Tend the Pests
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #242 · Uncommon · Instant
Mana cost: {B}{G}
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."
Illustrated by David Auden Nash · Released April 23, 2021
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.49 USD · €0.65 EUR
- Foil: $0.95 USD · €1.12 EUR
Nonfoil price since July 24, 2026: down $0.27 USD (35.5%) to $0.49 USD; low $0.49 USD, high $0.80 USD.
Printings
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #242 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.49 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: 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 — 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.
Played in these commander decks
- Yargle and Multani · in 30% of 47 decks
- Dina, Essence Brewer · in 20% of 46 decks