First printed in Zendikar Rising (2020)
All 15 prints
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Star Trek Commander (TRC) #470, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #205, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #326, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #84, 2026
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7048, 2025
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Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #197, 2024
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Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #245, 2024
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Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #205, 2024
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New Capenna Commander (NCC) #310, 2022
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Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #203★, 2021
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #83718, 2020 (digital)
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Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #203p, 2020
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Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #203s, 2020
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Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #203, 2020
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Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #308, 2020
Scute Swarm 
Creature — Insect
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. If you control six or more lands, create a token that's a copy of this creature instead.
"Survival rule 782: There are *always* more scute bugs."
—Zurdi, goblin shortcutter
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Alex Konstad
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (6)
- If Scute Swarm leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the token will still enter the battlefield as a copy of Scute Swarm, using Scute Swarm's copiable values from when it was last on the battlefield.
- The token copy will have Scute Swarm's ability. It will also be able to create copies of itself.
- The token copy won't copy counters or damage marked on Scute Swarm, nor will it copy other effects that have changed Scute Swarm's power, toughness, types, color, and so on. Normally, this means the token will simply be a Scute Swarm, but if any copy effects have affected the original Scute Swarm, the token will take those into account.
- A landfall ability triggers whenever a land you control enters for any reason. It triggers whenever you play a land, as well as whenever a spell or ability puts a land onto the battlefield under your control.
- Whenever a land you control enters, each landfall ability of the permanents you control will trigger. You can put them on the stack in any order. The last ability you put on the stack will be the first one to resolve (As a result, you can have those abilities resolve in the order of your choosing.).
- A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
Combos
89 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers…: Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm + Simic Growth Chamber
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers…: Gruul Turf + Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers…: Golgari Rot Farm + Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers…: Guildless Commons + Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers…: Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm + Selesnya Sanctuary
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens…: Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm
- Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Lotus Cobra + Perilous Forays + Scute Swarm
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens…: Kodama of the East Tree + Oboro, Palace in the Clouds + Scute Swarm
- Put all lands with a basic land type from your library onto the battlefield tapped, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Perilous Forays + Scute Swarm + Tireless Provisioner
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers…: Izzet Boilerworks + Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm
