Metamorphosis Fanatic 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
Lifelink When this creature enters, return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a lifelink counter on it. Miracle(You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Complete guide
Metamorphosis Fanatic is a powerful Human Cleric that turns your graveyard into a recruitment center for your most impactful creatures. By utilizing its Miracle ability, you can bring it into play for a fraction of its mana cost and immediately reanimate a threat with lifelink. This guide will help you master the timing of Miracle and maximize your graveyard value.
The Power of Miracle
Metamorphosis Fanatic features the Miracle keyword, allowing you to cast it for just {1}{B} if it is the first card you draw in a turn. When you draw it, you must reveal it immediately before it touches the rest of your hand. This triggers a special Miracle ability; when that ability resolves, you may cast the spell by paying its alternative Miracle cost. This can even happen on an opponent's turn if you have a way to draw a card!
Step-by-Step Resolution
1. You draw Metamorphosis Fanatic as your first card of the turn and reveal it. 2. The Miracle triggered ability goes on the stack. 3. As the Miracle trigger resolves, you choose whether to cast the spell for {1}{B}. 4. If cast, the spell goes on the stack and eventually enters the battlefield. 5. Once it enters, its triggered ability targets a creature card in your graveyard. 6. That creature returns to the battlefield with a lifelink counter, granting it a permanent way to heal you through damage.
Timing and Restrictions
A common mistake is trying to cast the Miracle card later in the turn for its reduced cost. You only get the chance to pay the Miracle cost while the Miracle trigger is resolving; if you decline or lack the mana then, you must pay the full {4}{B}{B} later. Additionally, if the card leaves your hand (due to a discard effect, for example) before the Miracle trigger resolves, you cannot cast it for its Miracle cost.
Strategic Value
Because Metamorphosis Fanatic provides a lifelink counter, it is best used on creatures with high power or those that deal non-combat damage. Since the reanimation is an 'enters' trigger, you can chain effects that occur when creatures enter or leave the graveyard to overwhelm your opponents.
Interaction examples
Gray Merchant of AsphodelWhen Metamorphosis Fanatic enters, you target Gray Merchant of Asphodel in your graveyard. The Merchant returns with a lifelink counter. Its own ability triggers, draining your opponents based on your devotion to black. While the drain itself doesn't use lifelink, the Merchant now has lifelink for any future combat, making it a defensive powerhouse.
Syr Konrad, the GrimWith Syr Konrad, the Grim on the battlefield, you cast Metamorphosis Fanatic. When its ability targets a creature in your graveyard and returns it to the battlefield, Syr Konrad's ability triggers because a creature card left your graveyard. This deals 1 damage to each opponent. If the returned creature later dies, Konrad triggers again, creating a constant stream of chip damage.
On your opponent's turn, you use an effect to draw a card. Since it is the first card you have drawn this turn, you reveal Metamorphosis Fanatic. You pay {1}{B} to cast it at instant speed. It enters the battlefield, bringing back a blocker from your graveyard just in time to surprise your opponent during their combat phase.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Metamorphosis Fanatic
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You cast the card with miracle during the resolution of the triggered ability. Ignore any timing rules based on the card's type.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
It's important to reveal a card with miracle before it is mixed with the other cards in your hand.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
You can reveal and cast a card with miracle on any turn, not just your own, if it's the first card you've drawn that turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Multiple card draws are always treated as a sequence of individual card draws. For example, if you haven't drawn any cards yet during a turn and cast a spell that instructs you to draw three cards, you'll draw them one at a time. Only the first card drawn this way may be revealed and cast using its miracle ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect puts a card into your hand without using the word "draw," the card wasn't drawn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
You don't have to reveal a drawn card with miracle if you don't wish to cast it at that time.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
You can cast a card for its miracle cost only as the miracle triggered ability resolves. If you don't want to cast it at that time (or you can't cast it, perhaps because there are no legal targets available), you won't be able to cast it later for the miracle cost.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #8· Wizards of the Coast
Miracle is an alternative cost to cast the spell with miracle. It can't be combined with other alternative costs, such as casting a spell "without paying its mana cost." You may, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #9· Wizards of the Coast
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a miracle cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #10· Wizards of the Coast
If the card with miracle leaves your hand before the triggered ability resolves, you won't be able to cast it using its miracle ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #11· Wizards of the Coast
You still draw the card, whether you use the miracle ability or not. Any ability that triggers whenever you draw a card, for example, will trigger. If you don't cast the card using its miracle ability, it will remain in your hand.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Metamorphosis Fanatic + Karmic Guide + Viscera Seer
- 1Cast Karmic Guide by paying
. - 2When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 3Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 4Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Metamorphosis Fanatic from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide.
- 6Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 7Resolve the Metamorphosis Fanatic trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat form step 2.
Metamorphosis Fanatic + Karmic Guide + Altar of Dementia
- 1Cast Karmic Guide by paying .
- 2When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 3Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 4Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Metamorphosis Fanatic from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide.
- 6Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 7Resolve the Metamorphosis Fanatic trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat form step 2.
Metamorphosis Fanatic + Karmic Guide + Umbral Collar Zealot
- 1Cast Karmic Guide by paying .
- 2When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 3Holding priority, activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 4Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Metamorphosis Fanatic from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide.
- 6Holding priority, activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 7Resolve the Metamorphosis Fanatic trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat form step 2.
Junji, the Midnight Sky + Viscera Seer + Blood Artist + Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 2When Metamorphosis Fanatic dies, Blood Artist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 4Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Junji.
- 5When Junji dies, it and Blood Artist trigger.
- 6Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 7Resolve the Junji trigger, returning Metamorphosis Fanatic from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to lose 2 life.
- 8When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters, it triggers, returning Junji from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Metamorphosis Fanatic + Karmic Guide + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Cast Karmic Guide by paying .
- 2When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 3Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 4Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Metamorphosis Fanatic from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide.
- 6Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 7Resolve the Metamorphosis Fanatic trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat form step 2.
Metamorphosis Fanatic + Karmic Guide + Phyrexian Altar
- 1Cast Karmic Guide by paying .
- 2When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 3Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- 4Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Metamorphosis Fanatic from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide.
- 6Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 7Resolve the Metamorphosis Fanatic trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat form step 2.
Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1Cast Metamorphosis Fanatic by paying its mana cost.
- 2When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters, it triggers, returning Felidar Guardian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Felidar Guardian enters, it and Preston trigger.
- 4Resolve the Felidar Guardian trigger, blinking another permanent you control.
- 5Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Felidar Guardian that is a 0/1 Illusion.
- 6When the Felidar Guardian token enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking the nontoken Felidar Guardian.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
Junji, the Midnight Sky + Ashnod's Altar + Blood Artist + Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Metamorphosis Fanatic.
- 2When Metamorphosis Fanatic dies, Blood Artist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Junji.
- 4When Junji dies, it and Blood Artist trigger.
- 5Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 6Resolve the Junji trigger, returning Metamorphosis Fanatic from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to lose 2 life.
- 7When Metamorphosis Fanatic enters, it triggers, returning Junji from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
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