Bond Beetle
Creature — Insect
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #15856
Bond Beetle enters and puts a +1/+1 counter on any target creature — including itself — for a single green mana, which is the entire argument for running it. In counter-doubling or flicker shells, that trigger chains into Evolution Witness recursion loops or Doubling Season math fast enough that the 0/1 body stops mattering.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Bond Beetle slots into any deck that cares about +1/+1 counters entering the battlefield — Zaxara, Hamza, Vorinclex, anything that rewards triggering proliferate or doubling effects. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pauper, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them — a one-counter floor on a 0/1 body doesn't clear the bar in formats with faster threats. Pauper is the one fringe case where enter-the-battlefield counter synergies occasionally show up in budget builds, but Bond Beetle still competes with strictly better one-drops for that slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Evolution WitnessBond BeetlePhyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Bond Beetle is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is high, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.