The Battlefield

Blowfly Infestation

$0.30

Nest of Scarabs

$10.34

The Scorpion God

$0.37

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Blowfly Infestation + Nest of Scarabs + The Scorpion God

Overview

When a creature that had one or more -1/-1 counters dies, The Scorpion God’s triggered ability and Blowfly Infestation’s triggered ability both trigger. State-based actions are checked first, then the triggered abilities are put on the stack . If Blowfly Infestation’s trigger resolves and puts -1/-1 counters on a creature, Nest of Scarabs’ triggered ability will trigger for the number of counters put on that creature and create that many 1/1 Insect tokens when it resolves . If putting those -1/-1 counters causes a creature’s toughness to go to 0 or less or otherwise causes lethal -1/-1 counters, state-based actions will put that creature into the graveyard (which can cause further triggers) .

Step 1

A creature that had one or more -1/-1 counters dies; state-based actions are checked and the creature is put into its owner’s graveyard as appropriate .

Step 2

As a result of that death, The Scorpion God’s triggered ability ('Whenever a creature with a -1/-1 counter on it dies, draw a card.') triggers and is placed waiting to be put on the stack, and Blowfly Infestation’s triggered ability ('Whenever a creature dies, if it had a -1/-1 counter on it, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.') also triggers; both triggers will be put on the stack after state-based actions finish being processed .

Step 3

When those triggers are put on the stack, controller order and APNAP (active player/nonactive player) ordering determine which trigger is on top; when each resolves, the effects happen one at a time .

Step 4

If Blowfly’s trigger resolves and it puts one or more -1/-1 counters on a target creature, those counters are actually placed on that creature immediately when the ability resolves, and Nest of Scarabs sees that event and will trigger for the number of counters put on that creature (its controller gets a trigger for each -1/-1 counter put) .

Step 5

Nest of Scarabs’ triggered ability(s) go on the stack after the ability that put the counters resolves; when each Nest trigger resolves it creates that many 1/1 black Insect tokens (and if more counters were placed than the creature’s toughness, you still put all counters and Nest creates that many tokens) [Ruling 2017-04-18].

Step 6

If the -1/-1 counters placed by Blowfly (or any other effect) cause the target creature’s toughness to become 0 or less, or otherwise cause lethal counters, state-based actions will put that creature into its owner’s graveyard, producing additional death triggers as appropriate (including additional The Scorpion God triggers) .

Step 7

Triggered abilities from those additional deaths are handled in the same way (state-based actions first, then triggered abilities placed on the stack) and can produce further chains of counters and token creation .

Resolution

Primary sequence: a creature with a -1/-1 counter dies -> state-based actions complete -> The Scorpion God’s trigger (draw) and Blowfly Infestation’s trigger (put a -1/-1 counter on target creature) are created and later placed on the stack . When Blowfly’s trigger resolves, it puts the indicated -1/-1 counter(s) on the chosen target. That act of putting -1/-1 counters causes Nest of Scarabs’ trigger(s) for that many counters, creating that many 1/1 Insects when Nest’s trigger resolves . If the counter(s) placed by Blowfly cause a creature to die (toughness ≤ 0 or lethal -1/-1 placement), that creates additional death triggers (including The Scorpion God) after state-based actions are checked .

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