Nessian Hornbeetle
Foundations 229 • uncommon
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 229
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control another creature with power 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
"The first rule of politics can be learned from a lowly hornbeetle: it is wise to cultivate powerful friends."— Pythamon, sage of Meletis
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Nessian Hornbeetle, numbered 229 in the Foundations set, represents the iconic creature design language of the Theros plane within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. This card was released as part of a collection designed to establish core gameplay foundations, drawing on the Greco-Roman inspired aesthetics that define Theros. It serves as a classic green creature card, emphasizing the plane's focus on massive, wilderness-dwelling beasts that inhabit the untamed forests surrounding the poleis.
The visual design of the Nessian Hornbeetle builds upon the established biology of Therosian insects, which are often depicted as armored, formidable creatures capable of challenging larger predators. The illustration focuses on the creature's massive, branching mandibles, a hallmark of the beetle species native to the Nessian Wood. Upon its release, the card was integrated into the game's broader ecosystem to provide players with a stable, representative example of the green color identity's mechanical strengths.
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