First printed in Zendikar (2009)
All 5 prints
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Creature — Insect
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
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).