Artifact Mutation
- Mana cost
- {R}{G}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Invasion #231 (rare)
- Price
- $2.46 USD
Destroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that artifact's mana value.
Artifact Mutation has 5 printings, first in Invasion (2000). EDHREC ranks it #2,619 among Commander cards. It appears most in Baylen, the Haymaker decks (12,281 on EDHREC). 3 public decks on TCG run it. It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Artifact Mutation
- Arcane Maelstrom - Commander 2020, led by Kalamax, the Stormsire
- Cabaretti Cacophony - New Capenna Commander, led by Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva
- Open Hostility - Commander 2016, led by Saskia the Unyielding
Commanders that run Artifact Mutation most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Baylen, the Haymaker: 12,281 decks
- Slimefoot and Squee: 5,305 decks
- Jetmir, Nexus of Revels: 4,622 decks
- Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second: 3,385 decks
- Kalamax, the Stormsire: 2,301 decks
- Thromok the Insatiable: 2,283 decks
- Prossh, Skyraider of Kher: 1,976 decks
- Wort, the Raidmother: 1,750 decks
Often played with Artifact Mutation
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : This spell is countered and you get no Saprolings if the artifact is an illegal target on resolution.