Argent Mutation
Instant
Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #19433
Argent Mutation turns any permanent into a 2/2 Myr artifact creature, stripping abilities and resetting the board state — all on an instant that triggers Orvar, the All-Form to copy the target. That copy-on-spell trigger is the entire reason this card sees play; in most other shells, you're paying two mana to downgrade a creature, which is rarely the play you want.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
Argent Mutation is the cleanest way to get Orvar, the All-Form to trigger on your own permanents — cast it on one of your own creatures, Orvar makes a copy, and suddenly you've duplicated a key piece while leaving behind a disposable 2/2 Myr as the mutation target.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Argent Mutation is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but real play is almost exclusively in Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the effect is too narrow — two mana to strip abilities off a permanent without permanent card advantage doesn't compete at those power levels. Commander is where Argent Mutation earns its slot, specifically in Orvar, the All-Form decks that want cheap blue instants and sorceries to fire Orvar's triggered ability; outside that shell, the card rarely makes the cut even in EDH.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Argent Mutation sits firmly in bulk territory — a throw-in card with basically no floor to fall through. It holds that price because demand is narrow and consistent enough to prevent it from going to zero, but don't expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.