Tend the Pests 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
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.
Printing details
- Set
- STX · 242
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- David Auden Nash
- Released
- 2021-04-23
- Prices
- €0.69 · $0.54
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €0.74 | €0.11 |
| November 1, 2026 | €0.73 | €0.11 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.69 | €0.11 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.67 | €0.11 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.63 | €0.11 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.62 | €0.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.74 30-day avg €0.60 | low – trend €1.14 30-day avg €1.00 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.11 with Zero from €0.84 | NM from €1.27 with Zero from €1.27 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.32 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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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.