Scute Mob
Scute Mob: Creature - Insect, Commander 2018. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {G}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Insect
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander 2018 (C18)
- Released
- 2018-08-10
- Collector number
- 161
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- Commander rank
- 6,251 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Scute Mob
Scute Mob is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Commander 2018 (C18), a Commander product released in August 2018. It is collector number 161 in that set, with art by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai. It costs {G} (one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Zendikar (2009) to Commander 2018 (2018). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.71 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
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
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.71 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Scute Mob by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Scute Mob
Scute Mob has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #73 | Rare | 2017 |
| Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi (DDP) #22 | Rare | 2015 |
| Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #161 | Rare | 2015 |
| Zendikar (ZEN) #182 | Rare | 2009 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Scute Mob.
- 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.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.