Blister Beetle
Shards of Alara 66 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 66
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
When this creature enters, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Warriors of the Rip Clan wear their beetle-acid scars proudly, even modifying clothing and armor to better display the trophy.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blister Beetle was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was notable for introducing the 'shard' thematic structure, which focused on three-color combinations and a fractured world design where each plane represented a specific philosophy. This card was designed as a common-rarity creature to provide utility and board control for players utilizing the Jund shard, a landscape characterized by visceral evolution and predatory nature.
The card’s illustration was rendered by artist Dave Kendall, whose work often leans into the grotesque and atmospheric elements of fantasy horror. In his depiction, the Blister Beetle is presented as a chitinous, bug-like monstrosity consistent with the aesthetic of the Jund environment, where biological organisms are depicted as constantly adapting and aggressive. It was received by the player base as a functional, low-cost defensive tool used to neutralize smaller threats on the battlefield.
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