Bond Beetle
~$0.15 low · ~$1.74 high
Green. Creature — Insect
Magic 2013 #161 · Illustrated by John Avon
Magic 2013 #161 · Illustrated by John AvonWhat is Bond Beetle worth?
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Oracle text
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
0/1
A beetle on your shoulder —Elvish expression meaning "a blessing of luck"
Format legality
The only printing of Bond Beetle
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magic 2013 m13 #161· 2012common· Cardmarket €0.29 · €0.63 foil | common | $0.15 | $1.74 | €0.29€0.63 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #16,642 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- John Avon
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Magic 2013 card (#161).
161
- 161Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Bond Beetle, read from the Magic 2013 printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Bond Beetle. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 1: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Insect is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 0/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By John Avon. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Magic 2013. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 161 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- John Avon, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2012-07-01
You can choose Bond Beetle as the target of its own ability.
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