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Mortician Beetle

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Creature — Insect

Modern Masters 2017·mm3 #78·Common·2017·Art by Lars Grant-West
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Mortician Beetle
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Oracle Text

Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

To the soldier, war is famine; to the scavenger, a feast.

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Set
Modern Masters 2017 (MM3)
Number
#78
Rarity
Common
Artist
Lars Grant-West
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$1.62
USD Foil
$1.64
EUR
€4.03
EUR Foil
€7.51
MTGO Tix
0.46

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

3/14/2017·wotc

Mortician Beetle’s ability triggers whenever any player, including you, sacrifices a creature because some other spell, ability, or cost instructed the player to do so. Mortician Beetle itself doesn’t allow you to sacrifice any creatures.

3/14/2017·wotc

If a creature is sacrificed as a cost to cast a spell or activate an ability, Mortician Beetle’s ability resolves before that spell or ability.

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