Muddle, the Ever-Changing

Oracle Text

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Muddle becomes a copy of up to one target nonlegendary creature you control until end of turn, except it has myriad. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)

Card Details

3/3Power / Toughness

2URMana Cost

1Prints

Set

Secrets of Strixhaven Commander · View all prints →

Character Background

Muddle, the Ever-Changing fits best in a spellslinger tempo or value deck, where cheap instants and sorceries turn every cast into a battlefield twist. As an Elemental Otter Shapeshifter, it evokes Strixhaven’s playful, unpredictable magic: small, slippery, and always one spell away from becoming something much bigger. In play, the key is to pair Muddle with efficient spells that you want to cast anyway, then copy the best nonlegendary creature you control at the right moment. This makes token makers, utility creatures, and evasive threats especially attractive, since myriad turns one attacker into a table-wide pressure tool. Cards that create strong attack triggers or combat abilities are excellent targets, and because the copies are exiled later, you can exploit enter-the-battlefield or attack triggers without worrying much about long-term board clutter. Build with repeatable cantrips, cheap interaction, and a few premium creatures worth cloning for explosive, flexible turns.

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