Mutational Advantage
Secret Lair Drop 2454 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 2454
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
- Market price
- $7.41
What it does
Permanents you control with counters on them gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to those permanents this turn. Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Not just surviving, but thriving!
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
Mutational Advantage was released as part of the Secret Lair Drop Series, a specialized line of Magic: The Gathering products introduced by Wizards of the Coast to offer curated, artist-driven reprints and unique designs. This specific card was featured in the 'Bad to the Bones' drop, which leaned into themes of biological transformation and skeletal aesthetic, reflecting the company's shift toward highly stylized, limited-run collectibles that move away from traditional game-set artwork.
The card was illustrated by Nicholas Gregory, whose work for the series emphasizes a distinct, graphic sensibility that deviates from standard fantasy illustration tropes. By employing a starker, more contemporary visual language, Gregory aimed to capture the fluid and visceral nature of the card's mechanics. The reception among the player base has been largely driven by the card's visual departure from the norm, appealing to collectors who favor specific artistic movements over the unified visual identity of main-set cards.
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About Mutational Advantage
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