Selective Adaptation
Commander 2020 65 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Collector number
- 65
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Tomasz Jedruszek
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Reveal the top seven cards of your library. Choose from among them a card with flying, a card with first strike, and so on for double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, and vigilance. Put one of the chosen cards onto the battlefield, the other chosen cards into your hand, and the rest into your graveyard.
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
Selective Adaptation was released in 2020 as part of the Commander 2020 set, a collection specifically designed for the multiplayer Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. The card was featured in the 'Symbiotic Swarm' deck, which focused on the keyword mechanics of Mutate and various creature-based synergies. This set arrived during a period when Wizards of the Coast was placing a heavier emphasis on deck themes that rewarded board state development through evolving creature types.
The card’s artwork, illustrated by Igor Kieryluk, depicts a scene of natural evolution and adaptation, fitting the biological focus of the Abzan color identity. Kieryluk is a frequent contributor to the game, known for his ability to translate high-fantasy concepts into the card's tight visual space. The design of the card itself—a green instant that allows a player to adapt creature types—was received by players as a niche utility tool intended to provide flexibility in tribal-focused deck building.
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