Pest Infestation
socSecrets of Strixhaven Commander#282rare
Legal in 11 of 23 formats
Price today · this printing
Nonfoil$0.52
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Card text & rulings
Oracle text
Sorcery
Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments. Create twice X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Ability breakdown
Abilities
SpellDestroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments. Create twice X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
Rulings
- WotCApr 16, 2021
If any artifacts or enchantments were chosen as targets, and all of them are illegal targets as Pest Infestation tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No Pests will be created.
- WotCApr 16, 2021
The number of Pests created is equal to twice the chosen value of X, no matter how many artifacts and enchantments were destroyed.
Market & price history
Market
SOC #282
2026-07-06Pest Infestation
$0.52TCGplayer market▲ +4.0% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-06Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$0.30Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.08· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.22 (+73.3%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 5h agoRealized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$0.52▼ -13.3%
Price signals
This printing
7d
stable
14d
rising
High conf
30d
stable
Liquidity (implied)Liquid
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Across all copies
This card, all printings.
This printing is the cheapest copy: $0.52 · + shipping
Demand signals
Plays as
Artifact RemovalEnchantment RemovalX Spell
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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
“A thousand years of history undone by one juvenile prank.”
Illustrated by
Brian Valeza
Reference & exit links
Card details
- Artist
- Brian Valeza
- Frame
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
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