---
name: "Deadly Insect"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Shroud"]
set: "BTD"
set_name: "Beatdown Box Set"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "98273b0d-2b41-486b-9498-30a692c03982"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deadly-insect-btd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Deadly Insect
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/1
- **Keywords:** Shroud

## Oracle Text
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

> *With his newfound sense of self-importance, Squee set his sights on ever-bigger bugs.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pincher Beetles](/printing/pincher-beetles-10e.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Hawkeater Moth](/printing/hawkeater-moth-usg.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Glimpse, the Unthinkable](/printing/glimpse-the-unthinkable-mb2.md) — Legendary Creature — Illusion Rogue
4. [Gigapede](/printing/gigapede-ons.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Kalonian Behemoth](/printing/kalonian-behemoth-m10.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Giant Solifuge](/printing/giant-solifuge-gpt.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Beatdown Box Set (BTD) #53
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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