Virus Beetle
The List NEO-128 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- NEO-128
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.
"They'll be debugging their code for days before they figure out what happened!"— Eita, Futurist agent
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Virus Beetle was originally released as an uncommon card in the 2004 Magic: The Gathering set Champions of Kamigawa. Designed as part of the set's unique Japanese-inspired aesthetic, the card features the distinct visual style of artist Dave Kendall, who utilized a dark, visceral approach to depict the creature's infestation theme. It was designed to support the set's sacrifice-heavy mechanics, reflecting the cyclical life-and-death motifs prevalent in the Kamigawa plane.
The item later appeared as part of The List, a curated selection of reprints integrated into set booster packs starting in 2020. By including older cards like Virus Beetle in modern releases, Wizards of the Coast aimed to allow players to pull cards from the game's expansive history while maintaining a link to the lore of earlier blocks. It remains a functional, if niche, piece of Magic: The Gathering's mechanical heritage.
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