“The beetles feed not on the flesh of corpses but on the metal, grinding out the iron and steel to add to their own bulky shells.”
Scavenging Scarab
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Insect
Mana Cost: {3}{B}
Power and Toughness: 3/3
Oracle Rules Text: This creature can't block.
Flavor Text: The beetles feed not on the flesh of corpses but on the metal, grinding out the iron and steel to add to their own bulky shells.
Set: Darksteel (#51), Rarity: Common, Artist: Jeff Easley
Creature
Black
Common
$0.04
Regular
$0.23
✨ Foil
€0.03
Euro
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8 Languages
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