Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp
Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp: Legendary Artifact Creature - Insect, Modern Horizons 2. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Legendary Artifact Creature - Insect
- Colour identity
- White and red (WR)
- Power / toughness
- 0/0
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)
- Released
- 2021-06-18
- Collector number
- 243
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Keywords
- Modular
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp
Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and red legendary artifact creature from Modern Horizons 2 (MH2), a draft-focused set released in June 2021. It is collector number 243 in that set, with art by Jason Felix. It costs {1} (one generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 0/0 creature. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Modern Horizons 2 (2021) to Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (2021). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Modular 1
If a modular triggered ability would put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
{R}: Destroy target artifact you control.
{W}: Zabaz gains flying until end of turn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (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 Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp 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 |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp
Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91369 | Rare | 2022 |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #762 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #474 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #243s | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp, newest first.
- If this creature gets enough -1/-1 counters put on it to cause it to go to the graveyard, modular will put a number of +1/+1 counters on the target artifact creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature before it left the battlefield.
- Zabaz the Glimmerwasp's replacement effect requires it to be on the battlefield to work. Notably, that means it won't increase the counters given by its own modular ability.
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