Skittering Cicada
Creature — Insect
Flash You may cast colorless spells as though they had flash. Whenever you cast a colorless spell, until end of turn, this creature gains trample and gets +X/+X, where X is that spell's mana value.CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Used in 7 known combosEDHREC #3,301Played in 1% of all cEDH decks
- Printings
- 2
- Price range
- $12.50to$12.64
Versions
2 printings · from $12.50
In products
Rulings
3 · latest Jul 28, 2023
- WotCJul 28, 2023
If the colorless spell has
in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when calculating that spell's mana value. - WotCJul 28, 2023
Skittering Cicada's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- WotCJul 28, 2023
Skittering Cicada's second ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."