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Send in the Pest
Oracle Text
Each opponent discards a card. You create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, you gain 1 life."
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Send in the Pest is a tidy little value spell that fits best in black-based tempo or control decks, especially any build that wants to pressure hands while building a board over time. For two mana, you make each opponent discard a card and get a 1/1 Pest, so the card effectively trades early interaction for a body that can chip in, gain life, and help stabilize races. In practice, it shines when you want to blunt opposing curve-outs while setting up your own attrition plan; the discard is strongest early, but the token remains relevant later thanks to incidental lifegain. It pairs well with sacrifice outlets, token payoffs, and effects that care about creatures entering or leaving the battlefield. In Strixhaven-themed shells, it also naturally supports a grindy black-green plan where small advantages stack up. If your deck can recur or copy cheap spells, this becomes even better, turning one card into disruption, board presence, and a little survivability all at once.
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Character Background
Send in the Pest is a tidy little value spell that fits best in black-based tempo or control decks, especially any build that wants to pressure hands while building a board over time. For two mana, you make each opponent discard a card and get a 1/1 Pest, so the card effectively trades early interaction for a body that can chip in, gain life, and help stabilize races. In practice, it shines when you want to blunt opposing curve-outs while setting up your own attrition plan; the discard is strongest early, but the token remains relevant later thanks to incidental lifegain. It pairs well with sacrifice outlets, token payoffs, and effects that care about creatures entering or leaving the battlefield. In Strixhaven-themed shells, it also naturally supports a grindy black-green plan where small advantages stack up. If your deck can recur or copy cheap spells, this becomes even better, turning one card into disruption, board presence, and a little survivability all at once.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-03 21:10:43 UTC