Pest
| Pest | |
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| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
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1 card
as of Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths 100% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| type:"Pest" | |
Pest is a creature type used for cards that depict small, annoying, destructive creatures. It is mostly used on tokens.
History
Mirrodin/New Phyrexia
Pests were introduced as artifact creatures from Mirrodin. For a long time it was only used on tokens. The return to Mirrodin also meant the return of the subtype. It appeared on the card Signal Pest from Mirrodin Besieged.
Arcavios
Pests were reintroduced as non-artifact creatures in Strixhaven: School of Mages. At Strixhaven, the Witherbloom students use Pests as mascots.
Witherbloom mages need life essence in order to channel their magic, and the creatures that most frequently do the job are simply called pests. Pests are salamander-like, generally irritating creatures that dissolve readily into magical power for Witherbloom spells. Most mages outside of Witherbloom think of pests as awful creatures: they are disagreeable, hissing, spiky, untrainable monsters that bite without hesitation. But Witherbloom mages often carry pests around, doting on them as pets, pets that also serve as convenient sources of life essence.[1]
Trivia
- Pest has never been used as subtype or token in connection with cards like Pestilence or Pestilent Kathari.
Tokens
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pest | Colorless | Artifact Creature — Pest | 0/1 | |||
| Black/Green | Creature — Pest | 1/1 | When this creature dies, you gain 1 life. |
Gallery
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Witherbloom Pest
- ↑ Doug Beyer and Ari Zirulnik (April 01, 2021). "Planeswalker's Guide to Strixhaven". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.