Nest of Scarabs
Nest of Scarabs: Enchantment, Amonkhet. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Amonkhet (AKH)
- Released
- 2017-04-28
- Collector number
- 101
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Commander rank
- 3,493 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Nest of Scarabs
Nest of Scarabs is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black enchantment from Amonkhet (AKH), an expansion set released in April 2017. It is collector number 101 in that set, with art by Jason A. Engle. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Amonkhet (2017) to Amonkhet Remastered (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, create that many 1/1 black Insect creature tokens.
"They are small, but they always want more. Learn from them." -Bontu, god of ambition
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.20 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Nest of Scarabs by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Nest of Scarabs
Nest of Scarabs has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #117 | Uncommon | 2020 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Nest of Scarabs, newest first.
- If an effect has you put more -1/-1 counters on a creature than it has toughness, you’ll put all of those counters on it and create that many Insects, even if that makes its toughness a negative number.
- If a creature with wither or infect deals damage to a creature, the controller of the creature with wither or infect puts that many -1/-1 counters on the second creature.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.