Mortician Beetle
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Type
- Creature — Insect
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 1
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017 #78 (common)
- Price
- $1.61 USD
Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Mortician Beetle has 2 printings, first in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010). EDHREC ranks it #10,244 among Commander cards. It appears most in Zask, Skittering Swarmlord decks (1,709 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Mortician Beetle most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Zask, Skittering Swarmlord: 1,709 decks
- Fumulus, the Infestation: 1,646 decks
- Zodiark, Umbral God: 132 decks
- Ashling, the Extinguisher: 91 decks
- Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace: 77 decks
- Gaius van Baelsar: 17 decks
- Lord Dregg, Insect Invader: 6 decks
- Swarm, Being of Bees: 4 decks
Often played with Mortician Beetle
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Mortician Beetle’s ability triggers whenever any player, including you, sacrifices a creature because some other spell, ability, or cost instructed the player to do so. Mortician Beetle itself doesn’t allow you to sacrifice any creatures.
- : If a creature is sacrificed as a cost to cast a spell or activate an ability, Mortician Beetle’s ability resolves before that spell or ability.