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Grave-Shell Scarab

{2}{B}{G}{G}

Creature — Insect

RAVRavnica: City of Guilds#211rare
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 6160
Illustrator
Pete Venters
Found in
Ravnica City of Guilds MTGO Redemption · Ravnica City of Guilds MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings2CombosIn 5
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card. Dredge 1 (If you would draw a card, you may mill a card instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)
4/4
Dredge

Plays as: Card Draw · Draw Payoff · Recursion · Self Mill · Fodder

Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-4.2%
$0.46
$0.19 low$0.15 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.82
$1.76 low$1.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.28· across 2 printings

Rulings

7 · latest Jan 12, 2024 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJan 12, 2024

    Dredge can replace any card draw, not only the one during your draw step.

  • WotCJan 12, 2024

    If an effect puts a card into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," you're not drawing a card. Dredge can't replace this event.

  • WotCJan 12, 2024

    If you're drawing multiple cards, each draw is performed one at a time. For example, if you're instructed to draw two cards and you replace the first draw with a dredge ability, another card with a dredge ability (including one that was milled by the first dredge ability) may be used to replace the second draw.

  • WotCJan 12, 2024

    Once you've announced that you're applying a card's dredge ability to replace a draw, players can't take any actions until you've put that card into your hand and milled cards.

  • WotCJan 12, 2024

    One card draw can't be replaced by multiple dredge abilities.

  • WotCJan 12, 2024

    You can't attempt to use a dredge ability if you don't have enough cards in your library.

  • WotCOct 1, 2005

    You may sacrifice Grave-Shell Scarab to pay for its first ability, then replace that draw using the Scarab's dredge ability. The result is that the top card of your library is put into your graveyard and Grave-Shell Scarab returns to your hand (after a brief trip to the graveyard).