---
name: "Repulsive Mutation"
mana_cost: "{X}{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "227"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Filip Burburan"
oracle_id: "611bfaa6-b098-48d9-9e49-1e7dc8687f15"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/repulsive-mutation-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Repulsive Mutation
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Then counter up to one target spell unless its controller pays mana equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.

> *"Ricordami di mandare un cesto regalo alla squadra dei biomanti."
—Olana, sperimentatrice Simic*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Essence Capture](/printing/essence-capture-rna.md) — Instant
2. [Trap Essence](/printing/trap-essence-ktk.md) — Instant
3. [Spell Rupture](/printing/spell-rupture-gtc.md) — Instant
4. [Soul's Might](/printing/souls-might-ala.md) — Sorcery
5. [Ooze Spill](/printing/ooze-spill-tmt.md) — Instant
6. [Overrule](/printing/overrule-dis.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #227
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Filip Burburan
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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