Magic: The Gathering

Dross Scorpion

Mirrodin 164 • common

Set: Mirrodin
Collector number: 164
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 4 generic mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Jim Nelson
Market price: $0.25

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$0.25market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.25 – $0.33 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This creature card features artwork by Jim Nelson and stands as a piece within a specific, artifact-focused setting. Although it is classified as a common, its role in a deck offers a glimpse into the mechanical identity of its environment.

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What it does

Whenever this creature or another artifact creature dies, you may untap target artifact.

They skitter out of the mists to consume fresh kill before Mephidross has a chance to corrode it away.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Dross Scorpion was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin set, the first installment in a block defined by its heavy focus on artifact mechanics and a metallic, biomechanical aesthetic. The card reflects the lore of the Mirrodin plane, specifically the Dross, a swampy, light-starved region where organic life is slowly being overtaken by Phyrexian corruption. Its ability to untap an artifact whenever another artifact creature is put into a graveyard mirrors the scavenged, modular nature of the plane's inhabitants.

Artist Jim Nelson illustrated the creature, emphasizing the sharp, jagged forms that characterized the set's transition into a high-fantasy world of metal and oil. Nelson sought to capture the unsettling, insectoid lethality of the Dross, utilizing a stark color palette that highlighted the contrast between decaying organic matter and hardened steel. While the card is a common-rarity staple, it remains a notable piece of the Mirrodin design philosophy, recognized for its utility in combo-centric strategies involving artifact synergies.

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