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◇ Catalog #717

Skittering Cicada

cmm·#717·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Denis Zhbankov

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Aug '23

3 yr ago

Value

$12.23+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $13 · low $12

NM$12.2

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$11–$13modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $12low $9.76range 26.8%n 46

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,225 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$12

Gameplay

Creature — Insect

Flash You may cast colorless spells as though they had flash. Whenever you cast a colorless spell, until end of turn, this creature gains trample and gets +X/+X, where X is that spell's mana value.

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2023-07-28wotc

If the colorless spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when calculating that spell's mana value.

2023-07-28wotc

Skittering Cicada's second ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."

2023-07-28wotc

Skittering Cicada's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $12.23. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $9.76 and $12.38 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CMM — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #717 of *Commander Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2023 Commander Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Insect, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Flash.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,225 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Denis Zhbankov. Rarix catalogs 23 other cards credited to this artist.