---
name: "Nessian Hornbeetle"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "229"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "ab097f46-a7bf-4cf1-a96c-36b681fe79da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nessian-hornbeetle-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nessian Hornbeetle
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control another creature with power 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *"La primera regla de la política se puede aprender de un humilde escarabajo: es inteligente contar con amigos poderosos".
—Pythamón, sabio de Meletis*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bond Beetle](/printing/bond-beetle-m13.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Ironshell Beetle](/printing/ironshell-beetle-grn.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Stag Beetle](/printing/stag-beetle-ons.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Vexing Beetle](/printing/vexing-beetle-lgn.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Iridescent Hornbeetle](/printing/iridescent-hornbeetle-znr.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [A-Iridescent Hornbeetle](/printing/a-iridescent-hornbeetle-znr.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #229
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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