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Rule 707.9c says

Some copy effects specifically state that they don’t copy certain characteristics and the affected objects instead retain their original values. Copy effects may also simply state that certain characteristics are not copied.

Are there any cards that apply this rule by making one object a copy of another object, except leaving some of the first object's characteristics unchanged?


Note: I am aware of cards like Dermotaxi and Lazav, the Multifarious with copy effects that explicitly modify the copy effect with characteristics that match the original object, but that is separately covered by rules 707.9a and b. It is also functionally different than what I am looking for: for example, if Mairsil, the Pretender exiles Lazav and activates its ability, its name will become "Lazav, the Multifarious" instead of staying as "Mairsil, the Pretender"

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  • Is there any rule without a card it applies to?
    – Hackworth
    Commented Aug 16, 2022 at 22:39
  • I think rules 304.4 and 307.4 were impossible to trigger for a while before Manifest was introduced. It's also not clear whether it's possible to trigger rule 104.3f.
    – murgatroid99
    Commented Aug 16, 2022 at 22:49

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Vesuvan Doppelganger

You may have Vesuvan Doppelganger enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has this ability."

Note that, unlike the examples you posted or, e.g., Embalm cards, it doesn't say "except that it's blue".

As of this writing, Vesuvan Doppelganger is the only card whose Oracle text contains either "doesn't copy" or "don't copy". A search of copy effects "except" also doesn't turn up any other examples falling under 707.9c, although it does show a lot of examples of 707.9a and 707.9b modifications.

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  • Ironically, it turns out that I actually referenced this specific fact about Vesuvan Doppelganger in an answer I previously wrote, but I forgot about it.
    – murgatroid99
    Commented Aug 16, 2022 at 22:31
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Volrath, the Shapestealer

(1): Until your next turn, Volrath, the Shapestealer becomes a copy of target creature with a counter on it, except it's 7/5 and it has this ability.

Wouldn't he meet the criteria?

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  • No, it exactly matches my note about cards that don't match. It doesn't omit any characteristics from the copy effect, it explicitly modifies the copy effect with characteristics that match the card's printed value.
    – murgatroid99
    Commented Aug 17, 2022 at 8:45
  • Ah, now I get the difference.
    – Erik
    Commented Aug 17, 2022 at 8:47

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