---
name: "Grotesque Mutation"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "BBD-145"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "058a8475-649f-433a-b258-42bc03bf40ba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grotesque-mutation-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grotesque Mutation
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +3/+1 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Give In to Violence](/printing/give-in-to-violence-dsk.md) — Instant
2. [Moment of Defiance](/printing/moment-of-defiance-bro.md) — Instant
3. [Cutthroat Maneuver](/printing/cutthroat-maneuver-ths.md) — Instant
4. [Rush of Vitality](/printing/rush-of-vitality-klr.md) — Instant
5. [Alchemist's Gift](/printing/alchemists-gift-m21.md) — Instant
6. [Mortal's Ardor](/printing/mortals-ardor-ddo.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #BBD-145
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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