---
name: "Nest of Scarabs"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "AKH"
set_name: "Amonkhet"
collector_number: "101"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "1f21cf59-6390-44b4-ab2e-ef290dfd8c85"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nest-of-scarabs-akh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nest of Scarabs
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, create that many 1/1 black Insect creature tokens.

> *"Son pequeños, pero siempre quieren más. Aprende de ellos". —Bontu, diosa de la ambición*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blowfly Infestation](/printing/blowfly-infestation-ecc.md) — Enchantment
2. [Carrion](/printing/carrion-mir.md) — Instant
3. [Mortician Beetle](/printing/mortician-beetle-mm3.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Infestation Sage](/printing/infestation-sage-fdn.md) — Creature — Elf Warlock
5. [Pest Summoning](/printing/pest-summoning-stx.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
6. [Saber Ants](/printing/saber-ants-plst.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet (AKH) #101
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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