Plague Beetle
Urza's Legacy 64 • common
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tom Fleming
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
It is the harbinger of disease, not the carrier.
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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Where it came from
Plague Beetle was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Legacy expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Coming on the heels of the controversial Urza's Saga set, this expansion was designed to refine the mechanics introduced by its predecessor while continuing the narrative arc surrounding the planeswalker Urza. The card was intended as a functional, low-cost creature to populate the common rarity tier of the set.
The card features artwork by Mike Dringenberg, a prominent illustrator known for his definitive work on The Sandman comic series. Dringenberg employed his signature dark, gothic aesthetic to render the beetle, emphasizing a grotesque, textured appearance that aligned with the set's darker mechanical themes. Upon release, the card was received as a straightforward, utility-focused piece of the game's broader ecosystem rather than a centerpiece of the metagame.
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