Plague Beetle
Tenth Edition 168★ • common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 168★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tom Fleming
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
No one knows whether they were named for the disease they carry or for the speed at which they multiply.
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
The Plague Beetle originally appeared in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999, designed as a simple, low-cost creature for Black decks that emphasized aggressive, graveyard-recurring mechanics. By the time it was reprinted for the Tenth Edition core set in 2007, it served as a foundational common card intended to help new players understand the basic principles of creature combat and artifact synergy within the game's evolving meta.
The art for this iteration carries the signature dark fantasy aesthetic prevalent in mid-2000s Magic: The Gathering. While the specific illustrator's work on this piece is often categorized under the functional, high-fantasy style requested by Wizards of the Coast art directors at the time, the card is widely recognized by players for its stark, utilitarian design that defined the common rarity tier of that era.
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