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This article is from the Magic: The Gathering Rules FAQ, by Patrik Linell (pls@claymore.nu) with numerous contributions by others.

29 When something asks me to choose a creature type, can I choose "blue" or "artifact" or "Recidivist"? (Magic: The Gathering Rules)

No. When choosing a creature type, you must choose an existing
creature type. "Elf works", "Pixie-Queen" works, "Myr" works, "Blinkmoth"
works (tokens count as existing creature types), but neither "blue",
"artifact" or "Recidivist" work.

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