---
name: "Arcane Adaptation"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Behm"
oracle_id: "2188c03f-11b6-4651-914a-b4fdd59127e3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/arcane-adaptation-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Arcane Adaptation
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control are the chosen type in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Xenograft](/printing/xenograft-nph.md) — Enchantment
2. [Unnatural Selection](/printing/unnatural-selection-apc.md) — Enchantment
3. [Leyline of Transformation](/printing/leyline-of-transformation-pdsk.md) — Enchantment
4. [Conspiracy](/printing/conspiracy-mmq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Adaptive Automaton](/printing/adaptive-automaton-brr.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
6. [Standardize](/printing/standardize-ons.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #46
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Behm
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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