---
name: "Blech, Loafing Pest"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Pest"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "176"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ilse Gort"
oracle_id: "c1bdd361-c7f2-4aa2-8d07-b582775551ff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blech-loafing-pest-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blech, Loafing Pest
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Pest
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each Pest, Bat, Insect, Snake, and Spider you control.

> *Obwohl Blex dahingeschieden war, setzten die Blütenwelk-Studierenden die Tradition der jährlichen Suche nach ihm in seinen Ehren fort. Sein Nachwuchs hingegen war nicht gerade schwer zu finden.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pest Mascot](/printing/pest-mascot-sos.md) — Creature — Pest Ape
2. [Pest Rescuer](/printing/pest-rescuer-soc.md) — Creature — Dryad Druid
3. [Blight Mound](/printing/blight-mound-prm.md) — Enchantment
4. [Pest Summoning](/printing/pest-summoning-stx.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
5. [Ageless Entity](/printing/ageless-entity-c21.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Spike Feeder](/printing/spike-feeder-tpr.md) — Creature — Spike

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #176
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ilse Gort
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`