Tend the Pests

Strixhaven: School of Mages • #242 • uncommon

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Foil Multiplier: 2.07x

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Tend the Pests

Strixhaven: School of Mages • #242 • uncommon

Current Valuation

$0.46

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Rarity

uncommon

Set Origin

STX

Daily Shift

-6.12%

EDHREC Rank

#5,191

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Instant

Color Identity Black , Green

🖋️ Curator's Notes

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.""

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Official Judge Precedents

1 Precedents

2021-04-16

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2021-04-23

Set Name: Strixhaven: School of Mages

Artist Reference: David Auden Nash

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing