Virus Beetle
Virus Beetle: Artifact Creature - Insect, Edge of Eternities. When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Insect
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Edge of Eternities (EOE)
- Released
- 2025-08-01
- Collector number
- 124
- Artist
- Leesha Hannigan
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About Virus Beetle
Virus Beetle is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black artifact creature from Edge of Eternities (EOE), an expansion set released in August 2025. It is collector number 124 in that set, with art by Leesha Hannigan. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from The List (2020) to Edge of Eternities (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.
The Eumidian biotechs were delighted when a mutated malware gene devastated their systems. They'd encourage the trait, so long as future clutches could be contained.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Virus Beetle by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Virus Beetle
Virus Beetle has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #509 | Common | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #NEO-128 | Common | 2024 |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #128 | Common | 2022 |
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