Forced Adaptation
Gatecrash 120 • common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Collector number
- 120
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Trevor Claxton
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Forced Adaptation was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for Magic: The Gathering, set on the cityscape plane of Ravnica. Designed as a common-rarity aura, it reflects the mechanics of the Simic Combine, a guild focused on biological manipulation and evolution. The card was created to provide players with a repeatable method of distributing +1/+1 counters, capturing the 'Evolve' keyword mechanic central to the Simic philosophy of ongoing transformation.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Nils Hamm, whose distinctive, organic painting style is well-regarded within the game's community. Hamm utilized a fluid, muted color palette to emphasize the symbiotic relationship between the creature and the encroaching bio-matter, effectively mirroring the set's themes of nature struggling to reclaim the industrial environment of Ravnica. Upon its release, it was noted primarily as a functional utility piece for limited formats rather than a cornerstone of constructed play.
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