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Giant Ambush Beetle

Creature — Insect

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$0.29

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Rules Text

HasteWhen this creature enters, you may have target creature block it this turn if able.

It waits with absolute stillness. One might think it a statue if it weren't occasionally seen chewing on its victims.

Card Facts

Mana value
5
Power / Toughness
4 / 3
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#30,920
Keywords
Haste
Rarity

Legality

Commander

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Penny Dreadful

Legal

PreDH

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Brawl

Not legal

Competitive Brawl

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Gladiator

Not legal

Historic

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

Timeless

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    You decide whether to have the targeted creature block Giant Ambush Beetle this turn if able at the time the "enters" ability resolves, not at the time Giant Ambush Beetle attacks.

  2. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    Deciding to have the targeted creature block doesn't force you to attack with Giant Ambush Beetle that turn. If Giant Ambush Beetle doesn't attack, the targeted creature is free to block whichever creature its controller chooses, or block no creatures at all.

  3. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    If you choose to have the targeted creature block but that creature isn't able to block Giant Ambush Beetle (for example, because the targeted creature can block only creatures with flying), the requirement to block does nothing. The targeted creature is free to block whichever creature its controller chooses, or block no creatures at all.

  4. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    Tapped creatures, creatures that can't block as the result of an effect, creatures with unpaid costs to block (such as those from War Cadence), and creatures that aren't controlled by the defending player are exempt from effects that would require them to block. Such creatures can be targeted by Giant Ambush Beetle's ability, but the requirement to block does nothing.

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Alara RebornARB · $0.24
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