---
name: "Skittering Crustacean"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Crab"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Monstrosity"]
set: "PZ2"
set_name: "Treasure Chest"
collector_number: "65777"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "9a6d8d37-fcf9-4974-89f5-3500e9da3518"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skittering-crustacean-pz2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skittering Crustacean
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Crab
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Monstrosity

## Oracle Text
{6}{U}: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
As long as this creature is monstrous, it has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Treasure Chest (PZ2) #65777
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 5 across all historical editions

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