---
name: "Aether Mutation"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "241"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "6697fe5b-90ac-4321-aa2f-cdc6ec283cb4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aether-mutation-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Aether Mutation
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that creature's mana value.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aura Mutation](/printing/aura-mutation-c16.md) — Instant
2. [Artifact Mutation](/printing/artifact-mutation-c16.md) — Instant
3. [Death Mutation](/printing/death-mutation-cmd.md) — Sorcery
4. [Aether Burst](/printing/aether-burst-ody.md) — Instant
5. [Supplant Form](/printing/supplant-form-pfrf.md) — Instant
6. [Fungal Rebirth](/printing/fungal-rebirth-m21.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #241
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`