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Blech, Loafing Pest
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Blech, Loafing Pest

{1}{B}{G}

Legendary Creature — Pest

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

Despite Blex's passing, Witherbloom students still continued the tradition of a yearly search in his honor. His son, however, took little effort to find.

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Set
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS #176)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2026-04-24
Artist
Ilse Gort
EDHREC rank
#7,538
Colour identity
{B}{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 3

Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Blech, Loafing Pest+Walking Ballista
{B}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
93 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Blech, Loafing Pest+Triskelion
{B}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Blech, Loafing Pest+Deathbringer Thoctar
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Teacher's Pest 86 %+74.3 %
  2. Bogwater Lumaret 83 %+72.6 %
  3. Pest Infestation 80 %+66.1 %
  4. Pest Mascot 72 %+65.2 %
  5. Iridescent Hornbeetle 67 %+64.3 %
  6. Eumidian Terrabotanist 63 %+60.3 %
  7. Duskshell Crawler 65 %+59.4 %
  8. Tend the Pests 65 %+59.0 %
  9. Beledros Witherbloom 72 %+59.0 %
  10. Blight Mound 64 %+58.7 %
  11. Moseo, Vein's New Dean 65 %+55.2 %
  12. Essence Warden 63 %+54.0 %
  13. Arasta of the Endless Web 65 %+53.6 %
  14. Winding Constrictor 60 %+53.2 %
  15. Ohran Frostfang 62 %+51.6 %
  16. Kazandu Nectarpot 54 %+51.4 %
  17. Twitching Doll 61 %+51.1 %
  18. Eccentric Pestfinder 61 %+51.0 %
  19. Hardened Scales 60 %+50.3 %
  20. Feral Appetite 58 %+50.3 %
  21. Virulent Emissary 59 %+48.8 %
  22. Cauldron of Essence 75 %+48.4 %
  23. Blex, Vexing Pest 50 %+46.2 %
  24. Shopkeeper's Bane 50 %+45.9 %
  25. Starscape Cleric 48 %+45.2 %
  26. South Wind Avatar 50 %+45.2 %
  27. Inspiring Call 51 %+45.1 %
  28. Gorma, the Gullet 52 %+43.9 %
  29. Witherbloom Charm 56 %+42.4 %
  30. Scute Swarm 56 %+41.7 %
  31. Ribtruss Roaster 51 %+41.1 %
  32. Haywire Mite 60 %+40.7 %
  33. High Market 51 %+39.2 %
  34. Enduring Tenacity 43 %+38.8 %
  35. Essenceknit Scholar 45 %+38.3 %
  36. Pest Rescuer 49 %+38.3 %
  37. Mortality Spear 46 %+38.2 %
  38. Meltstrider Eulogist 40 %+38.0 %
  39. Lluwen, Exchange Student 42 %+37.4 %
  40. Professor Dellian Fel 45 %+37.4 %
  41. Dina, Soul Steeper 43 %+36.5 %
  42. Root Manipulation 39 %+34.9 %
  43. Arachnogenesis 45 %+34.4 %
  44. Grapple with Death 38 %+33.5 %
  45. Send in the Pest 36 %+31.9 %
  46. Vernal Fen 56 %+31.7 %
  47. Jungle Hollow 55 %+31.7 %
  48. Prosperous Innkeeper 40 %+31.6 %
  49. Fumulus, the Infestation 33 %+29.5 %
  50. Moldervine Reclamation 52 %+28.1 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 99 %+1.2 %
  2. Swamp 99 %+1.4 %
  3. Teacher's Pest 86 %+74.3 %
  4. Command Tower 85 %0.0 %
  5. Bogwater Lumaret 83 %+72.6 %
  6. Sol Ring 80 %+1.0 %
  7. Pest Infestation 80 %+66.1 %
  8. Cauldron of Essence 75 %+48.4 %
  9. Beledros Witherbloom 72 %+59.0 %
  10. Pest Mascot 72 %+65.2 %
  11. Woodland Cemetery 70 %+5.3 %
  12. Iridescent Hornbeetle 67 %+64.3 %
  13. Arcane Signet 67 %+4.7 %
  14. Arasta of the Endless Web 65 %+53.6 %
  15. Moseo, Vein's New Dean 65 %+55.2 %
  16. Duskshell Crawler 65 %+59.4 %
  17. Tend the Pests 65 %+59.0 %
  18. Blight Mound 64 %+58.7 %
  19. Eumidian Terrabotanist 63 %+60.3 %
  20. Essence Warden 63 %+54.0 %
  21. Ohran Frostfang 62 %+51.6 %
  22. Twitching Doll 61 %+51.1 %
  23. Eccentric Pestfinder 61 %+51.0 %
  24. Winding Constrictor 60 %+53.2 %
  25. Hardened Scales 60 %+50.3 %
  26. Haywire Mite 60 %+40.7 %
  27. Virulent Emissary 59 %+48.8 %
  28. Feral Appetite 58 %+50.3 %
  29. Deathcap Glade 58 %+23.4 %
  30. Witherbloom Charm 56 %+42.4 %
  31. Vernal Fen 56 %+31.7 %
  32. Scute Swarm 56 %+41.7 %
  33. Jungle Hollow 55 %+31.7 %
  34. Kazandu Nectarpot 54 %+51.4 %
  35. Assassin's Trophy 54 %+5.7 %
  36. Llanowar Wastes 53 %-0.5 %
  37. Gorma, the Gullet 52 %+43.9 %
  38. Moldervine Reclamation 52 %+28.1 %
  39. High Market 51 %+39.2 %
  40. Ribtruss Roaster 51 %+41.1 %
  41. Inspiring Call 51 %+45.1 %
  42. Shopkeeper's Bane 50 %+45.9 %
  43. South Wind Avatar 50 %+45.2 %
  44. Blex, Vexing Pest 50 %+46.2 %
  45. Pest Rescuer 49 %+38.3 %
  46. Cultivate 48 %+9.5 %
  47. Starscape Cleric 48 %+45.2 %
  48. Necroblossom Snarl 47 %+9.0 %
  49. Overgrown Tomb 46 %-1.9 %
  50. Twilight Mire 46 %+4.6 %

Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2026-03-20

    A creature with more than one of the listed types will still get only one +1/+1 counter when Blech's ability resolves.

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