---
name: "Mortipede"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "a5122d52-cebc-435b-a077-cc64376d7a86"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mortipede-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mortipede
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/1

## Oracle Text
{2}{G}: All creatures able to block this creature this turn do so.

> *La douceur sucrée des phéromones des mortipèdes se répand dans les rues, enivrant les imprudents pour les attirer dans leurs mâchoires.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bloodscent](/printing/bloodscent-mrd.md) — Instant
2. [Alluring Scent](/printing/alluring-scent-s99.md) — Sorcery
3. [Shinen of Life's Roar](/printing/shinen-of-lifes-roar-plst.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Duct Crawler](/printing/duct-crawler-sth.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Marauding Boneslasher](/printing/marauding-boneslasher-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie Minotaur
6. [Morkrut Necropod](/printing/morkrut-necropod-sir.md) — Creature — Slug Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #96
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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