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Giant Ambush Beetle

{3}{B/G}{R}

Creature — Insect

Alara Reborn·arb #137·Uncommon·2009·Art by Carl Critchlow
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

When this creature enters, you may have target creature block it this turn if able.

It waits with absolute stillness. One might think it a statue if it weren't occasionally seen chewing on its victims.

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Print Details

Set
Alara Reborn (ARB)
Number
#137
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Carl Critchlow
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.23
USD Foil
$0.29
EUR
0.11
EUR Foil
0.23
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

5/1/2009·wotc

You decide whether to have the targeted creature block Giant Ambush Beetle this turn if able at the time the "enters" ability resolves, not at the time Giant Ambush Beetle attacks.

5/1/2009·wotc

Deciding to have the targeted creature block doesn't force you to attack with Giant Ambush Beetle that turn. If Giant Ambush Beetle doesn't attack, the targeted creature is free to block whichever creature its controller chooses, or block no creatures at all.

5/1/2009·wotc

Tapped creatures, creatures that can't block as the result of an effect, creatures with unpaid costs to block (such as those from War Cadence), and creatures that aren't controlled by the defending player are exempt from effects that would require them to block. Such creatures can be targeted by Giant Ambush Beetle's ability, but the requirement to block does nothing.

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