Green Scarab
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't be blocked by green creatures.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 as long as an opponent controls a green permanent.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #24913
Green Scarab gives a target creature +2/+2 and protection from green for one turn — narrow hate that only matters when the board is packed with green creatures. It's a sideboard card in formats that have sideboards, and it has no business in a Commander 99.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Green Scarab is legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Legacy and Vintage it's a fringe sideboard option against green-heavy decks, and even there it's outclassed by more permanent hate. Commander is the worst home for it — a one-shot instant that grants temporary protection from green has almost no targets worth protecting at sorcery speed, and the +2/+2 doesn't close games. Skip it across the board.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Green Scarab is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is essentially zero. Don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.