---
name: "Decimator Beetle"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "AKH"
set_name: "Amonkhet"
collector_number: "197"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Adrian Majkrzak"
oracle_id: "c56e6715-80bc-4f9d-86ef-7c31b1ef0a17"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/decimator-beetle-akh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Decimator Beetle
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature you control.
Whenever this creature attacks, remove a -1/-1 counter from target creature you control and put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature defending player controls.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Clockwork Beetle](/printing/clockwork-beetle-mrd.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect
2. [Blister Beetle](/printing/blister-beetle-ala.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Bond Beetle](/printing/bond-beetle-m13.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Hex Parasite](/printing/hex-parasite-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
5. [Ironshell Beetle](/printing/ironshell-beetle-grn.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Festercreep](/printing/festercreep-cm2.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet (AKH) #197
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Adrian Majkrzak
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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