Darksteel Mutation
Commander Anthology 9 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $2.12
What it does
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.
Infinitely powerless.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Darksteel Mutation first appeared in the 2013 Commander set, specifically designed to provide White decks with a thematic answer to problematic creatures. The card represents the lore of Mirrodin being corrupted by the influence of Phyrexian oil, turning living beings into immobile, indestructible shells of their former selves. Mechanically, it serves as a distinct form of removal that bypasses hexproof and indestructible abilities by stripping the target of its original powers.
The artwork for the card was created by Aleksi Briclot, a prolific contributor to the Magic: The Gathering universe. Briclot utilized a stark, metallic aesthetic to convey the horror of the transformation, focusing on the cold, unfeeling nature of the darksteel material. Within the context of the Commander Anthology reprint, the card remains a staple for players looking to neutralize commander creatures without sending them back to the command zone, effectively locking down key threats through its rigid, transformative design.
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