---
name: "Death Mutation"
mana_cost: "{6}{B}{G}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "6f705338-b00b-4a6d-924f-443e7c5670b7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-mutation-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Death Mutation
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{B}{G}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Artifact Mutation](/printing/artifact-mutation-c16.md) — Instant
2. [Aura Mutation](/printing/aura-mutation-c16.md) — Instant
3. [Aether Mutation](/printing/aether-mutation-vma.md) — Sorcery
4. [Golgari Germination](/printing/golgari-germination-rav.md) — Enchantment
5. [Morbid Bloom](/printing/morbid-bloom-arb.md) — Sorcery
6. [Necrogenesis](/printing/necrogenesis-ala.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #96
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`