Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Blech, Loafing Pest
Secrets of Strixhaven · #176 · rare · 2026
Legendary Creature — Pest
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Market reference
$0.40
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 176 / 368
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Ilse Gort
- Colors
- BG
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Watermark
- witherbloom
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2026-04-24
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}
Type: Legendary Creature — Pest
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each Pest, Bat, Insect, Snake, and Spider you control.
"Despite Blex's passing, Witherbloom students still continued the tradition of a yearly search in his honor. His son, however, took little effort to find."
P/T: 3/4
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.40 |
| USD (foil) | $0.57 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.34 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.40 |
| MTGO tix | 0.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Blech, Loafing Pest is real?
Blech, Loafing Pest is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Blech, Loafing Pest worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Blech, Loafing Pest is $0.40; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Blech, Loafing Pest from?
Blech, Loafing Pest is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Secrets of Strixhaven" in the expansion series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Blech, Loafing Pest?
Blech, Loafing Pest is a rare card in the Secrets of Strixhaven set.
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