Mutant

Mutant is a creature type for cards that depict beings altered by unnatural factors, whether magical or biological in origin.
==Description==
The first card to bear the creature type was <c>Mistform Mutant</c> in Onslaught, though the <c>Goblin Mutant</c> from Ice Age was later issued errata to become a Mutant as well. 
Mutants are a green or blue majority but have appeared in all colors. A large majority of Mutants were printed in concordance with two particular influences: the Mirari influence during Onslaught block, and the Simic Combine during Dissension and subsequent Ravnica blocks. They were also featured in the Alara block.
==Storyline==
Mutants can theoretically be found on any plane.
===Alara===
====Grixis Mutants====
On the Shard of Alara known as Grixis, "stale" magical energy mutated some of its denizens. Most notable are the race of Ogres known as the Incurables.
===Dominaria===
====Early Phyrexians====
The very first phyrexians were essentially simply mutated Thran humans, twisted by Yawgmoth's will through his glistening oil bath treatments. They did not have the cybernetics that would define them, being merely animalistic and grotesque.The Thran Regardless, phyrexians have since earned an independent creature type, now defined beyond mutation into surgical operation and undeath.
====Otarian Mutants====
A barbarian turned druid, Kamahl, resided in the Otarian forest of Krosa, and it was he who planted the Mirari there thinking that without a wielder the artifact would be harmless. However its power was soaked into the entire continent and the radiation mutated the inhabitants, especially those within the forest, transforming many of the beasts into enormous, fiercer, and stronger monsters. This caused the animals of the forest to go mad, wildly attacking anyone who entered the forest and even leaving the forest to attack surrounding farmsteads and villages.
As the Mirari's magic washed across Otaria, many aven became taller and more muscular, with long, razor-like talons jutting from their wings. The most advanced of these mutants lost their arms, regressing into huge sentient raptors.
On the other hand, mutant owl aven, known as crookclaws, also grew larger and sprouted talons from their wings, but retained independent use of their arms (<c>Crookclaw Transmuter</c>). The crookclaws' magical abilities were also enhanced by the Mirari's emanations.
===Ikoria===
On Ikoria crystals cause creatures to mutate wildly, creating monstrous monsters. However, none of these aberrations have the mutant type.
===Ravnican Mutants===
====Simic====
Biomancers (genetic biologists affiliated with the Simic Combine) were responsible for the mutants of Ravnica in their attempts to improve the life forms of that plane. Most members of the Simic Combine even alter themselves purposely, becoming mutants to enhance their abilities. One such technique used is the cytoplast implants which, within the game, are represented with the Graft ability. 
With the decline of Momir Vig's influence and the resurgence of the Combine, a new form of mutation has taken root. A mix of two races, called a krasis. The experiments progressed so far that sometimes the original breed isn't recognizable anymore (<c>Simic Manipulator</c>). The krasis have gone feral, and are posing a threat to benthic lifeforms. 
Under Prime Speaker Vannifar the Simic started to mutate their more intelligent members into super soldiers, adding an animal element to their bodies.James Wyatt (January 2019). "The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ravnica'" . Wizards of the Coast In this context, a mutant is considered "a creature of a single race type that has been genetically modified in some way, but without hybridizing it with another creature type". In contrast, a creature of two or more race types hybridized together is already the result of genetic experimentation and doesn't get the Mutant type added on.
===Innistradi Mutants===
The <c>Civilized Scholar</c> is a <c>Homicidal Brute</c> by night.
==Emrakul==
The Eldrazi Titan Emrakul warps and corrupts biological life mutating it into her spawn. Though such creatures do not have the Mutant type on the cards (instead being horrors or Eldrazi), they are referred to as "mutants" in various supplemental material.
==Universes Beyond==
===Marvel===
The Marvel sets skip the human creature type for mutants. As Mark Rosewater explained: "The creature type line is tight on legendary creatures. There simply isn’t space to put Human and Mutant on every Mutant, and we felt Mutant was more a core part of their identity (and there are other creature types we will want to use, such as Hero), so Mutants will not have the creature type Human."
==Notable Mutants==
==Tokens==
==Trivia==
*All monoblack and monowhite Mutants were all printed in Onslaught block.
*Mutations can be caused by spells like <c>Transmutation</c>, <c>Darksteel Mutation</c>, <c>Grotesque Mutation</c>, <c>Unstable Mutation</c>, <c>Mutagenic Growth</c>, <c>Spontaneous Mutation</c> and <c>Fatal Mutation</c> but none of these confer the Mutant subtype.
*A prominent keyword featured in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is mutate. To reduce the complexity of an already complicated keyword, Mutate does not grant the creature type Mutant to mutated creatures.
*In-universe, the Daleks of Doctor Who are technically mutants.
==References==