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Grist, Voracious Larva is a transformative insect that fits neatly into graveyard oriented strategies. This borderless front face is a 1/2 with Deathtouch, a reliable early threat that interacts with your graveyard to fuel the late game. Its ability triggers whenever Grist or another creature you control enters the battlefield from your graveyard or you cast it from there, allowing you to pay a single green mana to exile Grist and return it transformed to the battlefield under its owner's control. The result is a resilient asset that can pressure opponents while enabling a build around in graveyard matters decks.
In practice, Grist rewards careful timing and graveyard interactions. Use the transform mechanic to reach a more powerful form on the back side, expanding your threats and maintaining pressure even when other bodies hit the battlefield. The card offers reliable value in formats where graveyard playing is common, pairing well with recursion, reanimation spells, and green control lines.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{G}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature Insect
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Subtypes – Insect
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Deathtouch. Whenever Grist, Voracious Larva or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, 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.
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Power / Toughness – 1/2
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Loyalty – N/A
