Artificial Evolution
Onslaught 67 • rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $4.92
What it does
Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one creature type with another. The new creature type can't be Wall. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Artificial Evolution was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused heavily on the tribal theme, encouraging players to build decks around specific creature types like Zombies, Goblins, and Elves. As a rare instant that allows a player to change the creature type referenced by a spell or permanent, it was designed as a highly technical utility card meant to disrupt an opponent's tribal synergies or enable specific card interactions.
The artwork was commissioned from Greg Staples, a long-time contributor to the game known for his atmospheric and often dark painterly style. Staples chose to depict a bizarre, shifting creature in mid-transformation, emphasizing the chaotic and fluid nature of the magic described by the card's effect. The piece was well-received for its evocative portrayal of biological transmutation, fitting seamlessly into the gritty, war-torn aesthetic established for the Onslaught block.
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