"Survival rule 781: There are always more scute bugs."
—Zurdi, goblin shortcutter

Scute Mob

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control five or more lands, put four +1/+1 counters on this creature.

Commander 2018

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control five or more lands, put four +1/+1 counters on Scute Mob.

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas

Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi

Modern Masters 2015

Zendikar

Scute Mob’s ability has an “intervening ‘if’ clause.” That means (1) the ability won’t trigger at all unless you control five or more lands as your upkeep starts, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you control fewer than five lands by the time it resolves.