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Nessian Hornbeetle FDN 0229 · uncommon

Nessian Hornbeetle · {1}{G} · Creature — Insect · At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control another creature with power 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. · Power / toughness: 2/2 · "The first rule of politics can be learned from a lowly hornbeetle: it is wise to cultivate powerful friends." —Pythamon, sage of Meletis

Nessian Hornbeetle · {1}{G} · Creature — Insect · At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control another creature with power 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. · Power / toughness: 2/2 · "The first rule of politics can be learned from a lowly hornbeetle: it is wise to cultivate powerful friends." —Pythamon, sage of Meletis

Price
from $0.161 printing
Win rate
56.6% GIH 29,163 instances · Premier Draft
Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 16,495 wins in 29,163 card-in-hand instances.

27,128 distinct games · 9,544 distinct drafts · games recorded Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024.

17Lands file dated Dec 19, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Play

Develop another four-power creature before the beginning of combat to grow this two-drop. The condition must still hold when the trigger resolves, so losing the other large creature can deny the counter; the Beetle cannot satisfy the requirement by itself.

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One-pick Draft
Develop another four-power creature before the beginning of combat to grow this two-drop. The condition must still hold when the trigger resolves, so losing the other large creature can deny the counter; the Beetle cannot satisfy the requirement by itself.
Sealed vs Draft
Develop another four-power creature before the beginning of combat to grow this two-drop. The condition must still hold when the trigger resolves, so losing the other large creature can deny the counter; the Beetle cannot satisfy the requirement by itself.

Draft data

56.6%when drawn (GIH)

+2.0 pp vs 54.6% average · 29,163 instances

Premier Draft · Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024 · average from 791,159 games

#81 of 265 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 3.5 on average (64,280 packs).

8 of 45 green cards · 3 of 16 green uncommon cards.

Taken at pick4.413,570 picks
Makes the deck84.5%13,570 picks with known usage
When played55.6%64,808.6 matchesBenched 53.3%
8,323.4 matches
When drawn56.6%29,163 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 57.9% · 13,115 instances
● Drawn later 55.5% · 16,048 instances

In hand 56.6% · 29,163 instances
Unseen in deck 54.7% · 43,660 instances
+1.9 percentage points when drawn

Compared with green cards

Win rate when drawn56.6%29,163 instances8 of 45
Opening hand57.9%13,115 instances7 of 45
Drawn later55.5%16,048 instances18 of 45
In the deck55.5%72,964 instances6 of 45
Without seeing it54.7%43,660 instances1 of 45
Improvement when drawn+1.9 pp29,163 instances / 43,660 instances17 of 45
When benched53.3%8,323.4 matches42 of 45
Makes the deck84.5%13,570 picks with known usage5 of 45
Pick (last seen)3.564,280 packs15 of 45
Taken at4.413,570 picks15 of 45

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Power RG59.1%7,197 instances+1/+1 Counters GW56.5%5,258 instancesRamp UG56.1%3,427 instancesMorbid BG55.9%3,209 instances

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (56.6% · 29,163 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Best with

Adjusted associations, ranked by confidence.

Eager Trufflesnout+3.6 pp17,758 games with both in the deck · 3,475 both drawnAmbush Wolf+2.7 pp27,014 games with both in the deck · 5,731 both drawnCackling Prowler+2.7 pp23,931 games with both in the deck · 4,710 both drawn
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 70% of 265 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Nov 12–Dec 15, 2024

Collect

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Prices

FDN 0229 · Regular printingListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilPlay Booster$0.16
FoilPlay Booster$0.27

How to get it

This printing is a promo, accessory or reference card. No booster chance is claimed; check its listed product or source.

Wizards · Collecting Foundations ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Jason Felix, FDN 229 · Scryfall ↗
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Sources
Wizards · Foundations release notes · Oct 19, 2026
Wizards · Collecting Foundations · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
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