SOC #142
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Darksteel Mutation
Enchantment · AuraEnchant
Nonfoil
TCGplayer market · SOC #142 nonfoil
$1.23 +2.5% +$0.03, 7 days
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- +21.8%
- EDHREC rank
- #589 Down 4 in 30 days
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Darksteel Mutation Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.23, up 2.5% over 7 days, up 21.8% over 30 days, up 68.5% over 90 days.
Darksteel Mutation Price History
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Where to Buy and Sell Darksteel Mutation
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Darksteel Mutation in Sealed Products
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Darksteel Mutation Printings & Prices
Darksteel Mutation has 9 tracked printings across 8 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless treatments.
PLST #CMA-9
CMM #21
VOC #84
C21 #87
C13 #9
CMA #9
SLD #1836
CMM #623
Sell Darksteel Mutation: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | CMM #623 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | CMM #623 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CMM #21 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | CMM #21 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CMM #623 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CMA #9 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | C21 #87 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | CMA #9 | Nonfoil |
Darksteel Mutation Rules Text & Legality
Darksteel Mutation
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature is an Insect artifact creature with base power and toughness 0/1 and has indestructible, and it loses all other abilities, card types, and creature types.
Infinitely powerless.
Darksteel Mutation is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
Darksteel Mutation Rulings
- 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.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Darksteel Mutation has been reprinted 11 times. The Secrets of Strixhaven Commander reprint cut the price 77% in 30 days.
- Jun 9, 2017Commander AnthologyCMA #9
- Apr 23, 2021Commander 2021C21 #87
- Jun 21, 2021Secret Lair DropSLD #1836
- Nov 19, 2021Crimson Vow CommanderVOC #84
- Apr 29, 2022The ListPLST #CMA-9
- Aug 4, 2023Commander MastersCMM #21
- Aug 4, 2023Commander Masters · foilCMM #21
- Aug 4, 2023Commander Masters · BorderlessCMM #623
- Aug 4, 2023Commander Masters · Borderless, foilCMM #623
- Apr 24, 2026Secrets of Strixhaven CommanderSOC #142
Showing the 10 most recent of 11 printings.
Darksteel Mutation in Commander
Darksteel Mutation is the #589 most-played card on EDHREC, down 4 places over the last 30 days.
#589
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 4 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Down 4 in 30 days
Darksteel Mutation FAQ
How much is Darksteel Mutation worth?
Darksteel Mutation is worth about $1.23 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Darksteel Mutation legal in Commander?
Yes. Darksteel Mutation is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Darksteel Mutation been reprinted?
Yes. Darksteel Mutation has been reprinted 11 times, with 9 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Darksteel Mutation cheap?
Darksteel Mutation trades at about $1.23; 11 reprints keep supply plentiful.
What can I play instead of Darksteel Mutation?
Cards that fill a similar role include Reprobation, Frogify, Kasmina's Transmutation.
