---
name: "Canoptek Scarab Swarm"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Insect"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying", "Feeder Mandibles"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "150"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alexey Kruglov"
oracle_id: "5b7f6cc3-8d4e-42e5-a908-7ebe3bccaf1e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/canoptek-scarab-swarm-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Canoptek Scarab Swarm
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Flying, Feeder Mandibles

## Oracle Text
Flying
Feeder Mandibles — When this creature enters, exile target player's graveyard. For each artifact or land card exiled this way, create a 1/1 colorless Insect artifact creature token with flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scouring Swarm](/printing/scouring-swarm-eoc.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Amzu, Swarm's Hunger](/printing/amzu-swarms-hunger-clu.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman
3. [The Swarmweaver](/printing/the-swarmweaver-pdsk.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
4. [Swarm Culler](/printing/swarm-culler-eoe.md) — Creature — Insect Warrior
5. [Devouring Swarm](/printing/devouring-swarm-j22.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Filigree Crawler](/printing/filigree-crawler-aer.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #150
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alexey Kruglov
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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