Put a trample counter on it. If a mutated creature is destroyed, then every creature that has mutated with it will also b destroyed. Great job. If Crystalline Resonance becomes a copy of an Aura, it's put into its owner's graveyard unless it's somehow attached to an appropriate object or player already. Shark Typhoon{5}{U}EnchantmentWhenever you cast a noncreature spell, create an X/X blue Shark creature token with flying, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.Cycling {X}{1}{U} ({X}{1}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card. Vadrok, Apex of Thunder{U}{R}{W}Legendary Creature Elemental Dinosaur Cat3/3Mutate {1}{w/u}{R}{R} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. I dont mind doing a little work, but that seems like jumping through too many hoops. {2}{W}{B}: Exile target card from a graveyard. Mutating with a creature that has inspired would be cool. The build Id run with it would be Elemental tribal cards like Risen Reef (and old favorite Coiling Oracle). Frostveil Ambush{3}{U}{U}InstantTap up to two target creatures. Commander is played with vintage legal cards, with some exceptions: cards are legal as of their set's prerelease. Then return a creature card with lesser converted mana cost than the creature that died from your graveyard to your hand. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. Frondland Felidar{2}{G}{W}Creature Cat Beast3/5VigilanceCreatures you control with vigilance have "{1}, {T}: Tap target creature.". . That creature is free to block another creature or to not block at all. {T}, Sacrifice Sleeper Dart: Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, put it into your hand. Any abilities that modify or trigger on this event apply. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery. This will usually happen through being bounced to your hand or destroyed. This makes bounce spells incredibly worse for mutations compared to bouncing a creature with a bunch of auras where they normally just all go away. A copy is created even if the spell that caused Kalamax's ability to trigger has been countered by the time that ability resolves. Mana produced by Humble Naturalist can be spent on any part of a creature spell's total cost, including additional costs (such as kicker costs) and alternative costs (such as mutate costs). If your commander has a smaller body, like Karlov of the Ghost Council or Elenda, the Dusk Rose, you can make them quite beefier. That token gains haste. When you cast a creature for its mutate cost, it's still considered being cast, and many are multicolored. Good article, was having trouble figuring out the commander tax on mutate. Startling Development{1}{U}InstantUntil end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Serpent with base power and toughness 4/4.Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.). (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able. Triton Fortune Hutner whenever you cast a spell that targets TFH, draw a card. Whenever it mutates, you exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland permanent card. {7}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. It represents a static ability that functions while the spell with mutate is on the stack. If the card is something you just dont want around, you can leave it exiled. If Crystalline Resonance becomes a copy of an object with a set of linked abilities (for example, one ability that exiles a card and another that refers to the card "exiled with" the object), that link only lasts as long as Crystalline Resonance is copying that object. If the permanent you control targeted by the target spell leaves the battlefield, that spell is no longer a legal target for Keep Safe. Nightsquad Commando's ability checks only whether you declared an attacking creature during the turn. If its topmost object is a card, it's a nontoken creature, even if it contains a token. justify-content: flex-end; For example, if you exile a creature card without flash, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty. If it loses flash after it's been cast, it will still resolve if able. For determining the interaction of continuous effects, the timestamp of a keyword counter on an object is the most recent time that any counter of that kind was put on that object. Each one has a flying counter on it. Reselecting which player a creature is attacking doesn't cause "whenever this creature attacks" abilities to trigger. This is different from effects that say "If you do . . There are 71 new cards (with printed set code C20 and collector numbers 171) printed in the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Commander Decks, aka Commander (2020 Edition). Players can't attempt to remove Cunning Nightbonder to raise the cost of a spell you wish to cast, but they can remove it to allow their spells and abilities to counter your spells. It can even remove five +1+/1 counters to add two of each color of mana to your mana pool, allowing you to mutate multiple times per turn easily. It's just something true about that creature. Even if using an alternative cost to cast a spell, additional costs must still be payed. You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Note that Mindleecher doesnt have the additional ability that lets you use any color of mana to pay for the cost. Unpredictable Cyclone{3}{R}{R}EnchantmentIf a cycling ability of another nonland card would cause you to draw a card, instead exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a card that shares a card type with the cycled card. Start with the amount of damage being dealt to the creature and determine what is "lethal." Mutate it from the command zone onto something coola creature with double strike seems pretty saucyand then if it gets killed, simply let it go to the graveyard instead of the command zoneand no tax. But mutate isnt exactly the pinnacle of simplicity when it comes to newer keywords. But heres hoping we get some new mutators soon! There has been a lot of speculation on how the mutate mechanic works in regards to your commander. