MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #298

Blech, Loafing Pest

sos·#298·rare·showcase

Illus. Julia Vasilyeva

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in vault

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wishlisted

Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$5.89+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.06 · low $4.61

NM$4.89

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.52–$5.16modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.94low $0.01range 49300.0%n 81

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,670 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$4.89

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Pest

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

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 $4.89. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $4.94 across 81 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOS — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #298 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 Julia Vasilyeva. Rarix catalogs 15 other cards credited to this artist.