Decimator Beetle

Creature — Insect

When this creature enters, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature you control.

Whenever this creature attacks, remove a -1/-1 counter from target creature you control and put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature defending player controls.

4 / 5

Set: Amonkhet (AKH #197)
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana value: 5
Released: 2017-04-28
Artist: Adrian Majkrzak
EDHREC rank: #18,364
Colour identity
Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil
Served from: Local database

Commander bracket

1 +

Fits any bracket

No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00

How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Removal

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Format legality

Standard Not legal

Pioneer Legal

Modern Legal

Legacy Legal

Vintage Legal

Pauper Not legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Duel Commander Legal

Brawl Not legal

Standard Brawl Not legal

Historic Not legal

Timeless Not legal

Alchemy Not legal

Penny Not legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Not legal

Pauper EDH Not legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Not legal

All printings Scryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

2017-04-18
Decimator Beetle’s second ability can target any creature you control, not just one with a -1/-1 counter on it. It’ll put a -1/-1 counter on the opponent’s creature even if there isn’t one to remove from your creature.
2017-04-18
If one target of Decimator Beetle’s second ability becomes illegal, the other will still be affected.