Tend the Pests
Strixhaven: School of Mages 242 • uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 242
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- David Auden Nash
- Market price
- $0.55
What it does
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."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tend the Pests was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to mechanically represent the Golgari-aligned Witherbloom College, which focuses on the intersection of life and death, emphasizing the consumption of biological matter to fuel growth. It fits into the set's broader theme of collegiate magic, where students learn to manipulate living organisms for academic or survival purposes.
The artwork was illustrated by Svetlin Velinov, a long-time contributor to the game known for his dynamic character portraits and atmospheric lighting. Velinov focused on the visceral imagery of a Witherbloom mage harvesting essence from fallen creatures to create a swarm of pests. Upon its release, the card was received as a versatile utility spell for decks utilizing sacrifice-based strategies, particularly in the Commander format, where its ability to generate significant board presence from a single sacrifice is highly valued.
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