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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #117
Mortician Beetle
roe·#117·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Lars Grant-West
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Apr '10
16 yr ago
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Volatility · stable
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
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Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Insect
Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
To the soldier, war is famine; to the scavenger, a feast.
1/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
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.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Lars Grant-West
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