1. Repeatable mutation has always been Life. See Druid.
Druid is a life creature with an
ability.
2. This isn't mutation. The best part about mutation is changing the creature to a different creature with imbar stats. This doesn't do that.
Mutation makes things mutants. variable stats or not, who gives a frak, its about the skills.
3. This isn't mutation. Mutation gives them one skill that you can choose to keep or that you can replace by re-mutating the creature. This doesn't give you the option of keeping the good ones (aside from deja vu, lycanthropy, and the other one-time-use ones)
Yeah, it's a continuous mutation, which has a wash of benefit/drawback keeping/not keeping bad abilities.
*edit- can you really call something a mutant if it doesn't mutate? i would have inferred that the creatures would change/get random stats/skills after the initial cast.
4. This is an entropy card, not a life card.
I agree! the only thing about this card that is life is it's name, which is insufficient linkage.