Blex, Vexing Pest // Search for Blex
Strixhaven: School of Mages 148 • mythic
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 148
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Ekaterina Burmak
- Market price
- $10.66
What it does
Other Pests, Bats, Insects, Snakes, and Spiders you control get +1/+1.
When Blex dies, you gain 4 life.
Pests are typically harvested before they outgrow their enclosures. Blex is far from typical.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blex, Vexing Pest // Search for Blex was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card utilizes the double-faced permanent mechanic, allowing players to utilize Blex as a legendary creature or flip it to become the enchantment Search for Blex. This design was crafted to represent the flavorful intersection of high-concept magical academia and the dark, swampy biodiversity of the Witherbloom College.
The card was illustrated by artist Dmitry Burmak, who focused on capturing the unsettling, insectoid essence of the pest creature. Within the lore of Strixhaven, Blex serves as the mascot and recurring nuisance for Witherbloom students, embodying the college's focus on life and death magic. The design was received as a versatile inclusion in Commander and niche tribal decks, praised for its utility in balancing board states with its self-damaging draw mechanic.
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