Darksteel Mutation

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Darksteel Mutation is $0.73 (SOC #142), and the most expensive is $4.64 (CMM #623, Borderless, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $2.25, up 188.5% over 7 days, down 6.6% over 30 days, up 332.7% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $2.41 (2026).

Darksteel Mutation has 9 tracked printings across 8 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless treatments.

SOC #142

$0.73

CK $1.99 / $0.50 32%

MP $0.55 172 avail

CMM #21

$1.59 +118%

CK $1.79 / $0.90 43%

MP $0.62 224 avail

VOC #84

$2.02 +177%

CK $1.99 / $1.00 50%

MP $1.04 87 avail

CMM #623 Borderless

$2.04 +179%

CK $3.49 / $1.60 22%

MP $0.93 120 avail

C13 #9

$2.15 +195%

CK $1.79 / $0.36 83%

MP $1.19 104 avail

C21 #87

$2.19 +200%

CK $1.79 / $0.90 59%

MP $0.70 92 avail

SLD #1836

$2.25 +208%

CK $1.99 / $0.80 64%

MP $2.09 21 avail

PLST #CMA-9

$2.27 +211%

CK $1.79 / $0.72 68%

MP $1.09 55 avail

CMA #9

$2.27 +211%

CK $1.79 / $0.23 90%

MP $2.32 17 avail

CMM #21 Foil

$2.71 +271%

CK $2.99 / $0.90 67%

MP $2.02 47 avail

CMM #623 Borderless Foil

$4.64 +536%

CK $7.99 / $4.00 14%

MP $4.10 34 avail

SOC #142 Foil

CK —

Card Kingdom currently pays $4.00 cash for CMM #623 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

• Oct 17, 2013 Darksteel Mutation causes the enchanted creature to lose all abilities except indestructible at the time it becomes enchanted. Any abilities the creature gains after that point will work normally.
• Oct 17, 2013 Darksteel Mutation doesn't affect the enchanted creature's colors, if any. It will continue to be whatever color or colors it was before Darksteel Mutation entered the battlefield.
• Oct 17, 2013 Darksteel Mutation overwrites any previous effects that set the enchanted creature's power or toughness to a specific value. Any such effects that start to apply after Darksteel Mutation entered the battlefield will work normally.
• Oct 17, 2013 Darksteel Mutation overwrites the printed power and toughness of the enchanted creature, as well as any characteristic-defining abilities that define power and/or toughness.
• Oct 17, 2013 However, Darksteel Mutation does not overwrite effects that change the enchanted creature's power or toughness without setting it to a specific value (such as the ones created by Giant Growth or Glorious Anthem). It also won't overwrite the effect of counters.

Darksteel Mutation has been reprinted 12 times. The Secrets of Strixhaven Commander reprint cut the price 77% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
SOC #142	2026-04-24	Uncommon	Standard	$2.24	$2.12	$0.52	$0.78
SOC #142	2026-04-24	Uncommon	Standard	—	—	—	—
CMM #623	2023-08-04	Uncommon	Borderless	—	—	—	—
CMM #623	2023-08-04	Uncommon	Borderless	—	—	—	—
CMM #21	2023-08-04	Uncommon	Standard	—	—	—	—
CMM #21	2023-08-04	Uncommon	Standard	—	—	—	—
PLST #CMA-9	2022-04-29	Uncommon	Standard	—	—	—	—
VOC #84	2021-11-19	Uncommon	Standard	—	—	—	—
SLD #1836	2021-06-21	Uncommon	Standard	—	—	—	—
C21 #87	2021-04-23	Uncommon	Standard	—	—	—	—

Showing the 10 most recent of 12 printings.

Darksteel Mutation is the #579 most-played card on EDHREC, down 2 places over the last 30 days.