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◇ Catalog #242

Tend the Pests

stx·#242·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. David Auden Nash

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Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$1.88+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.91 · low $0.83

NM$0.88

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.81–$0.93modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.03low $0.03range 3333.3%n 49

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,612 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.66

Nonfoil$0.88

Gameplay

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Create X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life," where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

"I've got a special treat for you today."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2021-04-16wotc

Copies of Tend the Pests will use the power of the creature sacrificed for the original spell to determine the number of Pests each copy creates. Because the copies aren't cast, you won't sacrifice additional creatures for them.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.88. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.03 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from STX — 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 #242 of *Strixhaven: School of Mages*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven: School of Mages release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {B}{G} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #5,612 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by David Auden Nash. Rarix catalogs 130 other cards credited to this artist.