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell. A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Keep Safe. While it would seem that you want this is as one of the 99 (putting it into a Muldrotha, the Gravetide deck, for example) so that you can take advantage of it as a graveyard piece, you can still do that if its your commander. If you cycle Yidaro but it isn't in your graveyard as the triggered ability resolves, you can't put it onto the battlefield or shuffle it into your library. {1}{B}, Exile Daring Fiendbonder from your graveyard: Put an indestructible counter on target creature. Whenever this creature mutates, other creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of times the creature has mutated. What sort of strategies would a medieval military use against a fantasy giant? )Whenever this creature mutates, return target creature card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Savai Thundermane's reflexive triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. {1}, {T}: Move a counter from target permanent you control onto another target permanent. )As Umori, the Collector enters the battlefield, choose a card type.Spells you cast of the chosen type cost {1} less to cast. Avian Oddity{3}{U}Creature Bird2/4FlyingCycling {2}{U} ({2}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card. Utility creatures like Fertilid and Mulldrifter are Elementals, as well as big beaters like Lord of Extinction; Multani, Maro-Sorcerer; and everyones favorite, Avenger of Zendikar. But mutate was first mentioned in Unsanctioned on Surgeon ~General~ Commander, which was a funny foreshadowing of the upcoming mechanic. Charge of the Forever-Beast{2}{G}SorceryAs an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal a creature card from your hand.Charge of the Forever-Beast deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to the revealed card's power. To this whole load of nonsense, Id add The Ozolith and creatures with +1/+1 counters. Mutate is an alternative casting cost that appears on creatures. {1}, {T}: Target creature can't block this turn. Magic the Gathering Resources, Tools, Previews, and Community. Cavern Whisperer{4}{B}Creature Nightmare4/4Mutate {3}{B} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. Second is that the whole stack will be your commander, meaning regardless of which is on top, it will deal commander damage. I had a couple quick questions to clear up any rules about EDH and mutate. justify-content: center; Escape Protocol{1}{U}EnchantmentWhenever you cycle a card, you may pay {1}. Lavabrink Venturer{2}{W}Creature Human Soldier3/3As Lavabrink Venturer enters the battlefield, choose odd or even. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control. Before shuffling your deck to become your library, you may reveal one card from outside the game to be your companion if your starting deck meets the requirements of the companion ability. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Verge Rangers lets you look at the top card of your library whenever you want (with one restriction; see below), even if you don't have priority. Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Mutate is one of the coolest and most fun mechanics Ive played with in all of Magic. Items in the "Card-Specific Notes" sections include full card text for your reference. It can put land cards onto the battlefield even if it's not your turn or if you've already played your land for the turn. You won't lose the game if your life total is 0 in between these two events. If there are no creatures on the battlefield at all, you don't draw a card. If a creature that's a copy of another creature mutates, the characteristics it gains from mutating apply after applying the copy effect. ", A spell cast with mutate becomes a mutating creature spell. Spellpyre Phoenix's last ability checks the entire turn. When a mutated creature with undying dies, all the creatures in the pile come back separately and they all get +1/+1 counters. If your spell is countered, then it goes to the graveyard like normal. Ram Through{1}{G}InstantTarget creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control. If the copied permanent is copying something else, the token enters the battlefield as whatever that permanent is copying. The merged creature is a token if its topmost object is a token. If Crystalline Resonance copies a permanent that's copying something else, it will become whatever the target is copying. It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and/or Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on. Casting a commander from your hand doesn't require that additional cost, and it doesn't increase what the cost will be the next time you cast that commander from the command zone. )Whenever this creature mutates, tap up to X target creatures, where X is the number of times this creature has mutated. It