Scute Mob
Zendikar (ZEN) #182 · Rare · Creature — Insect
Mana cost: {G}
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control five or more lands, put four +1/+1 counters on this creature.
"Survival rule 781: There are always more scute bugs."
—Zurdi, goblin shortcutter
Power/toughness 1/1 · Illustrated by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai · Released October 2, 2009
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.84 USD · €0.37 EUR
- Foil: $5.93 USD · €2.11 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.04 USD (5.0%) to $0.84 USD; low $0.80 USD, high $0.84 USD.
Printings
- Commander 2018 #161 (C18) · Rare · 2018 · $0.72 USD
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas #73 (E01) · Rare · 2017 · $0.79 USD
- Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi #22 (DDP) · Rare · 2015 · $0.60 USD
- Modern Masters 2015 #161 (MM2) · Rare · 2015 · $0.61 USD
- Zendikar #182 (this printing) · Rare · 2009 · $0.84 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2009-10-01 · wotc — Scute Mob’s ability has an “intervening ‘if’ clause.” That means (1) the ability won’t trigger at all unless you control five or more lands as your upkeep starts, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you control fewer than five lands by the time it resolves.