Doppelganger: Tips and Tricks

 

                                         

Vesuvan Doppelganger is probably one of the more infamous clone effects in the game. Besides for its wonderful art by Quinton Hoover (best looking card Art in limited in my opinion), it has an amazing amount of versatility, as it's able to switch its form every upkeep. However thanks to this, and the fact it's always blue, their are some amazing and odd tricks that can be done with it.

Since the card is nearly perfect, I won't be doing a proper review on it, as much as a new segment, called Tips and Tricks, which will tell interesting tips that can be done about said cards in game. 

When copying a Triskelion/Tetravus, it will come into play with 3 +1/+1 counters. During your upkeep, you can change the card's target (if available), but it will keep the counters.

You can also do this with Clockwork Beast/Avian/Bad Homelands ones, allowing you to a few extra counters during your upkeep! 

You can copy a creature that has an issue with untapping, like Leviathan or Colossus of Sardia, allowing in a pinch to swing with an otherwise unusable fatty. Later, it can be switched to another card to untap (albeit that is admittedly slow). 

It can work great with Sword of the Ages, allowing you those few extra points of damage to win.

If you copy an animated Factory, it will come into play as a land (not as a 2/2) with that additional ability. Youd be surprised how effective that is. You can also do this for fun with Copy Artifact and Clone. 

This also applies to any card that became a creature. Makes interesting plays with the likes of Xenthic Poltergeist and Living Plane. I mean a Library of Alexandria that can become another creature is pretty awesome! (You can do this with Mishra's Groundbreaker you AlIce/96 players).

Speaking of Clone, if you Clone a Doppelganger, he will gain the ability to change every upkeep, but will be a copy of that card (but still be blue).

If you Doppelganger and Doppelganger it will get multiple triggers to change types. Some hilarity can come from this. You can also have Doppelganger target itself to do this. The last target determines its type for the remainder of the turn.

Text change effects still apply even when changing form. Use that as you will.

It always being blue allows it to gain benefits from Sunken City and Tidal Influence. 

Doppelganger like all clones copy everything but flavor text.

I hope you enjoyed this little browse into some neat tech you can do with this unique and exciting card.