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Genetic Recombinator Unstable Borderless MTG card
UST #182 · Art by Chuck Lukacs
UST set symbol, UncommonUnstable#182Uncommon

Genetic Recombinator

Artifact · Contraption
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Genetic Recombinator Printings & Prices

Genetic Recombinator has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless treatments.

UST set symbol, UncommonUST #182
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Genetic Recombinator Rules Text & Legality

Genetic Recombinator

Whenever you crank this Contraption, up to two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn.

Genetic Recombinator is not legal in any of the major constructed formats.

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Genetic Recombinator Rulings

  • Jan 19, 2018

    Any Contraption that's on the battlefield and wasn't assembled immediately heads to the scrapyard. However, if it's a not an actual Contraption card (like Copy Artifact isn't), it goes to your graveyard as normal. Non-Contraption cards can't be in the scrapyard.

  • Jan 19, 2018

    At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control any Contraptions, move the CRANK! counter to the next sprocket. You may then crank any number of Contraptions on that sprocket, causing their abilities to trigger. Cranking a Contraption is always optional.

  • Jan 19, 2018

    Contraptions are artifacts. Anything that interacts with artifacts will interact with Contraptions.

  • Jan 19, 2018

    Contraptions aren't put into your main deck. They go into a separate deck called the Contraption deck.

  • Jan 19, 2018

    If a Contraption would leave the battlefield and go to any zone other than exile, it instead goes to the scrapyard, the Contraption deck's version of the graveyard. Things that affect the graveyard do not affect the scrapyard. You can exile Contraptions just fine.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Genetic Recombinator has been reprinted 2 times.

  • Dec 8, 2017UST set symbol, UncommonUnstable · BorderlessUST #182
  • Dec 8, 2017UST set symbol, UncommonUnstable · Borderless, foilUST #182

Genetic Recombinator FAQ

How much is Genetic Recombinator worth?

Genetic Recombinator is worth about $0.13 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is Genetic Recombinator legal in Commander?

No. Genetic Recombinator is not legal in any of the major constructed formats (Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper).

Has Genetic Recombinator been reprinted?

Yes. Genetic Recombinator has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Genetic Recombinator cheap?

Genetic Recombinator trades at about $0.13; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful.