Mercurial Transformation
Strixhaven: School of Mages 47 • uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 47
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Craig J Spearing
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Until end of turn, target nonland permanent loses all abilities and becomes your choice of a blue Frog creature with base power and toughness 1/1 or a blue Octopus creature with base power and toughness 4/4.
"For sun's sake, I just want a crab!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mercurial Transformation was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set revolves around the titular university, a magical institution divided into five colleges, each representing a specific two-color mana combination. This card is associated with Prismari, the college of creative expression and elemental magic, which focuses on the intersection of red and blue mana to create spectacular effects.
Artist Craig J Spearing illustrated the card, utilizing the set's high-fantasy aesthetic to depict the fluid, chaotic nature of transmutation magic. The design reflects the card's mechanical function, which temporarily alters a creature's base power and toughness while granting it flying. It was created to provide players with a versatile tool for both buffing their own forces and neutralizing threats, fitting squarely into the set's theme of magical experimentation.
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