---
name: "Caustic Caterpillar"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "ORI-170"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jack Wang"
oracle_id: "45d35128-76e6-43f9-8d23-41f7506c3a71"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/caustic-caterpillar-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Caustic Caterpillar
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{1}{G}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

> *"The rare and beautiful butterflies inspire the design of our thopters. The larvae, however, are a different story entirely."
—Kiran Nalaar, Ghirapur inventor*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #ORI-170
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jack Wang
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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