Mortician Beetle
Modern Masters 2017 78 • common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $1.72
What it does
Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
To the soldier, war is famine; to the scavenger, a feast.
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
Mortician Beetle was first introduced in the Rise of the Eldrazi set in 2010, designed as a black common creature that rewards players for sacrificing their own units. Its inclusion in the 2017 Modern Masters set provided a reprint for a card that had become a niche but effective staple in specific sacrifice-based archetypes within the Modern format.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Daarken, known for a dark, visceral aesthetic that fits the macabre nature of the beetle. The design focuses on the creature's ability to grow in power as others perish, a mechanic that challenges players to balance their board state carefully, and it has been well-regarded by fans of graveyard-centric strategies for its efficiency and thematic cohesion.
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