<p><strong>Yes, a creature card cast for its mutate cost is still a creature spell.</strong></p>
<p>In the <a href="https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Mutate" rel="noreferrer">Mutate rules</a>, rule 702.104a says</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Mutate appears on some creature cards. It represents a static ability that functions while the spell with mutate is on the stack. “Mutate [cost]” means “You may pay [cost] rather than pay this spell’s mana cost. If you do, <strong>it becomes a mutating creature spell</strong> and targets a non-Human creature with the same owner as this spell.” Casting a spell using its mutate ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs (see 601.2b and 601.2f–h).</p>
</blockquote>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2022-12-21T12:49:54.433Z
Anecdotally, which is why they are so good in a Volo deck. 3 mutate trigger's for the price of 1
Taacoo
CC BY-SA 4.0
2022-12-20T18:53:54.670Z
2022-12-20T18:53:54.670Z
murgatroid99
<p>When I play a creature for its mutate cost, is it still a creature spell?</p>
<p>For example if I play <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gemrazer">Gemrazer</a> while <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Animar%2C%20Soul%20of%20Elements">Animar, Soul of Elements</a> is on the battlefield, will Animar get a +1/+1 counter?</p>

<magic-the-gathering>
Is mutate a creature spell?
sinsedrix
# Is mutate a creature spell?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-12-20)

When I play a creature for its mutate cost, is it still a creature spell?

For example if I play [Gemrazer](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gemrazer) while [Animar, Soul of Elements](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Animar%2C%20Soul%20of%20Elements) is on the battlefield, will Animar get a +1/+1 counter?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering


---

## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-12-20. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

**Yes, a creature card cast for its mutate cost is still a creature spell.**

In the [Mutate rules](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Mutate), rule 702.104a says

> Mutate appears on some creature cards. It represents a static ability that functions while the spell with mutate is on the stack. “Mutate [cost]” means “You may pay [cost] rather than pay this spell’s mana cost. If you do, **it becomes a mutating creature spell** and targets a non-Human creature with the same owner as this spell.” Casting a spell using its mutate ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs (see 601.2b and 601.2f–h).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Anecdotally, which is why they are so good in a Volo deck. 3 mutate trigger's for the price of 1  

---

