The Battlefield

Astral Dragon

$14.76

Cursed Mirror

$2.04

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Astral Dragon + Cursed Mirror

Overview

If Astral Dragon’s Project Image targets a Cursed Mirror (a noncreature artifact), the two tokens enter as copies of that Cursed Mirror; because the copied object’s text includes an “as this ... enters” ability, that ability is applied for the tokens as they enter, so you may have each token enter as a copy of any creature until end of turn (they’d also get haste from that clause). In all cases the tokens are additionally made 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to their other types and have flying. This follows how objects enter as copies and how copy effects that include “as [this] enters” are applied , and how the copy’s copiable values become the copied information (modified by status) .

Step 1

Astral Dragon enters the battlefield; its triggered ability (Project Image) triggers. When putting that trigger on the stack you must choose a target noncreature permanent; Cursed Mirror is a legal target only if it is currently a noncreature permanent.

Step 2

The trigger resolves and creates two tokens that are copies of the targeted Cursed Mirror, except they’re 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to their other types and have flying. These tokens are entering as copies of the targeted object, so the rules for entering-as-copies apply .

Step 3

Because the copied object’s text (Cursed Mirror) includes an “as this artifact enters” replacement/choice ability, that ability is applied for each token as it enters. You may choose for each token to have it enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield until end of turn; if you do, it will enter as that creature and will have haste per Cursed Mirror’s exception .

Step 4

After the choice for the token’s entering is applied, the token’s copiable values become the chosen copied information (the Cursed Mirror text as modified by choosing to copy a creature, or the plain Cursed Mirror if you don’t choose a creature) as modified by the token’s status and by Astral Dragon’s exception that makes it a 3/3 Dragon and gives it flying .

Step 5

Result: each token will be a permanent whose copiable values reflect the object you ended up copying (either the original Cursed Mirror text or a creature if you used the as-enter choice), and additionally each token is a 3/3 Dragon creature and has flying. If you elected the as-enter copy-to-creature option, those tokens also have haste until end of turn due to the Cursed Mirror text they copied.

Resolution

When Astral Dragon’s triggered ability creates two tokens that are copies of a targeted Cursed Mirror, those tokens enter as copies. Because the copied text includes an “as this artifact enters” replacement/choice ability, that ability is applied for the tokens as they enter, so you may choose for each token to enter as a copy of any creature until end of turn (and it would gain haste per Cursed Mirror’s exception). In either case, the tokens are also 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to their other types and have flying .

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