Pest Infestation
Pest Infestation: Sorcery, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {X}{X}{G}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 282
- Artist
- Brian Valeza
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About Pest Infestation
Pest Infestation is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green sorcery from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 282 in that set, with art by Brian Valeza. It costs {X}{X}{G} (two times X and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 6 sets, from The List (2020) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.74 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
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."
A thousand years of history undone by one juvenile prank.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.74 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Pest Infestation by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Pest Infestation
Pest Infestation has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #C21-65 | Rare | 2026 |
| Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC) #103 | Rare | 2025 |
| Breaking News (OTP) #30 | Rare | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90150 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #392 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #65 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Pest Infestation, newest first.
- 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.
- The number of Pests created is equal to twice the chosen value of X, no matter how many artifacts and enchantments were destroyed.
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