Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Tend the Pests
Strixhaven: School of Mages · #242 · uncommon · 2021
Instant
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Market reference
$1.00
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 242 / 393
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- David Auden Nash
- Colors
- BG
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Watermark
- witherbloom
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2021-04-23
About this card
Mana cost: {B}{G}
Type: 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.
""I've got a special treat for you today.""
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) | $1.00 |
| USD (foil) | $0.75 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.37 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.51 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tend the Pests is real?
Tend the Pests 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 Tend the Pests worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tend the Pests is $1.00; 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 Tend the Pests from?
Tend the Pests is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Strixhaven: School of Mages" in the expansion series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Tend the Pests?
Tend the Pests is a uncommon card in the Strixhaven: School of Mages set.
