Artifact Mutation
invInvasion#231rare
Legal in 8 of 23 formats
Treatments
Foil
Price today · this printing
Nonfoil$2.52
Foil$45.93
Foil premium
18.23×nonfoil → foil
Nonfoil
$2.52
Foil
$45.93
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Card text & rulings
Oracle text
Instant
Destroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that artifact's mana value.
Ability breakdown
Abilities
SpellDestroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that artifact's mana value.
Rulings
- WotCOct 4, 2004
This spell is countered and you get no Saprolings if the artifact is an illegal target on resolution.
Market & price history
Market
INV #231
2026-07-06Artifact Mutation
$2.52TCGplayer market▲ 0.0% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-06Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$1.50Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$1.30· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.20 (+13.3%)
Foil
Lowest listingNM$26.00Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$33.00· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$-7.00 (-26.9%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 5h agoRealized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$2.52▲ +4.6%
Foil$45.93▲ +0.7%
Across all copies
This card, all printings.
Cheaper copy available: $2.37
Demand signals
Plays as
Protection SpellArtifact RemovalSpot RemovalCreature Token Maker
Combos
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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
“"From shards and splinters I call forth my living horde." —Molimo, maro-sorcerer”
Illustrated by
Greg Staples
Reference & exit links
Card details
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Frame
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
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