First printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010)
Creature — Insect
Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
To the soldier, war is famine; to the scavenger, a feast.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Lars Grant-West
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Mortician Beetle’s ability triggers whenever any player, including you, sacrifices a creature because some other spell, ability, or cost instructed the player to do so. Mortician Beetle itself doesn’t allow you to sacrifice any creatures.
- If a creature is sacrificed as a cost to cast a spell or activate an ability, Mortician Beetle’s ability resolves before that spell or ability.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.07 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
10 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Mortician Beetle
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Mortician Beetle + Tayam, Luminous Enigma + Young Wolf
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Mortician Beetle + Strangleroot Geist + Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Kitchen Finks + Mortician Beetle + Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Mortician Beetle + Safehold Elite + Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Mortician Beetle + Putrid Goblin + Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Animation Module + Mortician Beetle + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Geralf's Messenger + Mortician Beetle + Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Butcher Ghoul + Mortician Beetle + Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Animation Module + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mortician Beetle
