Battlegate Mimic is a common Creature — Shapeshifter from EVE (EVE) costing {1}{R/W}. Current price: $0.1 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Battlegate Mimic
Creature — Shapeshifter
Card Text
Whenever you cast a spell that's both red and white, this creature has base power and toughness 4/2 until end of turn and gains first strike until end of turn.
Mimics don't need perfect disguises. They need only the perfect victims: the naive, the young, or the poor of sight.
Card Stats
Market Prices
Format Legality
Similar Cards
Other Printings (2 total)
Community Stats
Often Played With
Frequently Asked Questions
Battlegate Mimic is a Creature — Shapeshifter card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Whenever you cast a spell that's both red and white, this creature has base power and toughness 4/2 until end of turn and gains first strike until end of turn."
Battlegate Mimic has a mana cost of {1}{R/W}, which equals 2.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires R, W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Battlegate Mimic's mana cost of {1}{R/W} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Battlegate Mimic has a mana value of 2.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Battlegate Mimic's current oracle text is: "Whenever you cast a spell that's both red and white, this creature has base power and toughness 4/2 until end of turn and gains first strike until end of turn."
The current market price for Battlegate Mimic is approximately $0.1 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.84 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.1 EUR.
You can purchase Battlegate Mimic from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Battlegate Mimic normal: $0.1 | foil: $0.84
Format legality information for Battlegate Mimic in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Battlegate Mimic is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Battlegate Mimic is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Battlegate Mimic in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Battlegate Mimic is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Battlegate Mimic is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Battlegate Mimic is Legal in Pauper format.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Battlegate Mimic is from EVE (EVE), with collector number 133.
Battlegate Mimic may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Battlegate Mimic is a common card in EVE.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Battlegate Mimic was illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Battlegate Mimic is a 2/1 creature.
Power (2) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (1) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
Sign up or log in to start deck building
💬 Card Discussion
Log in to leave a comment
Loading comments...