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Darksteel Mutation

{1}{W}

Enchantment — Aura

SOCSecrets of Strixhaven Commander#142uncommon

Infinitely powerless.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Daniel Ljunggren
Found in
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Deck Silverquill Influence
Printings9Combos2EDHREC rank#581
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Enchant creature Enchanted creature is an Insect artifact creature with base power and toughness 0/1 and has indestructible, and it loses all other abilities, card types, and creature types.
Plays as:
Is AuraPacifism
Market · per finishspark updated 50m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-5.1%
$0.74
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Rulings

8 · latest Oct 17, 2013
  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    Darksteel Mutation causes the enchanted creature to lose all abilities except indestructible at the time it becomes enchanted. Any abilities the creature gains after that point will work normally.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    Darksteel Mutation doesn't affect the enchanted creature's colors, if any. It will continue to be whatever color or colors it was before Darksteel Mutation entered the battlefield.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    Darksteel Mutation overwrites any previous effects that set the enchanted creature's power or toughness to a specific value. Any such effects that start to apply after Darksteel Mutation entered the battlefield will work normally.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    Darksteel Mutation overwrites the printed power and toughness of the enchanted creature, as well as any characteristic-defining abilities that define power and/or toughness.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    However, Darksteel Mutation does not overwrite effects that change the enchanted creature's power or toughness without setting it to a specific value (such as the ones created by Giant Growth or Glorious Anthem). It also won't overwrite the effect of counters.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    In some rare cases, the creature may have subtypes other than creature types before becoming enchanted with Darksteel Mutation. If it had any other artifact subtypes (such as Equipment), it will retain those. If it had any subtypes other than artifact types and creature types (such as Shrine), it won't retain those.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    The creature will keep any supertypes it previously had. Notably, if Darksteel Mutation is enchanting a legendary creature, that creature will continue to be legendary. Also, if it's enchanting a commander, that creature will continue to be a commander.

  • WotCOct 17, 2013

    The enchanted creature will be only an artifact and a creature, not any other card types. It will be only an Insect, not any other creature types.