Card

Blech, Loafing Pest

Mana cost {1}{B}{G}

Legendary Creature — Pest 3/4

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

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 6 known combos. 1 official ruling.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Rare · SOS · #176
Cheapest printing
€0.14
EDHREC salt
—
Color identity
Black, Green

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

6 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2026-03-20 · Wizards of the Coast
    A creature with more than one of the listed types will still get only one +1/+1 counter when Blech's ability resolves.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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