just changes when spells can be cast. The creature card that Nascent Metamorph becomes a copy of is put onto the bottom of the library along with any other cards. Titans' Nest{1}{B}{G}{U}EnchantmentAt the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. For example, if a merged creature containing three cards dies, one creature died and three cards were put into a player's graveyard. color: #005586; If a spell or ability causes you to put cards into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," it's not a card drawn. Im considering returning Cloudstone Curio to my Animar deck, and if I do, Migratory Greathorn could make an appearance. If your life total is brought to 0 or less at the same time that a creature with a bounty counter on it is dealt lethal damage, you lose the game before the last ability goes on the stack. If that number is negative, it deals no damage and you gain no life. Mutate was first referred to on the silver-bordered card Surgeon General Commander in Unsanctioned. Fireflux Squad{3}{R}Creature Human Soldier4/3HasteWhenever Fireflux Squad attacks, you may exile another target attacking creature you control. Theres room for brewing something extraordinarily different. Can I add a question? If an effect copies a card rather than a spell (such as that of God-Eternal Kefnet), this doesn't cause an additional copy to be created. That is, appearing in these decks doesn't change a card's legality in any format. There are 71 new cards (with printed set code C20 and collector numbers 1-71) printed in the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Commander Decks, aka Commander (2020 Edition). The revealed card remains revealed until Charge of the Forever-Beast resolves. How noble. If a creature you control has been goaded by multiple opponents, it must attack one of your opponents who hasn't goaded it. If you leave the game, any permanents you control from Dredge the Mire are exiled. You can still castcreatures with Mutate for their normal casting cost if it suits you better. Mutate represents this in a game of Magic as your creatures evolve new power, toughness, and effects to grow stronger. If you discard a card while a spell or ability is resolving, that spell or ability finishes resolving before Brallin's triggered ability does.'. Creatures other than the second target creature may still block the first target creature if able. Yes, mutate can be countered. You can't choose more than X targets and assign 0 damage to a target. Your companion begins the game outside the game. Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor{1}{R}InstantBlitz of the Thunder-Raptor deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Sanctuary Blade{2}Artifact EquipmentAs Sanctuary Blade becomes attached to a creature, choose a color.Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has protection from the last chosen color.Equip {3}. {w/u}: Target Human gains flying until end of turn. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions. Colossification{5}{G}{G}Enchantment AuraEnchant creatureWhen Colossification enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature.Enchanted creature gets +20/+20. Noncreature cards may have any subtypes. You won't draw a card. As The Ozolith's last ability resolves, you choose whether to move the counters. That spell won't be countered when Keep Safe resolves, but you'll still draw a card. You can pay {2} even if Savai Thundermane leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves. For example, if players A and B each control a Chevill and player A has put a bounty counter on player C's creature, player B's Chevill won't put a counter on anything and both players will gain 3 life and draw a card when that creature dies. Then all the chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time. You can only mutate by casting a creature with mutate from your hand on a non-Human creature. If a card in a player's graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. So I have a creature that is already mutated. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may cast it once from outside the game. Removing a keyword counter doesn't change the timestamp of any remaining counters. (for the sake of Urza's Ruinous Blast). You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions for the exiled card. General's Enforcer{W}{B}Creature Human Soldier2/3Legendary Humans you control have indestructible. Go for Blood{1}{R}SorceryTarget creature you control fights target creature you don't control. Each of the five Ikoria Commander Decks includes a very special pair of cards: one is a single-color bonder, and the other is its two-color bonded buddy. It is any cost requiring mana where that cost isn't {C}, {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, or {G}. Its certainly not a play pattern that interests me, but there are a fair number of folks who enjoy it, so I figured its worth mentioning. For example, if a merged creature has an ability that defines a * in its power or toughness, such as that of Boneyard Mycodrax, that ability overwrites the power and toughness defined by the topmost object of the merged creature. Ethereal Forager{4}{U}{U}Creature Elemental Whale3/3Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}. How does mutate work with temporary creatures such as Treetop Village? This discounts all your creatures, all while becoming a terrifying threat once it starts mutating frequently. Players may respond to the ability to try to change which happens. It only takes a minute to sign up. in that you can return a creature card to the battlefield without a legal target to fight. Put those cards onto the battlefield under your control. display: block; Does Mutate count as an alternative cost? A nonland permanent card is an artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker card. Once the exiled permanents return, they're considered new objects with no relation to the objects that they were. You choose whether to put the card into your hand or onto the battlefield after seeing what the card is. If an effect begins to apply to Crystalline Resonance before it becomes a copy of another permanent, that effect will continue to apply. 