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
- $0.32
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 the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set is themed around an elite magical university, with this specific card representing the curriculum of the Prismari college, which emphasizes the intersection of performance art and elemental magic. Mechanically, the card reflects the transformation-heavy nature of the Prismari aesthetic, where raw magical energy is molded into diverse forms.
The card features illustration by Campbell White, who captured the fluid, shifting essence of a spellcaster mid-transmutation. The art direction for the Strixhaven set sought to move away from traditional high-fantasy tropes in favor of a collegiate, scholarly atmosphere. Upon release, the card was received as a functional utility piece in limited play formats, noted for its ability to neutralize threats while providing a flexible enhancement for a player's own creatures.
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