Mimic Vat

Artifact

Illustrated by Donato Giancola

EDHREC Rank #2,401

Imprint — Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with this artifact to its owner's graveyard. , : Create a token that's a copy of a card exiled with this artifact. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Rulings (14)

If the creature that dies is an instant or sorcery card that's been manifested, Mimic Vat may have a nonpermanent card exiled. You can't create a token that's a copy of a nonpermanent card. No token is created in this case.

Jul 13, 2018

If a melded permanent dies and triggers Mimic Vat's triggered ability, both of its component cards are exiled. As Mimic Vat's second ability resolves, its controller chooses one of those cards to make a token copy of.

Jul 13, 2016

If the token is a copy of a noncreature card, it will still have haste, though that won't matter unless that token somehow becomes a creature.

Jan 1, 2011