Canoptek Scarab Swarm
Warhammer 40,000 Commander 150 • rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Collector number
- 150
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Alexey Kruglov
- Market price
- $12.57
What it does
Flying
Feeder Mandibles — When this creature enters, exile target player's graveyard. For each artifact or land card exiled this way, create a 1/1 colorless Insect artifact creature token with flying.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Canoptek Scarab Swarm card was released in 2022 as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander set for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked a significant collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop, integrating the grimdark science fiction aesthetic of the Warhammer 40,000 universe into the mechanics of Commander, a popular multiplayer format. The card itself represents the Necron faction, utilizing the 'swarm' mechanic to reflect the lore of self-replicating metallic insects that consume everything in their path.
The visual identity of the card draws directly from the established Necron aesthetic, characterized by cold, metallic surfaces and glowing energy cores. The illustration captures the frenetic, relentless nature of the scarabs, emphasizing their role as a hive-mind entity. It was received favorably by both Magic players and Warhammer enthusiasts for its thematic accuracy, serving as a functional utility creature that fits the synergistic graveyard-recursion style of the accompanying Necron Dynasties deck.
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