---
name: "Giant Ambush Beetle"
mana_cost: "{3}{B/G}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B", "G", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R"]
keywords: ["Haste"]
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "137"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "c2dbdf9d-3ac1-47d8-9ad8-57e7888e5cdd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/giant-ambush-beetle-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Haste
When this creature enters, you may have target creature block it this turn if able.

> *It waits with absolute stillness. One might think it a statue if it weren't occasionally seen chewing on its victims.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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4. [Giant Solifuge](/printing/giant-solifuge-gpt.md) — Creature — Insect
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6. [Hostile Minotaur](/printing/hostile-minotaur-m20.md) — Creature — Minotaur

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #137
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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