Scute Swarm
The Zeta Set 205 • rare
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 205
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. If you control six or more lands, create a token that's a copy of this creature instead.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scute Swarm was introduced in the Zendikar Rising set as a common creature card, representing the chaotic biological proliferation inherent to the Zendikar plane. Designed by the Magic: The Gathering development team, it was crafted as a payoff for land-focused strategies, utilizing the landfall mechanic to create exponential copies of itself. The card gained immediate notoriety for its ability to overwhelm the board state in both casual and competitive formats, challenging players to keep track of massive, rapidly expanding token armies.
The art was provided by Iris Compiet, who emphasized the hive-mind nature of the insectoid creatures through intricate, swarming detail. Her illustration captures the unsettling beauty of the swarm, balancing the small scale of the individual insect with the visual impact of their collective mass. Upon its release, the card became a defining element of the set's gameplay, frequently cited by players for its disruptive power and the technical difficulties it introduced during physical play.
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