Mystic Genesis
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
GatecrashGTC · #180
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.14 € · ★ 0.40 € · 0.20 $ · ★ 0.64 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Colour
- Blue Green
Card text
Counter target spell. Create an X/X green Ooze creature token, where X is that spell's mana value.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Mike Bierek
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2013-02-01
Flavour text
"The Simic can grow anything out of a puddle of sludge. I just hope they never join forces with the Golgari." —Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov
Rulings
If the target spell is an illegal target when Mystic Genesis tries to resolve, Mystic Genesis won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t get an Ooze token.
You may target a spell that can’t be countered. When Mystic Genesis resolves, the target spell will be unaffected, but you’ll still get an Ooze token.
