Beetleback Chief
The List TDC-205 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- TDC-205
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Lorenzo Mastroianni
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
Beetleback Chief was originally printed as a common card in the Scars of Mirrodin expansion, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2010. Designed as part of the Goblins tribe, the card reflects the aesthetic of the Mirrodin plane, focusing on the mechanical and scavenged nature of the world. The illustration by Greg Staples depicts a goblin riding a metal-encrusted insectoid creature, capturing the industrial and rugged tone established for the setting’s Red-aligned factions.
The card earned a place in The List—a curated collection of reprints appearing in Set Boosters—years after its initial debut, ensuring its continued availability for players. It is regarded as a functional utility card in the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem, favored for its ability to create multiple creature tokens upon entering the battlefield. This design choice solidified its utility in 'go-wide' strategies, making it a recurring presence in both kitchen-table casual formats and limited-power cube environments.
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