Insectoid Exterminator
Creature — Insect Mutant
Flying
Disappear — At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23777
Insectoid Exterminator enters the battlefield and immediately destroys target creature or planeswalker — no hoops, no conditions. The cost is a five-mana 3/3 body that does nothing else, which is too steep for most competitive tables.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Insectoid Exterminator is a passable inclusion for budget lists that need unconditional removal stapled to a body, but dedicated removal spells do the job at half the mana. In Standard and Pioneer it competes in a slot crowded with cheaper, more flexible options, so it rarely sees play. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern ignore it entirely — the bar for five-mana creatures in those formats is "must win the game," not "kill one thing." Pauper is the format most likely to give Insectoid Exterminator a second look, where unconditional creature removal on a reasonable body carries more weight.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Insectoid Exterminator is deep bulk — you're not paying for this card, you're paying for the sleeve. Don't expect the price to move; bulk removal creatures with no combo applications stay bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.