Artifact Mutation
Artifact Mutation: Instant, New Capenna Commander. Destroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red and green (RG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- New Capenna Commander (NCC)
- Released
- 2022-04-29
- Collector number
- 326
- Artist
- José Parodi
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About Artifact Mutation
Artifact Mutation is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red and green instant from New Capenna Commander (NCC), a Commander product released in April 2022. It is collector number 326 in that set, with art by José Parodi. It costs {R}{G} (one red and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red and green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Invasion (2000) to New Capenna Commander (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.88 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Destroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that artifact's mana value.
"There's nothing technology can build that nature can't eventually reclaim." -Vivien Reid
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.88 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Artifact Mutation by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Artifact Mutation
Artifact Mutation has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #269 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2020 (C20) #203 | Rare | 2020 |
| Commander 2016 (C16) #179 | Rare | 2016 |
| Invasion (INV) #231 | Rare | 2000 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Artifact Mutation.
- This spell is countered and you get no Saprolings if the artifact is an illegal target on resolution.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.