Mortician Beetle (Rise of the Eldrazi) - Gatherer

Mortician Beetle

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.175 / 5 (120 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Mortician Beetle

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Creature — Insect

Card Text:

Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Mortician Beetle.

Flavor Text:

To the soldier, war is famine; to the scavenger, a feast.

P/T:

1 / 1

Expansion:

Rise of the Eldrazi

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Card Number:

117

Artist:

Lars Grant-West

Language:

English

Rulings

3/14/2017	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.
3/14/2017	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.