Nessian Hornbeetle
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Type
- Creature — Insect
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022 #695 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.18 USD
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control another creature with power 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Nessian Hornbeetle has 4 printings, first in Jumpstart (2020). EDHREC ranks it #13,553 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vrestin, Menoptra Leader decks (268 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Nessian Hornbeetle most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Vrestin, Menoptra Leader: 268 decks
- Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig: 74 decks
- Altanak, the Thrice-Called: 5 decks
- Giant-Man, Gargantuan Genius: 5 decks
- Abomination, Terrifying Titan
Often played with Nessian Hornbeetle
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If you don't control a creature with power 4 or greater as your combat phase begins, Nessian Hornbeetle's ability doesn't trigger. If you don't control one as the ability resolves, it has no effect. It doesn't have to be the same creature at both times, however.
- : Nessian Hornbeetle's ability only gives it one +1/+1 counter, no matter how many creatures with power 4 or greater you control beyond the first.