Scute Swarm
The Zeta Set 84 • rare
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 84
- 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 2020 Zendikar Rising expansion for Magic: The Gathering, appearing as card number 84 in the set. The card was designed to embody the flavor of the Zendikar plane, specifically the rapid, overwhelming proliferation of insectoid life that characterizes its wilderness. Mechanically, it was engineered to scale exponentially based on the number of lands a player controls, a design choice intended to capture the feeling of a swarm consuming the landscape.
The art was created by illustrator Kari Christensen, who aimed to depict the creature as both fragile individually and terrifying when massed together. Within the competitive community, the card gained immediate notoriety for its ability to generate game-ending board states in both casual and constructed formats. It quickly became a staple for players who enjoy synergistic, token-based strategies, cementing its status as one of the most recognizable and impactful cards from its set.
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