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◇ Catalog #131

Unstable Mutation

5ed·#131·common·nonfoil

Illus. Charles Gillespie

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.27+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.28 · low $0.25

NM$0.27

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.25–$0.29modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.27low $0.13range 107.7%n 56

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #24,619 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.27

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+3. At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2005-08-01wotc

The -1/-1 counters stay even if the Aura is removed, and the +3/+3 goes away when the Aura does.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.27. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.13 and $0.27 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #131 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #24,619 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Charles Gillespie. Rarix catalogs 31 other cards credited to this artist.