Repulsive Mutation
Repulsive Mutation: Instant, Murders at Karlov Manor. Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {X}{G}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue and green (UG)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 227
- Artist
- Filip Burburan
- Commander rank
- 2,781 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Repulsive Mutation
Repulsive Mutation is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and green instant from Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM), an expansion set released in February 2024. It is collector number 227 in that set, with art by Filip Burburan. It costs {X}{G}{U} (X, one blue and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue and green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Murders at Karlov Manor is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.83 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Then counter up to one target spell unless its controller pays mana equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
"Remind me to send the biomancer team a gift basket." -Olana, Simic field researcher
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.83 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Repulsive Mutation by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Repulsive Mutation.
- If you control no creatures as Repulsive Mutation is resolving, the amount of mana the target spell's controller must pay to stop their spell from being countered is 0. That player can choose not to pay 0 mana; if they do, the spell will be countered.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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