Scute Swarm Ripple Foil
Scute Swarm is a green creature that rewards patient ramp in a land heavy game plan. In Commander: Modern Horizons 3 it leverages Landfall to grow your board with each land entering under your control. You create a 1/1 green Insect token for every land drop, and if you already command six or more lands you replace that token with a copy of Scute Swarm itself. The result is a swarm that scales as the battlefield fills, potentially multiplying your board presence with each new land.
The ripple foil finish adds a subtle shimmer to the artwork, highlighting the forest scene where the swarm surges forward. In practice this card shines in token and ramp archetypes, turning a few early lands into a growing force that can threaten quickly. Flavor text notes that survival means there are always more scute bugs, a fitting nod to the expanding swarm that this card can unleash.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {2}{G}
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Card Type: Creature
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Subtypes: Insect
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. If you control six or more lands, create a token that's a copy of Scute Swarm instead.
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Power / Toughness: 1/1
