---
name: "Blister Beetle"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anthony S. Waters"
oracle_id: "8ec6b0f1-8928-457c-adf0-c74a28edc86f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blister-beetle-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

> *Les guerriers du clan de l'Entaille arborent fièrement leurs cicatrices causées par l'acide des scarabées, allant même jusqu'à modifier leurs vêtements et leur armure pour mieux afficher leur trophée.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stinging Scorpion](/printing/stinging-scorpion-und.md) — Host Creature — Scorpion
2. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
3. [Decimator Beetle](/printing/decimator-beetle-akh.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Stabbing Pain](/printing/stabbing-pain-m11.md) — Instant
5. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
6. [Locust Spray](/printing/locust-spray-dft.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #66
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anthony S. Waters
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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