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Scute Swarm

Card Name

Scute Swarm

Mana Cost

2

Type

Creature – Insect

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

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.

Flavor Text

"Survival rule 782: There are always more scute bugs." —Zurdi, goblin shortcutter

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(9/25/2020)
The token copy will have Scute Swarm's ability. It will also be able to create copies of itself.
(9/25/2020)
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.
(9/25/2020)
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.
(11/8/2024)
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.
(11/8/2024)
A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.
(11/8/2024)
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.).