---
name: "Innocuous Insect"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Eldrazi Insect"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Buyback", "Flash"]
set: "CMB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021"
collector_number: "23"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jehan Choo"
oracle_id: "78b676ce-4d6e-41eb-acb1-f1f8e9aad85b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/innocuous-insect-cmb2"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Innocuous Insect
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Eldrazi Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying, Buyback, Flash

## Oracle Text
Buyback {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Flash
Flying
When you cast this spell, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Giant-Sized Flying Ant](/printing/giant-sized-flying-ant-msh.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Spire Mangler](/printing/spire-mangler-rna.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Gust-Skimmer](/printing/gust-skimmer-mbs.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect
4. [Fleeting Image](/printing/fleeting-image-7ed.md) — Creature — Illusion
5. [Piranha Fly](/printing/piranha-fly-dsk.md) — Creature — Fish Insect
6. [Cuboid Colony](/printing/cuboid-colony-sos.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 (CMB2) #23
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jehan Choo
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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