Death Mutation
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This printing
SetAPC
Collector #96
Released2001-06-04
Rarityuncommon
ArtistCarl Critchlow
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Death Mutation

UncommonColour IDMV 8
Sorcery
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that creature's mana value.
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2011-06-17Newest 2011-06-17Cheapest priced $0.36 in CMD
Rulings (1)
wotc1 Aug 2008
If the target is illegal on resolution, the entire spell doesn’t resolve. As such, you will not put any tokens onto the battlefield.