Decimator Beetle
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
AmonkhetAKH · #197
- Card type
- Creature — Insect
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.06 € · ★ 0.45 € · 0.08 $ · ★ 0.37 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 5
- Colour
- Black Green
Card text
When this creature enters, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature you control. Whenever this creature attacks, remove a -1/-1 counter from target creature you control and put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature defending player controls.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Adrian Majkrzak
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2017-04-28
Rulings
Decimator Beetle’s second ability can target any creature you control, not just one with a -1/-1 counter on it. It’ll put a -1/-1 counter on the opponent’s creature even if there isn’t one to remove from your creature.
If one target of Decimator Beetle’s second ability becomes illegal, the other will still be affected.