Beetleback Chief
Planechase 2012 40 • uncommon
- Set
- Planechase 2012
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $0.59
What it does
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
Whether trained, ridden, or eaten, few goblin military innovations have rivaled the bug.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Beetleback Chief was originally printed as a red creature card in the Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2010. It later appeared as card number 40 in the Planechase 2012 release, a supplemental product designed to bring a chaotic, shifting dimension-hopping mechanic to the game. Within the narrative of the game, the card depicts a goblin leader mounted on a large, armored insect, reflecting the creature's mechanical ability to summon smaller goblin tokens whenever it enters the battlefield.
The card's artwork, illustrated by the artist Kev Walker, highlights the gritty and utilitarian aesthetic often associated with goblins in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Walker is known for his extensive body of work within the game, frequently providing illustrations that lean into visceral character designs. The inclusion of this card in the Planechase 2012 expansion was intended to bolster red-aligned decks with a reliable tool for swarm-based strategies, maintaining its status as a staple utility creature for years following its debut.
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