---
name: "Beetle, Legacy Criminal"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "OM1"
set_name: "Through the Omenpaths"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andreia Ugrai"
oracle_id: "87972de1-c1d7-408e-8d56-995590f639b8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/beetle-legacy-criminal-om1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Beetle, Legacy Criminal
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{1}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains flying until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Beast, Erudite Aerialist](/printing/beast-erudite-aerialist-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Mutant Scientist Hero
2. [Beetleform Mage](/printing/beetleform-mage-dgm.md) — Creature — Human Insect Wizard
3. [Vulture, Feathered Fiend](/printing/vulture-feathered-fiend-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain
4. [Vulture, Scheming Scavenger](/printing/vulture-scheming-scavenger-om1.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain
5. [Aerial Doombot](/printing/aerial-doombot-msh.md) — Artifact Creature — Robot Villain
6. [Unlawful Entry](/printing/unlawful-entry-unf.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Through the Omenpaths (OM1) #25
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andreia Ugrai
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`