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I see that Nicholas Wolff once won a game of Bishop Knight Morph Factor. Joe Joyce's Pieces thread from 2009 contains some interesting comments on various pieces, including Changelings. Looking back on my 2007 comment here, what if a Pawn promoting to a Rotator can choose the R/N/B mode? That allows a player promoting to a Rotator [N mode] to deliver a needed Knight check, while obtaining a new piece that is (perhaps) twice as valuable as a Knight.
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I see no reason why an RNB Rotator would be worth more than a Rook. I would expect it to be worth significantly less than a Rook even in R mode. (The current mode would fine-tune the value just like current mobility would for normal pieces.) About half-way between a minor and a Rook. I am not even sure whether it is a major piece (i.e. can force checkmate on a bare King from almost any position).