Mortician Beetle

Modern Masters 2017 • #78 • common

Creature — Insect |

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Live Value $1.64

Foil Multiplier: 1.61x

Reprint Profile:

Printed 2 times ELEVATED

Reprinted 2x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Modern Masters 2017).

Dealer Buylist:

$1.60

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $3.49 retail 54% NORMAL

A typical dealer margin for a card in this price range.

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🗂️ Alternative Printings

ROE #117(R) $3.16

Mortician Beetle

Modern Masters 2017 • #78 • common

Current Valuation

$1.64

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

common

Set Origin

MM3

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#10,147

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Creature — Insect

Color Identity Black

Power / Toughness 1 / 1

🖋️ Curator's Notes

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."

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

2017-03-14

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.

2017-03-14

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2017-03-17

Set Name: Modern Masters 2017

Artist Reference: Lars Grant-West

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper legal

vintage legal

brawl not_legal

explorer not_legal

penny not_legal

predh legal

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