Mercurial Transformation
Sorcery — Lesson
Mercurial Transformation
Sorcery — Lesson
Card Text
Until end of turn, target nonland permanent loses all abilities and becomes your choice of a blue Frog creature with base power and toughness 1/1 or a blue Octopus creature with base power and toughness 4/4.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #17,060
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (11)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | en | Craig J Spearing | $0.10 | $0.22 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | de | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | es | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | fr | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | it | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | ja | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | ko | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | pt | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | ru | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | zhs | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) | #47 | uncommon | zht | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
Official Rulings (3)
You choose Frog or Octopus as Mercurial Transformation resolves, not when you cast it.
Although you may want to include Lessons in your sideboard if you’re playing with cards that instruct you to learn, Lesson cards can be included in your main deck like other instant or sorcery cards.
Lesson is a spell subtype found on some instant and sorcery cards in the Strixhaven set. The Lesson subtype has no special rules associated with it.
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