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NamePest Rescuer Edit card
TypeCreature — dryad druid
DescriptionAt the beginning of each upkeep, if you don't control a Pest creature token, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life." If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead.
Flavor"The bites and scratches are worth it."
ArtistJustine Cruz
SetSecrets of Strixhaven Commander #90
WallpaperPest Rescuer Crop image Wallpaperdownload
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About Pest Rescuer

Pest Rescuer, Creature — dryad druid, designed by Justine Cruz first released in Apr, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven Commander and was printed exactly in 2 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.

Pest Rescuer fits best in Golgari (black-green) life-gain/aristocrats decks that want repeatable fodder and incremental life value, especially in Commander where steady token generation and life-gain synergies scale well over time; it works nicely with cards like Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Dina, Soul Steeper, and sacrifice outlets such as Viscera Seer or Ashnod’s Altar, since it both produces sacrifice fuel and amplifies life gain. However, at three mana and only making a single token per upkeep if you have none, it’s relatively slow compared to stronger options like Bitterblossom (more reliable token production), Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia (consistent free token each turn), or Prosperous Innkeeper (immediate life-gain synergy plus ramp), and for pure life-gain payoff, cards like Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose or Essence Warden are often more impactful. It could see play in casual or synergy-focused Commander builds built around Pests or incremental life gain, but it is likely

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