---
name: "Mortician Beetle"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MM3"
set_name: "Modern Masters 2017"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "dc5c4a38-a415-466a-a7ea-dc04eee7f691"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mortician-beetle-mm3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mortician Beetle
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *对士兵来说，战争是场饥荒；对清理者来说，则是场盛宴。*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #78
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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