---
name: "Grave-Shell Scarab"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Dredge", "Mill"]
set: "GK1"
set_name: "GRN Guild Kit"
collector_number: "63"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "9d954def-0045-4860-b154-cb64b6835fe0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grave-shell-scarab-gk1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grave-Shell Scarab
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Dredge, Mill

## Oracle Text
{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.
Dredge 1 (If you would draw a card, you may mill a card instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shambling Shell](/printing/shambling-shell-td0.md) — Creature — Plant Zombie
2. [Golgari Thug](/printing/golgari-thug-rvr.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Dredge](/printing/dredge-inv.md) — Instant
4. [Golgari Brownscale](/printing/golgari-brownscale-rav.md) — Creature — Lizard
5. [Greater Mossdog](/printing/greater-mossdog-plst.md) — Creature — Plant Dog
6. [Drudge Beetle](/printing/drudge-beetle-rvr.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** GRN Guild Kit (GK1) #63
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`