---
name: "Drudge Beetle"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Scavenge"]
set: "J22"
set_name: "Jumpstart 2022"
collector_number: "649"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "f5126c01-f765-44f4-9ced-0fc157f8b897"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/drudge-beetle-j22"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Drudge Beetle
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Scavenge

## Oracle Text
Scavenge {5}{G} ({5}{G}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)

> *L'Essaim des rues est la classe ouvrière qui perpétue le cycle de vie et de mort des Golgari.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deadbridge Goliath](/printing/deadbridge-goliath-j22.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Slitherhead](/printing/slitherhead-rvr.md) — Creature — Plant Zombie
3. [Zanikev Locust](/printing/zanikev-locust-rtr.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Dreg Mangler](/printing/dreg-mangler-2x2.md) — Creature — Plant Zombie
5. [Korozda Monitor](/printing/korozda-monitor-rtr.md) — Creature — Lizard
6. [Terrus Wurm](/printing/terrus-wurm-rtr.md) — Creature — Zombie Wurm

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #649
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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