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Merciless Repurposing
Instant
uncommon
Exile target creature. Incubate 3. (Create an Incubator token with three +1/+1 counters on it and ": Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
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Cares about +1/+1 counters — places, moves, doubles, or benefits from counters on creatures.
Specifically removes creatures — destroy, exile, damage, or -X/-X.
Removes threats by exiling rather than destroying — bypasses indestructible and death triggers.
A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.
A keyword that lets a creature card be cast as a mutating creature spell. See rule 702.140, “Mutate.”
Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.
Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.
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| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine#117 | uncommon | · | · | · |
Related Concepts
Related Rules
An Incubator token is a double-faced token. Its front face is a colorless Incubator artifact with “{2}: Transform this token.” Its back face is a 0/0 colorless Phyrexian artifact creature named Phyrexian Token.
Some keyword abilities, such as equip and modular, represent targeted activated or triggered abilities, and some keyword abilities, such as mutate, cause spells to have targets. In those cases, the phrase “target [something]” appears in the rule for that keyword ability rather than in the ability itself. (The keyword’s reminder text will often contain the word “target.”) See rule 702, “Keyword Abilities.”
If any of the replacement and/or prevention effects would cause a card to enter the battlefield with its back face up, one of them must be chosen (See rule 701.27, “Transform,” and rule 701.28, “Convert.”). If not, proceed to 616.1e.
Transform
To transform a permanent, turn it over so that its other face is up. Only permanents represented by double-faced tokens and double-faced cards can transform. (See rule 712, “Double-Faced Cards.”)
If a spell or ability instructs a player to transform a permanent that isn’t represented by a double-faced token or a double-faced card, nothing happens.
If a spell or ability instructs a player to transform a permanent, and the face that permanent would transform into is an instant or sorcery face nothing happens.
If an activated or triggered ability of a permanent that isn’t a delayed triggered ability of that permanent tries to transform it, the permanent does so only if it hasn’t transformed or converted since the ability was put onto the stack. If a delayed triggered ability of a permanent tries to transform that permanent, the permanent does so only if it hasn’t transformed or converted since that delayed triggered ability was created. In both cases, if the permanent has already transformed or converted, an instruction to do either is ignored.
Rulings
If the target of Merciless Repurposing is illegal as the spell tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't incubate.