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Target creature's owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library. You create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
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Cares about +1/+1 counters — places, moves, doubles, or benefits from counters on creatures.
A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.
A keyword that lets a creature card be cast as a mutating creature spell. See rule 702.140, “Mutate.”
Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.
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| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#52 | common | · | · | · |
Related Rules
Some keyword abilities, such as equip and modular, represent targeted activated or triggered abilities, and some keyword abilities, such as mutate, cause spells to have targets. In those cases, the phrase “target [something]” appears in the rule for that keyword ability rather than in the ability itself. (The keyword’s reminder text will often contain the word “target.”) See rule 702, “Keyword Abilities.”
Mutate
Mutate appears on some creature cards. It represents a static ability that functions while the spell with mutate is on the stack. “Mutate [cost]” means “You may pay [cost] rather than pay this spell’s mana cost. If you do, it becomes a mutating creature spell and targets a non-Human creature with the same owner as this spell.” Casting a spell using its mutate ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs (see 601.2b and 601.2f–h).
One keyword causes an object to merge with a permanent. See rule 702.140, “Mutate.”
Rulings
Some spells and abilities that create Mutagen tokens require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Mutagen token won't be created.
Mutagen tokens are a kind of predefined token. Each one is a colorless artifact with the artifact subtype Mutagen and the ability "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery."