
Tend the Pests
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- −5.5%
- EDHREC rank
- #5,140 Up 56 in 30 days
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Buy STX #242 nonfoil
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Tend the Pests Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.52, down 3.7% over 7 days, down 5.5% over 30 days, down 30.7% over 90 days.
Tend the Pests Price History
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Where to Buy and Sell Tend the Pests
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Tend the Pests in Sealed Products
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Tend the Pests Printings & Prices
Tend the Pests has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Tend the Pests: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | STX #242 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | STX #242 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | STX #242 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | STX #242 | Nonfoil |
Tend the Pests Rules Text & Legality
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."
Tend the Pests is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Tend the Pests Rulings
- Apr 16, 2021
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.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Tend the Pests has been reprinted 2 times.
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of MagesSTX #242
- Apr 23, 2021Strixhaven: School of Mages · foilSTX #242
Tend the Pests in Commander
Tend the Pests is the #5,140 most-played card on EDHREC, up 56 places over the last 30 days.
across all Commander decks Up 56 in 30 days
Tend the Pests FAQ
How much is Tend the Pests worth?
Tend the Pests is worth about $0.52 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Tend the Pests legal in Commander?
Yes. Tend the Pests is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Tend the Pests been reprinted?
Yes. Tend the Pests has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Tend the Pests cheap?
Tend the Pests trades at about $0.52; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#5,140 on EDHREC).