“A thousand years of history undone by one juvenile prank.”
Pest Infestation
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {X}{X}{G}
Oracle Rules 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."
Flavor Text: A thousand years of history undone by one juvenile prank.
Set: Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (#282), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Brian Valeza
Sorcery
Green
Rare
Lifegain
$0.50
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (2)
2021-04-16
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.
2021-04-16
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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