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Transmutation Chronicles MTG card
CHR #40 · Art by Susan Van Camp
CHR set symbol, CommonChronicles#40Common

Transmutation

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Transmutation Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.16, flat over 7 days, flat over 30 days, up 6.7% over 90 days.

Transmutation Price History

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Transmutation in Sealed Products

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Transmutation Printings & Prices

Transmutation has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil finishes.

CHR set symbol, CommonCHR #40
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LEG set symbol, CommonLEG #123

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Transmutation Rules Text & Legality

Transmutation

Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

"You know what I was,/ You see what I am: change me, change me!" —Randall Jarrell, *The Woman at the Washington Zoo*

Transmutation is legal in Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Modern.

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Transmutation Rulings

  • Mar 19, 2021

    Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a creature may become lethal if you switch its power and toughness during that turn.

  • Mar 19, 2021

    Effects that switch a creature's power and toughness apply after all other effects, regardless of when those effects began to apply. For instance, if you target a 1/2 creature then give it +2/+0 later in the turn, it's a 2/3 creature, not a 4/1 creature.

  • Mar 19, 2021

    Switching a creature's power and toughness twice (or any even number of times) effectively returns the creature to the power and toughness it had before any switches.

  • Nov 1, 2005

    Note that the wording "Effects that alter the creature's power alter its toughness instead, and vice versa, this turn" has been removed.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Transmutation has been reprinted 2 times.

  • Jun 1, 1994LEG set symbol, CommonLegendsLEG #123
  • Jul 1, 1995CHR set symbol, CommonChroniclesCHR #40

Transmutation in Commander

Transmutation is the #30,199 most-played card on EDHREC, up 54 places over the last 30 days.

#30,199 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 54 in 30 days

Transmutation FAQ

How much is Transmutation worth?

Transmutation is worth about $0.16 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is Transmutation legal in Commander?

Yes. Transmutation is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy and Pauper.

Has Transmutation been reprinted?

Yes. Transmutation has been reprinted 2 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Transmutation cheap?

Transmutation trades at about $0.16; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#30,199 on EDHREC).