Halo Scarab
Artifact Creature — Insect
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #18459
Halo Scarab exiles a creature from an opponent's graveyard and puts a 1/1 white Citizen token onto the battlefield — graveyard hate and board presence stapled together for two mana. It's a solid role-player in any white deck that cares about blocking, token counts, or keeping reanimation strategies honest.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Halo Scarab earns a slot in token-focused or graveyard-disruption shells where the 1/1 Citizen has downstream payoffs — anthems, sacrifice outlets, or populate effects turn a minor token into real value. In Pauper, the two-mana cost is efficient enough to see fringe play in white-based control or token strategies, though dedicated graveyard hate like Nihil Spellbomb usually does more for less. In Modern and Legacy, Halo Scarab is too slow and too conditional to compete — formats where graveyard decks win before turn three don't want a two-mana sorcery that produces a 1/1. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander closely: commanders with token synergies or exile-matters themes are where Halo Scarab actually pulls its weight.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Halo Scarab is deep bulk — a throw-in for any order, never a financial consideration. Don't expect the price to move; it occupies a crowded design space and sees no meaningful competitive play to create demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.