2. Five cards in the Ikoria Commander Decks represent some of the decks' legendary creatures doing what they like best. Being a unique mechanic, there are also many unique interactions with Mutate. RELATED: Top Planeswalkers That Can Be Used as a Commander. Keyword counters will grant the permanent that keyword even if it's meaningless (such as trample on an enchantment); +1/+1 counters won't affect the permanent unless it's a creature; and many named counters (such as soul counters) won't have an effect unless the recipient permanent refers to them in some way. Board & Card Games Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for people who like playing board games, designing board games or modifying the rules of existing board games. You'll end up with a pile of cards that all represents a single creature. You can also play Brokkos as one of the 99. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Honorable Mentions: Cloudpiercer, Dreamtail Heron, Pouncing Shoreshark, Sea-Dasher Octopus. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Cathartic Reunion, those must be paid to cast the card. ." Ikoria is a world of monsters that are constantly trying to adapt to become the strongest. )When Ravenous Gigantotherium enters the battlefield, it deals X damage divided as you choose among up to X target creatures, where X is its power. )FlashWhen Lutri, the Spellchaser enters the battlefield, if you cast it, copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. Notably, opponents can't try to change whether you control a creature with flying. Keep Safe can target a spell that has multiple targets, as long as at least one of those targets is a permanent you control. It can't be put in the middle. Brallin's middle ability gives it only one +1/+1 counter each time it resolves, no matter how many opponents are dealt damage. You can't wait to cast it later. Gust of Wind{3}{U}SorceryThis spell costs {2} less to cast if you control a creature with flying.Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.Draw a card. Hunted Nightmare{1}{B}{B}Creature Nightmare4/5MenaceWhen Hunted Nightmare enters the battlefield, target opponent puts a deathtouch counter on a creature they control. Privacy Policy. Notably, they can't try to remove the commander you control to make you pay its cost. margin: 0; If Essence Symbiote mutates, its ability triggers. If a card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. Pollywog Symbiote{1}{U}Creature Frog1/3Each creature spell you cast costs {1} less to cast if it has mutate.Whenever you cast a creature spell, if it has mutate, draw a card, then discard a card. Having grown up around video games and being raised on them, his knowledge of video games is as high as it can be. in that players may cast spells and activate abilities after mana is paid but before the target changes zones. Mythos of Brokkos{2}{G}{G}SorceryIf {U}{B} was spent to cast this spell, search your library for a card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle your library.Return up to two permanent cards from your graveyard to your hand. The additional mana is produced by Kinnan, not by the nonland permanent that you tapped for mana. border: 2px solid #005586; For example, adventurer cards from the. If it has an alternative cost, such as a mutate cost, you may cast it for that cost instead. If you have already two different creatures that mutated can you combine the two creatures to equal one with four different creatures all into one solid creature? If a creature with +1/+1 counters on it receives an equal number of -1/-1 counters and this causes it to be destroyed by lethal damage or put into its owner's graveyard for having 0 or less toughness, Nikara's last ability triggers. If you have two commanders, you just need to control one of them. If a goaded creature doesn't meet any of the above exceptions and can attack, it must attack a player other than a player who goaded it if able. However, since only the Commander can be cast from the Command Zone, every other member of the Mutated Creature stays in the Command Zone but cant be cast. Then if it has three or more doom counters on it, sacrifice Lavabrink Floodgates. If Cartographer's Hawk leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, you can't return it to its owner's hand from its new zone. Dark Bargain deals 2 damage to you. Im not a fan of the for each time this creature has mutated clause. As a mutating creature spell resolves, instead of entering the battlefield, it merges with its target into one creature. and what would happen then? Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy{G}{U}Legendary Creature Human Druid2/2Whenever you tap a nonland permanent for mana, add one mana of any type that permanent produced.