"Shapesharer" is a 1/1 blue shapeshifter printed as a rare for the Magic the Gathering expansion set known as "Lorwyn." This is somewhat a card printed in Lorwyn that encourage players to build around a theme of creatures. In respect to the Shapesharer, players are encouraged to build around the "tribe" of shapeshifters. However, this can be put in any deck with creatures. You can put this in a deck full of soldiers, elves, zombies, giants, demons, vampires, and so forth. It would not make much of a difference.

The converted mana cost for Shapeshaer is two. You will need one blue mana and one colorless mana to play Shapesharer onto the battlefield. For what Shapesharer can do, the converted mana cost is pretty reasonable enough for the most part. Make sure you have a few shapeshifter creatures on the battlefield.

What does the Shapeshifter do in the first place?

Shapesharer is a Changeling. Changeling means that the creature with that ability is all creature types at all times. It can be a blessing and a curse at the same time. It gets the benefits of creature types whenever certain cards are played on the battlefield. It is also susceptible to cards that harm certain creatures. For example, it is a zombie and a vampire at the same time. With that said, it is susceptible to the abilities of the "Undead Slayer." It means the Shapesharer could get Exiled at any given time by the Undead Slayer. This is perhaps the one main drawback of creatures with the Changeling ability for the most part. But, it is neither the only nor the main ability of the Shapesharer.

The main ability allows you to pay two blue mana and two colorless mana. Doing so allows a target shapeshifter to become a copy of a target creature until the end of your next turn. The interesting thing is that you do not have to tap the Shapesharer in order to utilize this ability. As long as you have the open mana, you can use the main ability of Shapesharer as many times as you want.

One example would be using this in a treefolk deck if you have blue and green cards. If you have "Timber Protector" on the battlefield, you can make one of your shapeshifters let alone Shapesharer a copy of it. With two Timber Protectors protecting each other, it makes it very difficult for your opponents to destroy your treefolk creatures and Forests.

In a black, red, and blue deck, you could have "Prince of Thralls" on the battlefield. By paying the one blue mana and two colorless mana, you can make a shapeshifter let alone Shapesharer a copy of Prince of Thralls. The same can also be said for "Defiler of Souls."

If your opponent has an annoying legendary creature, you can use the ability of Shapesharer to exploit the "legendary rule." Due to the many uses of the main ability, Shapesharer becomes a pretty handy card to have for the most part.

Overall, this is a great card to have for any deck that is using blue. With the right combination of cards, the Shapesharer becomes quite the impressive card to have in a deck.

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