Skittering Cicada

{3} · 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.

Rulings (3)

Jul 28, 2023 · If the colorless spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when calculating that spell's mana value.

Jul 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."

Jul 28, 2023 · Skittering Cicada's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernNot legal

PioneerNot legal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · cEDH

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=1 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
The Cabbage Merchant	cEDH	100%	1×	1

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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