---
name: "Aura Mutation"
mana_cost: "{G}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "C16"
set_name: "Commander 2016"
collector_number: "180"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "19bb51dd-2b93-45f0-927d-bbafddadd0a3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aura-mutation-c16"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Destroy target enchantment. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that enchantment's mana value.

> *"Life can be found in all things, even things unnatural."
—Multani, maro-sorcerer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Artifact Mutation](/printing/artifact-mutation-c16.md) — Instant
2. [Aether Mutation](/printing/aether-mutation-vma.md) — Sorcery
3. [Death Mutation](/printing/death-mutation-cmd.md) — Sorcery
4. [Seed Spark](/printing/seed-spark-rav.md) — Instant
5. [Sundering Growth](/printing/sundering-growth-rtr.md) — Instant
6. [Mutant Chain Reaction](/printing/mutant-chain-reaction-tmt.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2016 (C16) #180
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 28 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`