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Tend the Pests Strixhaven: School of Mages MTG card
STX #242 · Art by David Auden Nash
STX set symbol, UncommonStrixhaven: School of Mages#242Uncommon

Tend the Pests

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$0.52 −3.7% −$0.02, 7 days
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−5.5%
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#5,140 Up 56 in 30 days
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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.

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Tend the Pests Printings & Prices

Tend the Pests has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Tend the Pests Rules Text & Legality

Tend the Pests

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.

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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, 2021STX set symbol, UncommonStrixhaven: School of MagesSTX #242
  • Apr 23, 2021STX set symbol, UncommonStrixhaven: 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.

#5,140 EDHREC rank
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).