

$2.98 +405%

CK $1.79 / $0.23 92%

MP $1.41 276 avail

INR #268 Foil

$4.02 +581%

CK $3.99 / $1.40 65%

MP $2.13 20 avail

INR #445 Foil

$4.23 +617%

CK $5.99 / $2.40 43%

MP $3.17 16 avail

AER #164 Foil

$5.53 +837%

CK $6.99 / $3.50 37%

MP $4.85 34 avail

PAER #164s Prerelease Foil

$7.37 +1149%

CK $4.99 / $1.00 86%

MP $4.80 11 avail

SLD #194 Borderless

$12.86 +2080%

CK $15.99 / $9.75 24%

MP $12.70 12 avail

SLD #194 Borderless Foil

$13.92 +2259%

CK $14.99 / $9.00 35%

MP $13.67 16 avail

MSC #203 Surge Foil

CK $2.99 / $0.75

MP $1.91 23 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $9.75 cash for SLD #194; the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 39% (normal).

• Feb 9, 2017 Creatures of the chosen type that enter the battlefield at the same time as Metallic Mimic won't enter with an additional +1/+1 counter.
• Feb 9, 2017 Even though Metallic Mimic is a Shapeshifter, other Shapeshifter creatures you control won't get a +1/+1 counter unless you chose Shapeshifter as Metallic Mimic entered the battlefield. If you do, that creature must be entering the battlefield as a Shapeshifter to get a +1/+1 counter. It won't get a +1/+1 counter if it enters the battlefield as a copy of a non-Shapeshifter creature.
• Feb 9, 2017 The choice of creature type is made as Metallic Mimic enters the battlefield. Players can't respond to this choice. Metallic Mimic's second ability starts applying immediately.
• Feb 9, 2017 You must choose an existing creature type. "Artifact" and "Vehicle" aren't creature types.

Metallic Mimic has been reprinted 12 times. The Innistrad Remastered reprint cut the price 86% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
PZA #16	2026-03-06	Mythic	Borderless	$3.16	$0.67	$1.40	$2.10
PZA #16	2026-03-06	Mythic	Borderless	$3.69	$3.28	$1.68	$2.21
INR #445	2025-01-24	Rare	Standard	$6.99	$0.85	$1.12	$1.18
INR #268	2025-01-24	Rare	Standard	$3.49	$1.29	$1.32	$1.43
INR #268	2025-01-24	Rare	Standard	$6.00	$1.97	$1.31	$2.07
INR #445	2025-01-24	Rare	Standard	$13.18	$2.53	$1.91	$2.22
LCC #308	2023-11-17	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	$3.08
SLD #194	2021-06-21	Rare	Borderless	—	—	—	—
SLD #194	2021-06-21	Rare	Borderless	—	—	—	—
AER #164	2017-01-20	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—

Showing the 10 most recent of 12 printings.

Metallic Mimic is the #1,047 most-played card on EDHREC, up 26 places over the last 30 days.