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Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm
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Deathtouch Whenever Grist or another creature you control enters, if it entered from your graveyard or you cast it from your graveyard, you may pay {G}. If you do, exile Grist, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. // +1: Create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then mill two cards. Put a deathtouch counter on the token if a black card was milled this way. −2: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. −6: For each creature card in your graveyard, create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 1/1 black and green Insect.
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IN COMMANDER
Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm at a glance
- Commander
- Legal
- Colour identity
- Black and Green
- What it does
- Flicker, graveyard, removal, making tokens
- Popularity
- Top 5,000 in Commander (#4,725 on EDHREC)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- First printed
- 2024 · 4 printings
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
Popularity rank from EDHREC, card data from Scryfall.
CARD OVERVIEW
Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm
Deathtouch Whenever Grist or another creature you control enters, if it entered from your graveyard or you cast it from your graveyard, you may pay {G}. If you do, exile Grist, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. // +1: Create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then mill two cards. Put a deathtouch counter on the token if a black card was milled this way. −2: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. −6: For each creature card in your graveyard, create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 1/1 black and green Insect.
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FAQ
Questions about Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm
What does Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm do?
Deathtouch Whenever Grist or another creature you control enters, if it entered from your graveyard or you cast it from your graveyard, you may pay {G}. If you do, exile Grist, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. // +1: Create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then mill two cards. Put a deathtouch counter on the token if a black card was milled this way. −2: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. −6: For each creature card in your graveyard, create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 1/1 black and green Insect.
Is Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm legal in Commander?
Yes, Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm is legal in Commander.
What colour identity is Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm?
Black and Green. A Commander deck can only include it if the commander's colour identity contains these colours.
Which commanders work with Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm?
Commanders whose abilities use what it does include Old Rutstein, Zask, Skittering Swarmlord, Izoni, Thousand-Eyed and The Swarmweaver.
What cards are similar to Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm?
Cards that do a similar job include Scute Swarm, Springheart Nantuko, Hornet Queen and Hornet Nest.
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