Transmutation Price
3 printings · 3 sets · first printed 1994
Transmutation has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, first in 1994 and most recently in 1995. Right now the cheapest printing is Chronicles #40 at $0.16, while the most expensive is Legends #123 at $0.59 — about 4× more. The median across 2 priced printings is $0.38. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 3x, including dedicated reprint sets like Chronicles Foreign Black Border, Chronicles.
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Every Transmutation Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronicles #40 (C) Cheapest | 1995 | $0.16 | — |
| Legends #123 (C) | 1994 | $0.59 | $0.40 |
| Chronicles Foreign Black Border #40 (C) | 1995 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsNote that the wording "Effects that alter the creature's power alter its toughness instead, and vice versa, this turn" has been removed.
Effects that switch a creature's power and toughness apply after all other effects, regardless of when those effects began to apply. For instance, if you target a 1/2 creature then give it +2/+0 later in the turn, it's a 2/3 creature, not a 4/1 creature.
Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a creature may become lethal if you switch its power and toughness during that turn.
Switching a creature's power and toughness twice (or any even number of times) effectively returns the creature to the power and toughness it had before any switches.