Decimator Beetle is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
When this creature enters, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature you control. Whenever this creature attacks, remove a -1/-1 counter from target creature you control and put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature defending player controls.
How it works : Decimator Beetle
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Decimator Beetle’s second ability can target any creature you control, not just one with a -1/-1 counter on it. It’ll put a -1/-1 counter on the opponent’s creature even if there isn’t one to remove from your creature.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If one target of Decimator Beetle’s second ability becomes illegal, the other will still be affected.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Legal formats
pioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduel
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