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Mystic Subdual

Card Name

Mystic Subdual

Mana Cost

1

Type

Enchantment – Aura

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

FlashEnchant creatureEnchanted creature gets -2/-0 and loses all abilities. (Mutating onto the creature won't give it new abilities. It can gain abilities in other ways.)

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(4/17/2020)
If the affected creature gains an ability after Mystic Subdual becomes attached to it, it will keep that ability.
(4/17/2020)
If a creature has power and toughness written as */* with an ability that defines its power and toughness, its base power and toughness become 0/0 when it loses all abilities. Mystic Subdual then makes it a -2/0. If its power and toughness are written as */*+1, it's -2/1, and so on.
(4/17/2020)
Mutating the enchanted creature won't cause it to gain abilities. This is because mutate modifies the creature's base characteristics, while Mystic Subdual applies to the resulting creature.