---
name: "Carrion Locust"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Insect Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nino Is"
oracle_id: "04e5ecda-9646-4bc3-addf-cca471553fbe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/carrion-locust-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Carrion Locust
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, exile target card from an opponent's graveyard. If it was a creature card, that player loses 1 life.

> *绝不光彩。绝不光荣。绝不剩余。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Carrion Imp](/printing/carrion-imp-rna.md) — Creature — Imp
2. [Scavenging Harpy](/printing/scavenging-harpy-thb.md) — Creature — Harpy
3. [Specter of Mortality](/printing/specter-of-mortality-woe.md) — Creature — Specter
4. [Rotfeaster Maggot](/printing/rotfeaster-maggot-bbd.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Carrionette](/printing/carrionette-tmp.md) — Creature — Skeleton
6. [Zanikev Locust](/printing/zanikev-locust-rtr.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #87
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nino Is
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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