Dracoplasm is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Flying As this creature enters, sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature's power becomes the total power of those creatures and its toughness becomes their total toughness.: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Complete guide
Dracoplasm is a unique Shapeshifter that allows you to transform your existing board state into a single, massive flying threat. By combining the strengths of your smaller creatures, you can create a powerhouse capable of ending the game in the air. This card is perfect for decks that can generate many creatures and need a way to bypass ground defenses.
A Unique Entrance
Dracoplasm features a replacement effect that occurs 'as' it enters the battlefield. This is not a triggered ability, so it does not use the stack and cannot be responded to once Dracoplasm begins to enter. You choose any number of creatures you control to sacrifice, and Dracoplasm immediately inherits their combined power and toughness as its base stats. If you choose not to sacrifice any creatures, it will enter as a 0/0 and be put into the graveyard as a state-based action.
Calculating the Power
When Dracoplasm enters, it checks the power and toughness of the sacrificed creatures as they last existed on the battlefield. This includes any continuous effects, such as anthems or equipment, that were affecting them. Once these values are set, Dracoplasm's base power and toughness are locked in. After it is on the battlefield, you can use its activated ability to spend red mana and give it +1/+0, allowing you to pump it for even more damage during the combat phase.
Common Pitfalls
Because the sacrifice happens as Dracoplasm enters, you cannot wait for it to be on the battlefield to see if your opponent has a counterspell before deciding what to sacrifice. If the spell is countered, you sacrifice nothing. Additionally, remember that Dracoplasm loses the keyword abilities of the sacrificed creatures; it only gains their raw stats. It keeps its own Flying and its fire-breathing ability regardless of what you sacrifice to it.
Interaction examples
Ornithopter of ParadiseYou have an Ornithopter of Paradise on the battlefield. As you play Dracoplasm, you choose to sacrifice the Ornithopter of Paradise. Because the Ornithopter of Paradise has 0 power and 2 toughness, Dracoplasm enters the battlefield as a 0/2 creature with Flying. While it didn't gain power, it survived the transition and is ready to be pumped by its red mana ability.
Professional Face-BreakerYou control Professional Face-Breaker, which is a 2/3 creature. As Dracoplasm enters, you sacrifice the Professional Face-Breaker. Dracoplasm's power becomes 2 and its toughness becomes 3. You now have a 2/3 flyer. Note that Dracoplasm does not gain Menace or the ability to create Treasure tokens; it only takes the 2/3 stats from the sacrificed Professional Face-Breaker.
If you control both Ornithopter of Paradise (0/2) and Professional Face-Breaker (2/3), you can sacrifice both as Dracoplasm enters. The total power is 0 + 2 = 2, and the total toughness is 2 + 3 = 5. Dracoplasm enters as a 2/5 flyer. This allows you to consolidate your board into one high-toughness blocker or attacker.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Dracoplasm
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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