Pest Infestation
Breaking News (OTP) #30 · Rare · Sorcery
Mana cost: {X}{X}{G}
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."
Pest Problem Plagues Eatery—"Never Thought I'd Miss the Rats," Owner Laments
Illustrated by Michael Walsh · Released April 19, 2024
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.99 USD · €1.10 EUR
- Foil: $5.47 USD · €2.65 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.07 USD (7.6%) to $0.99 USD; low $0.89 USD, high $1.69 USD.
Printings
- The List #C21-65 (PLST) · Rare · 2026 · $0.26 USD
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #282 (SOC) · Rare · 2026 · $0.54 USD
- Edge of Eternities Commander #103 (EOC) · Rare · 2025 · $0.43 USD
- Breaking News #30 (this printing) · Rare · 2024 · $0.99 USD
- Magic Online Promos #90150 (PRM) · Rare · 2021
- Commander 2021 #392 (C21) · Rare · 2021 · $5.86 USD
- Commander 2021 #65 (C21) · Rare · 2021 · $1.84 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — 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.
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — The number of Pests created is equal to twice the chosen value of X, no matter how many artifacts and enchantments were destroyed.
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- Trelasarra, Moon Dancer · in 13% of 48 decks