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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
#7,100
Colour identity
{B}{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In a two-card combo

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

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.21
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 6

Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Blech, Loafing Pest+Walking Ballista
{B}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
100 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Blech, Loafing Pest+Triskelion
{B}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
1 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 ↗
Shalai and Hallar+Blech, Loafing Pest
{B}{R}{G}{W}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite damageInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
All Will Be One+Blech, Loafing Pest+Bloodthirsty Conqueror
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifeloss
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
All Will Be One+Blech, Loafing Pest+Exquisite Blood
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifeloss
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

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

  1. Teacher's Pest 86 %+74.9 %
  2. Bogwater Lumaret 83 %+72.9 %
  3. Pest Mascot 72 %+65.4 %
  4. Pest Infestation 80 %+65.3 %
  5. Iridescent Hornbeetle 67 %+64.0 %
  6. Eumidian Terrabotanist 64 %+60.4 %
  7. Duskshell Crawler 65 %+59.6 %
  8. Tend the Pests 64 %+58.3 %
  9. Beledros Witherbloom 72 %+58.3 %
  10. Blight Mound 63 %+57.7 %
  11. Moseo, Vein's New Dean 65 %+55.8 %
  12. Arasta of the Endless Web 65 %+53.8 %
  13. Essence Warden 62 %+53.4 %
  14. Winding Constrictor 60 %+52.8 %
  15. Kazandu Nectarpot 54 %+51.4 %
  16. Twitching Doll 61 %+51.1 %
  17. Ohran Frostfang 61 %+51.0 %
  18. Eccentric Pestfinder 60 %+50.7 %
  19. Hardened Scales 60 %+50.0 %
  20. Feral Appetite 57 %+49.9 %
  21. Virulent Emissary 59 %+48.9 %
  22. Cauldron of Essence 74 %+48.6 %
  23. Shopkeeper's Bane 51 %+46.6 %
  24. Blex, Vexing Pest 49 %+45.4 %
  25. Inspiring Call 51 %+45.3 %
  26. Starscape Cleric 48 %+44.8 %
  27. South Wind Avatar 49 %+44.7 %
  28. Gorma, the Gullet 52 %+44.2 %
  29. Witherbloom Charm 56 %+42.5 %
  30. Scute Swarm 56 %+41.5 %
  31. Ribtruss Roaster 50 %+40.8 %
  32. Haywire Mite 60 %+40.8 %
  33. High Market 51 %+38.6 %
  34. Meltstrider Eulogist 40 %+38.5 %
  35. Essenceknit Scholar 45 %+38.5 %
  36. Enduring Tenacity 43 %+38.2 %
  37. Pest Rescuer 49 %+38.1 %
  38. Mortality Spear 45 %+37.8 %
  39. Professor Dellian Fel 45 %+37.5 %
  40. Lluwen, Exchange Student 41 %+36.9 %
  41. Dina, Soul Steeper 43 %+36.0 %
  42. Root Manipulation 39 %+35.1 %
  43. Arachnogenesis 45 %+34.5 %
  44. Grapple with Death 39 %+34.2 %
  45. Send in the Pest 36 %+32.4 %
  46. Jungle Hollow 55 %+31.9 %
  47. Prosperous Innkeeper 40 %+31.5 %
  48. Vernal Fen 56 %+30.6 %
  49. Fumulus, the Infestation 33 %+28.7 %
  50. Moldervine Reclamation 52 %+27.9 %

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 %+74.9 %
  4. Command Tower 85 %-0.2 %
  5. Bogwater Lumaret 83 %+72.9 %
  6. Sol Ring 80 %+0.9 %
  7. Pest Infestation 80 %+65.3 %
  8. Cauldron of Essence 74 %+48.6 %
  9. Pest Mascot 72 %+65.4 %
  10. Beledros Witherbloom 72 %+58.3 %
  11. Woodland Cemetery 70 %+4.7 %
  12. Iridescent Hornbeetle 67 %+64.0 %
  13. Arcane Signet 66 %+4.7 %
  14. Arasta of the Endless Web 65 %+53.8 %
  15. Moseo, Vein's New Dean 65 %+55.8 %
  16. Duskshell Crawler 65 %+59.6 %
  17. Tend the Pests 64 %+58.3 %
  18. Eumidian Terrabotanist 64 %+60.4 %
  19. Blight Mound 63 %+57.7 %
  20. Essence Warden 62 %+53.4 %
  21. Ohran Frostfang 61 %+51.0 %
  22. Twitching Doll 61 %+51.1 %
  23. Eccentric Pestfinder 60 %+50.7 %
  24. Haywire Mite 60 %+40.8 %
  25. Hardened Scales 60 %+50.0 %
  26. Winding Constrictor 60 %+52.8 %
  27. Virulent Emissary 59 %+48.9 %
  28. Deathcap Glade 58 %+22.3 %
  29. Feral Appetite 57 %+49.9 %
  30. Vernal Fen 56 %+30.6 %
  31. Witherbloom Charm 56 %+42.5 %
  32. Scute Swarm 56 %+41.5 %
  33. Jungle Hollow 55 %+31.9 %
  34. Kazandu Nectarpot 54 %+51.4 %
  35. Assassin's Trophy 53 %+5.2 %
  36. Llanowar Wastes 53 %-1.1 %
  37. Gorma, the Gullet 52 %+44.2 %
  38. Moldervine Reclamation 52 %+27.9 %
  39. Inspiring Call 51 %+45.3 %
  40. High Market 51 %+38.6 %
  41. Shopkeeper's Bane 51 %+46.6 %
  42. Ribtruss Roaster 50 %+40.8 %
  43. South Wind Avatar 49 %+44.7 %
  44. Blex, Vexing Pest 49 %+45.4 %
  45. Pest Rescuer 49 %+38.1 %
  46. Cultivate 48 %+9.4 %
  47. Starscape Cleric 48 %+44.8 %
  48. Necroblossom Snarl 46 %+8.6 %
  49. Overgrown Tomb 46 %-2.7 %
  50. Twilight Mire 46 %+3.9 %

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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