Insidious Bookworms
~$0.10 low · ~$0.16 high
Black. Creature — Worm
Alliances #51a · Illustrated by Greg Simanson
Alliances #51a · Illustrated by Greg SimansonWhat is Insidious Bookworms worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
When this creature dies, you may pay 
. If you do, target player discards a card at random.
1/1
Format legality
All 3 printings of Insidious Bookworms
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coldsnap Theme Decks cst #51a· 2006common· Cardmarket €0.10 | common | $0.16 | €0.10 | |
 Alliances all #51a· 1996common· Cardmarket €0.16 | common | $0.11 | €0.16 | |
 Alliances all #51b· 1996common· Cardmarket €0.17 | common | $0.10 | €0.17 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #29,200 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Greg Simanson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Alliances card (#51a).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Insidious Bookworms, read from the Alliances printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Insidious Bookworms. 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. Worm is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Power / toughness
- 1/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Greg Simanson. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Alliances. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Greg Simanson, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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