MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #176

Blech, Loafing Pest

sos·#176·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Ilse Gort

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wishlisted

Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.42+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.43 · low $0.40

NM$0.42

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.39–$0.44modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.16low $0.01range 11500.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,670 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.51

Nonfoil$0.42

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Pest

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each Pest, Bat, Insect, Snake, and Spider you control.

Despite Blex's passing, Witherbloom students still continued the tradition of a yearly search in his honor. His son, however, took little effort to find.

3/4

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2026-03-20wotc

A creature with more than one of the listed types will still get only one +1/+1 counter when Blech's ability resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $1.16 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOS — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #176 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Pest, color identity black/green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{G} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #9,670 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ilse Gort. Rarix catalogs 224 other cards credited to this artist.