Skittering Cicada - Extended Art (CMM)

Skittering Cicada
Casting Cost: {3}
Card Type: Creature - Insect
Power/Toughness: 2/2

Card Text:

• Flash
• You may cast colorless spells as though they had flash.
• Whenever you cast a colorless spell, until end of turn, Skittering Cicada gains trample and gets +X/+X, where X is that spell's mana value.

Artist: Denis Zhbankov

Skittering Cicada is an intriguing Creature card with a casting cost of {3}. It's a 2/2 Insect with flash and a unique ability that relates to colorless spells.

Firstly, it grants you the ability to cast colorless spells as though they had flash, adding an element of surprise and flexibility to your colorless spellcasting.

Additionally, whenever you cast a colorless spell while Skittering Cicada is on the battlefield, it gains trample and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the mana value of the spell you cast. This makes it a potentially formidable attacker, especially when paired with high-mana-value colorless spells.

The artwork by Denis Zhbankov captures the essence of this insectoid creature, making it a visually compelling addition to your card collection.