Nest of Scarabs

Nest of Scarabs

{2}{B}Enchantment

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

What it does

Tagged as Tokens — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. 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. (2017-04-18)
  2. 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. (2017-04-18)

Printings & prices

Every set Nest of Scarabs has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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