---
name: "Symbiotic Beast"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Insect Beast"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "ONS-287"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Franz Vohwinkel"
oracle_id: "70ecc25b-2004-4a3c-80c3-6d97bf0711eb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/symbiotic-beast-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Symbiotic Beast
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, create four 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.

> *The insects found a meal in the carrion of the beast's prey. The beast found a spiffy new hairstyle.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Symbiotic Wurm](/printing/symbiotic-wurm-wc03.md) — Creature — Wurm
2. [Symbiotic Elf](/printing/symbiotic-elf-ons.md) — Creature — Elf
3. [Wriggling Grub](/printing/wriggling-grub-j25.md) — Creature — Worm
4. [Infestation Sage](/printing/infestation-sage-fdn.md) — Creature — Elf Warlock
5. [Saber Ants](/printing/saber-ants-plst.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Infested Thrinax](/printing/infested-thrinax-m3c.md) — Creature — Lizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #ONS-287
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Franz Vohwinkel
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`