Dune Beetle
The List AKH-89 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- AKH-89
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Grzegorz Rutkowski
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
The scouring sands of Shefet polish its carapace, and the ranks of the cursed fill its belly.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dune Beetle was originally printed as a common card in the Amonkhet expansion for Magic: The Gathering, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2017. The card was designed to support the set's graveyard-centric mechanics, specifically the embalm keyword, which allows players to create token copies of creatures from their graveyard. Its inclusion in 'The List'—a curated selection of past cards occasionally inserted into modern-day booster packs—highlights its utility as a reliable, low-cost creature within the game's broader ecosystem.
The art was illustrated by Sidharth Chaturvedi, who utilized a palette of ochres and sun-baked tones to capture the harsh, desert aesthetic of the plane of Amonkhet. The design focuses on the beetle's role as a scavenger within the harsh landscape, reinforcing the set's thematic preoccupation with mortality and resourcefulness. It has generally been regarded by players as a functional piece of filler, appreciated for its thematic cohesion and its ability to fill a specific mechanical niche in limited formats.
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