Unstable Mutation
Fourth Edition 110 • common
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Unstable Mutation was originally introduced in the Alpha set in 1993, representing the early experimental era of Magic: The Gathering. As a blue enchantment that grants a creature a significant power and toughness boost at the cost of its permanent stability, it embodies the classic trade-off mechanics fundamental to the game's initial design philosophy, where powerful effects were often balanced by drawbacks.
The card features iconic artwork by Quinton Hoover, whose distinct, flowing illustrative style helped define the visual language of the game's earliest years. By the time it was reprinted in the Fourth Edition in 1995, the card had become a hallmark of blue-based aggressive decks, admired by players for its efficiency and the classic high-risk, high-reward tension it introduced to the tabletop.
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