Magic: The Gathering

Mutagen Man, Living Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 124 • rare

Set: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Collector number: 124
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: X mana green mana green mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Green
Artist: Ignatius Budi
Market price: $1.80

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$1.80market price via TCGplayer · Aug 8, 2026$1.33 – $2.81 over the tracked period

$1.80Aug 8, 2026

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Lore

Why it matters

Mutagen Man holds a unique place in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lore as one of the series' most grotesque and tragic villains. Collectors prize this rare iteration for its striking design by Ignatius Budi, which leans into the unsettling, visceral body horror that made the character a standout figure in the franchise.

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Card face

What it does

Trample

Activated abilities of artifact tokens you control cost 1 generic mana less to activate.

When Mutagen Man enters, create X Mutagen tokens. (They're artifacts with "1 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Mutagen Man, known as Seymour Gutz in his human form, debuted as an action figure in the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy line by Playmates Toys. The concept emerged from the dark, body-horror aesthetic prevalent in the franchise's early cartoon and toy designs, depicting a man reduced to a transparent torso filled with toxic ooze. This card iteration draws directly from that iconic, unsettling characterization, framing the character within the established lore of the TMNT universe where he serves as a tragic byproduct of Shredder's experiments.

Artist Ignatius Budi designed this card, capturing the character's signature translucent appearance and erratic, floating organs. The visual style aims to reconcile the vintage toy's crude but memorable design with the modern illustrative standards of a trading card game. Budi focused on the vibrant, neon aesthetic of the radioactive ooze to emphasize the creature's rare status and grotesque origins, resulting in a piece that functions as both a functional game asset and a nostalgic homage to 90s action figure design.

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Mutagen Man, Living OozeTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · #273 · rare$3.42

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