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◇ Catalog #269

Artifact Mutation

sld·#269·rare·showcase

Illus. Dominik Mayer

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Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$9.86+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.17 · low $8.35

NM$8.86

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$8.19–$9.35modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $8.86low $1.12range 691.1%n 85

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,356 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$8.86

Gameplay

Instant

Destroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that artifact's mana value.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

This spell is countered and you get no Saprolings if the artifact is an illegal target on resolution.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $8.86. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.12 and $8.86 across 85 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #269 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity green/red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {R}{G} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,356 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dominik Mayer. Rarix catalogs 423 other cards credited to this artist.