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Tend the Pests

{B}{G}

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Strixhaven: School of Mages·stx #242·Uncommon·2021·Art by David Auden Nash
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Tend the Pests
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Oracle Text

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."

Print Details

Set
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)
Number
#242
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
David Auden Nash
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.79
USD Foil
$0.97
EUR
€0.51
EUR Foil
€0.61
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Related Cards

Tend the Pestscombo piecePesttoken

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

4/16/2021·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.

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