---
name: "Artifact Mutation"
mana_cost: "{R}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "231"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "e77e8768-3ea8-44f9-aba6-1e023e006946"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/artifact-mutation-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Artifact Mutation
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that artifact's mana value.

> *« Épines et échardes, je t'appelle, horde vivante » — Molimo, maro-sorcier.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aura Mutation](/printing/aura-mutation-c16.md) — Instant
2. [Death Mutation](/printing/death-mutation-cmd.md) — Sorcery
3. [Crumble](/printing/crumble-3ed.md) — Instant
4. [Seed Spark](/printing/seed-spark-rav.md) — Instant
5. [Aether Mutation](/printing/aether-mutation-vma.md) — Sorcery
6. [Seeds of Innocence](/printing/seeds-of-innocence-mir.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #231
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 36 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: `not_legal`