Mutagen Man, Living Ooze

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Mutagen Man is an X-cost legendary Ooze that ETBs with X Mutagen artifact tokens, each of which converts mana into +1/+1 counters at sorcery speed; its static ability reduces activation cost by {1}, making each token free to activate. Signature in counters-voltron and plus-one-counters shells where it can flood the board with counter-generating artifacts; also notable in artifact-matters decks that leverage the cost-reduction static. The sorcery-speed restriction on the tokens meaningfully limits tempo, and a small X means underwhelming value.

• The Mutagen token's activation is restricted to sorcery speed, so the cost-reduction from Mutagen Man matters most in high-mana end-game turns where you can activate many tokens in one main phase.

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• Mutagen Man's cost-reduction static applies to ALL activated abilities of artifact tokens you control, not just Mutagen tokens — this can synergize with other artifact tokens that have expensive activated abilities (e.g., Treasure tokens with special activations, Clue tokens, etc.).

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• Because the base CMC is 2 (X=0 counts as 0), Mutagen Man can be recast cheaply as a commander for just {G}{G}, functioning primarily as a 2/3 trample threat in resource-light situations.

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• EDHREC rank: #7,636