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Nest of Scarabs

{2}{B}

Enchantment

Amonkhet·akh #101·Uncommon·2017·Art by Jason A. Engle
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Nest of Scarabs
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Oracle Text

Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, create that many 1/1 black Insect creature tokens.

"They are small, but they always want more. Learn from them." —Bontu, god of ambition

Set
Amonkhet (AKH)
Number
#101
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Jason A. Engle
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$4.99
USD Foil
$20.01
EUR
€3.62
EUR Foil
€9.19
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Related Cards

InsecttokenNest of Scarabscombo piece

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

4/18/2017·wotc

If an effect has you put more -1/-1 counters on a creature than it has toughness, you’ll put all of those counters on it and create that many Insects, even if that makes its toughness a negative number.

4/18/2017·wotc

If a creature with wither or infect deals damage to a creature, the controller of the creature with wither or infect puts that many -1/-1 counters on the second creature.

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