MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #282

Pest Infestation

soc·#282·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Brian Valeza

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wishlisted

Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$1.60+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.62 · low $0.57

NM$0.60

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.55–$0.63modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.60low $0.34range 76.5%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,167 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$0.60

Gameplay

Sorcery

Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments. Create twice X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."

A thousand years of history undone by one juvenile prank.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2021-04-16wotc

If any artifacts or enchantments were chosen as targets, and all of them are illegal targets as Pest Infestation tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No Pests will be created.

2021-04-16wotc

The number of Pests created is equal to twice the chosen value of X, no matter how many artifacts and enchantments were destroyed.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.60. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.34 and $0.60 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #282 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {X}{X}{G} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,167 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Brian Valeza. Rarix catalogs 367 other cards credited to this artist.