---
name: "Blightbeetle"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Protection"]
set: "M20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jason Kang"
oracle_id: "b4cd7e4e-4b63-41a1-bfad-2840a96f84bb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blightbeetle-m20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blightbeetle
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from green (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything green.)
Creatures your opponents control can't have +1/+1 counters put on them.

> *Ya sean hojas o almas, marchita todo lo que toca.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Frenemy of the Guildpact](/printing/frenemy-of-the-guildpact-cmb2.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Nantuko Blightcutter](/printing/nantuko-blightcutter-tor.md) — Creature — Insect Druid
3. [Pincher Beetles](/printing/pincher-beetles-10e.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Vexing Beetle](/printing/vexing-beetle-lgn.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Woodlot Crawler](/printing/woodlot-crawler-dgm.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Zombie Outlander](/printing/zombie-outlander-con.md) — Creature — Zombie Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 (M20) #87
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jason Kang
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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